Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator

Job overview

Are you self-motivated, conscientious, and enthusiastic?

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an individual who is passionate about cancer services, to join the Cancer Information Team based at the York site.

The team plays a major part in the overall patient experience, and as a Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator you will be responsible for the monitoring and tracking of cancer patient’s journeys.  This would be in line with clinical guidance/processes and national directives for cancer performance.

While this role does not involve direct patient contact, you will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) and multi-disciplinary teams.  Therefore excellent effective communication skills are a must to be able to support and progress the cancer patient’s pathway.

You must have a minimum of 2 years previous administrative experience, ideally with experience of working with databases and understanding data collection processes.

Main duties of the job

• To facilitate and support the timely discussion of patients listed for the cancer MDT meetings.
• Co-ordinate the administrative pathway of patients of suspected/diagnosed cancers, and when necessary provide a link across specialties and Care Groups.
• Ensure accurate cancer performance data is captured timely and entered onto the appropriate systems, to meet the minimum dataset required by national directives.
• To be able to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.
• Be able to organise and prioritise your own workload to meet the requirements of the role.
• Be able to work effectively as part of a large team, with a flexible patient centred approach.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

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