Cancer Pathway Tracker - Broomfield, United Kingdom - Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Broomfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen in for a Patient Pathway Tracker.

You will work within the central cancer team and is responsible for the timely tracking of cancer patients through referral, diagnosis and treatment.

You will use various IT systems, be expected to understand the national and local targets affecting Cancer Access and be able to manage pathways efficiently in accordance with these timescales.

The post holder may be expected to assist the MDT Co-ordinators, Clinical Teams, Cancer Managers and other divisional managers to ensure that the specialty is able to deliver safe and effective services for patients.

You should have a keen eye for detail, be able to enter data accurately onto the relevant hospital systems and ensure patient records are kept up to date at all times.

You will be responsible for the prospective monitoring, reporting and tracking of cancer patients, ensuring that the patient's journey is processed in a timely and efficient manner, in line with the Cancer Waiting Times Targets and Cancer outcomes and services dataset guidelines.

To ensure that systems are in place, so that all newly referred and diagnosed cancer patients are identified and reported on and to navigate patients through their care pathway, from point of referral to treatment.

Using hospital IT systems of reporting including PAS systems, endoscopy reporting system, RMS and histology.

To be responsible for identifying and resolving delays in the patient pathway and where this is not possible, to follow the escalation procedure, highlighting any relevant issues to line Management.

To highlight any bottlenecks within the process, communicating regularly with line management and to escalate diagnostic appointments for target patients, (if booked outside the appropriate timescale).

To liaise with other Trusts both within the Network and outside, in order to achieve continuous monitoring of the patients pathway and to identify and advise clinical teams on when waiting times adjustments can be made to the patient journey, ensuring these are accurately documented.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be.

Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

To read more information about this varied and rewarding role, please refer to the job Description and Person Specification located in the supporting document section.