Mdt Coordinator - Swindon, United Kingdom - Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Swindon, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Co-Ordinator (MDTC) in a progressive Cancer Services Team. We are looking for a motivated, organised and enthusiastic team player to join an established team. Training will be provided to support a new starter in this role.

The individual will have an eye for detail ensuring accurate data input in line with National Cancer Waiting Times Guidance, Quality Surveillance and COSD.

The Cancer MDT Coordinator will work as an integral member of multi-disciplinary teams, providing a pro-active and facilitative clinical pathway navigation service by supporting clinical teams in ensuring that patient care is delivered in an effective and timely manner in accordance with national guidance.

The post holder will be responsible for the pro-active organisation and planning of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, which will require regular consultation with clinical teams and a wide range of other health professionals, including local and regional cancer teams, booking teams and other support staff, both locally and at other providers.

The post holder's remit is informed by relevant and contemporary national cancer policy and revisions to these frameworks as they are published.

The pro-active collection and dissemination of relevant clinical data and information is a crucial part of ensuring the success of the role and the data management elements of this post should not be underestimated.

Our STAR Values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.

We will expect your values and behaviors to reflect the STAR Values of the organization:

SERVICE - We will put our patients first

TEAMWORK - We will work together

AMBITION - We will aspire to provide the best service

RESPECT - We will act with integrity

Responsible for the pro-active and effective administration and coordination of multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings in accordance with local Standard Operating Procedures, ensuring that all new, suspected and confirmed recurrent and relapsed diagnoses of cancer, and intended treatments for patients, are discussed at MDT meetings and that all required clinical information is available to inform discussions.
Responsible for managing the tumour-site specific MDT Patient Tracking List (PTL) in accordance with national guidance (Improving and Sustaining Cancer PerformanceandCancer Waiting Times) and ensuring that all patients pathways are pro-actively managed from the point of a suspected cancer through to the commencement of treatment.
Responsible for ensuring that all outcomes of MDT discussions are recorded on the MDT proforma with an identified owner, and ensuring that actions are carried out/monitored and communicated to departments involved in the patient pathway, expediting appointments/activity where required to meet nationalImproving and Sustaining Cancer Performance
Responsible for interrogating other Trust information systems (for exampleMedway) in order to pro-actively monitor individual patient pathways according to national 14-day, 31-day and 62-day access standards, expediting required events as appropriate and liaising with clinical teams and the Cancer Management Team regarding any irresolvable issues at the earliest opportunity.
Responsible for providing administrative support to MDT meetings, including proforma production and communication of key outputs; collating, producing and distributing relevant MDT patient lists prior to each MDT meeting; ensuring sufficient timescales for pathology and radiology requests and other clinical information required; and recording all of this information on the Trust Cancer Database.

Please see attached JD for full duties.