Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Services
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment considered)
- Hours
- Part time - 34 hours per week
- Job ref
- 210-2024-1001
- Employer
- Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Countess of Chester Hospital
- Town
- Chester
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
MDT Coordinator
Band 4
Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, staff pride themselves on not only leading through clinical excellence, but also by creating an environment where all staff are valued and appreciated. To achieve this, the Trust has embarked on an exciting new strategy focused on continuous improvement.
Our vision is to improve the lives of our community and provide excellence in healthcare, through partnership and innovation
Our High Performance Culture will support everyone to be the best version of themselves by being true to our Trust vision, values and behaviours.
We welcome applications from colleagues from our local and neighbouring communities of all backgrounds and identities, who are currently under-represented within our region such as Black, Asian, Minority ethnic and those with disabilities.
As a region we are reviewing the way we work, and exploring how new working practices that support flexible working can create a positive work-life balance. As part of our recruitment process we will explore how our inclusive employment policies, flexible working, staff engagement forums, Trust facilities and services can be of mutual benefit.
Job overview
Working Part Time : 34 hours per week
We are looking for a dedicated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual to join a team of committed and effective MDT Coordinators supporting a busy Cancer team which includes consultants, nursing and managers. The role demands a high level of accuracy and attention to detail as the post holder will be entering patient information onto the Cancer Database (Somerset).
The post also involves facilitation of the MDT meetings; ensuring patients are managed along the cancer pathway in accordance with national Cancer Targets and Cancer Audits. Knowledge of Cancer Targets and Cancer Database (Somerset) would be an advantage.
The successful applicant will possess excellent communication skills, will be efficient at organising and prioritising a busy workload and remain calm under pressure; they will have an understanding of patient confidentiality.
The post holder must be willing to be flexible in their working arrangements as an early start may be required one morning a week, and days may vary, particularly during periods of leave within the team.
The successful candidate must be able to work using their own initiative, but also as part of a team. This post holder will be expected to work across all tumor sites within the team providing support to MDT meetings and managing patients along the cancer pathway.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will track the progress of cancer patients through the cancer pathway from referral to treatment or a diagnosis of non-cancer, ensuring accurate recording of data for Cancer Waiting-time Targets and National Audits.
Liaising closely with consultants, specialist nurses, secretaries, diagnostic teams, managers and other staff (internal and external) in order to maintain efficient patient pathways.
To organise, attend and provide administrative support for tumour specific MDT meetings. To accurately record the decisions made at MDT and ensure these decisions are actioned.
Working for our organisation
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £27.50 (standard) or £55.50 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of GCSEs or equivalent qualifications such as NVQ Level 3
Desirable criteria
- ECDL
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of using patient information systems
- Knowledge and experience of patient pathways.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Gale
- Job title
- Cancer Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01244 366182
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