Cancer Pathway Coordinator - Nottingham, United Kingdom - Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts

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Nottingham, United Kingdom

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Cancer Pathway Co-ordination Using hospital systems, proactively manage the patient pathway for all tumour sites by monitoring, reporting and recording tracking events, ensuring that the patients journey is processed in a timely and efficient manner, in line with the Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) Targets.

To retrieve information needed to maintain a tracking process on every two-week wait patient, consultant upgrade and screening referral. Work with Cancer Pathway Managers to ensure the pathway reflects the requirements agreed for each tumour site timeline.

Provide weekly updates to the Cancer Pathway management team and the wider divisions regarding the progress of individual patients in the diagnostics stage, escalating issues and delays in a patients pathway as identified by the Cancer PTL.

To gain an understanding of the medical terminology of diagnosis and treatments for cancer in order to fully understand the patients pathway.

Ensure effective communication with nursing staff, medical teams, management and other coordinators to ensure the organisation and coordination of timely management of all patients on a cancer pathway.

Send and receive tertiary referrals and investigation / treatments results for patients from other provider organisations in line with local agreements and national targets.

Data Collection and Analysis Ensuring data collection is undertaken in a prospective manner, assuring accuracy at all times.

Analysing target breaches and reporting any anomalies to the Cancer Pathway Managers and Head of Performance.

Work with clinical teams to assist in the collection and recording of items for Nation Cancer Clinical data sets e.g.

Cancer waiting times, COSD, Clinical audits etc.

This post provides an exciting opportunity to develop your skills for possible career development within the NHS and we highly recommend an informal visit for more information.

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population living across Nottinghamshire and the surrounding areas across three busy hospital sites therefore travel between hospital sites may be required.

The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.