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Job overview

The successful candidate will be responsible for tracking early stages of patient pathways and supporting some less complex meetings. This involves identifying, collecting and electronically entering data with an overall view to improve patient access times and the delivery of national waiting times and mandated clinical datasets.

The Multidisciplinary Coordinator team are required to work closely with the Cancer Multi–disciplinary teams (MDT) and Cancer Nurse Specialists (CNS) to ensure timely patient care, efficient and well prepared meetings, and support the team in collecting and evidencing good working practice in line with national Cancer Standards and National Clinical Audits.

Main duties of the job

• Take and process telephone calls and queries in an appropriate manner. Telephone calls will involve contact with health professionals that may involve the provision of non-clinical advice.
• Maintain an accurate filing system (electronic and manual) to ensure they work effectively and efficiently.
• Co-ordinate patient entries to the MDT meetings, updating clinical records for patients and circulation of agendas within set guidelines.
• Responsible for providing and transferring accurate information from numerous hospital systems onto the Cancer Register.
• Responsible to reviewing and updating patients on the daily Cancer PTL (tracking list) and ensuring data used for tracking is accurate and relevant.
• Complete relevant data on the Cancer register for mandated datasets such as COSD (Cancer Outcomes Services dataset) within timescales agreed.
• Support Clinical and wider Cancer Services Team with Audits and the National Cancer Peer review standards.
• Provide cover for other members of staff as directed by the Management team.
• Sort, distribute and prioritise internal/external post, including communication by fax and e-mail.
• General correspondence, some correspondence may be of a distressing nature.
• To be conversant with the cancer patient pathway and accessing systems to retrieve data and information.

Working for our organisation

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael’s Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.  

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods. 

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally. 

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community. 

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.