Cancer MDT Co-Ordinator | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 05 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 05 Hydref 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Liverpool, L7 8YE |
| Cwmni: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7079756/287-CEF-98-25 |
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join the Cancer Services team as an MDT Co-Ordinator at Liverpool University Hospitals Foundation Trust. We offer agile working for 20% of the week and also flexible start and finish times to support with home life commitments. Cancer Services are committed to staff development, progression and Health and Wellbeing.
The candidate will provide administrative co-ordination and support to a multidisciplinary team within cancer services.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, flexible individual with advanced IT, administrative, secretarial and organisational skills. The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills and an ability to deal with complex situations with service users and clinicians over the phone and in person. Previous healthcare experience is essential.
An ability to work autonomously and to respond quickly to requests is required in addition to the ability to use your own initiative.
The post holder will work with clinical information staff; clinical teams across the Trust, Directorate staff and Support Services, for example, Radiology and Pathology.
The post holder will support Directorate staff in coordinating, tracking and organising multi-disciplinary team meetings for cancer patients. An essential part of the role will be the collection of data relating to the cancer patients journey.
The critical elements will be working to deadlines, investigating the patients’ pathway, having an appreciation of the importance of data quality and managing a varied workload.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Produce and maintain list of all new cancer patients diagnosed in the Trust by using a variety of sources and IT systems, including: IPM, CRIS, ICE that are held in other departments for example: Radiology and Pathology. Liaising with all Clinical/None Clinical staff within the Directorates.
Plan, coordinate and administrate MDT meetings for cancer patients. This will include maintaining a list of patients to be discussed, case note, film and results collection and recording requisite information at MDT meetings, for example: Attendance, records and minute taking which is live recording of data and outcomes.
Be able to understand the medial terminology/clinical coding relating to cancer and to undertake training as required.
Develop knowledge and experience of relevant cancer tumour sites and understanding of patients’ pathway.
Use knowledge and experience of cancer data to inform/advise colleagues regarding data collection.
Be able to collate. Process and develop routine data on a weekly basis to produce timely and accurate information on cancer waiting times and the patient pathways for the Trust, Commissioners, Collaborative and the Department of Health.
Continually develop skills in the use of various hospital information systems and ensure training is updated.
Minimise risk in the use of sensitive information to ensure that the Data Protection Act is adhered too.
Respect differences in relation to equality and diversity ensuring colleagues’ and patients’ rights are not infringed.
Keep up to date with national and local issues relating to cancer and the collection of cancer data.
Implement and contribute to MDT operational policies.
Support clinical teams in developing clinically useful, accurate and complete cancer datasets.
Contribute to surveys and audits.
Staff should be flexible in their approach to working hours.
Key Tasks
Track patients through their pathway from referral to treatment.
Follow up on any diagnostic testing and ensure the appropriate staffing are aware of the patients pathway.
Ensure all tracking is kept up to date on a daily basis.
Working closely with information Services and clinical areas to monitor cancer waiting times and inform appropriate managers of any changes.
Ensure patient is seen with the appropriate timescale in order to meet national standards by liaising with Clinicians, Nurses and Administration staff regarding the patients’ pathway and highlighting potential breaches at MDT meetings.
Ensure all casenotes and relevant paper work is available for MDT meetings.
Sending referral information onto other Trust or Services with information that is relevant to the patient’s pathway.
General clerical duties including filing, photocopying and collating of documents.
To cover other cancer MDT meetings and tracking for other areas.
Any other duties required within the context of the grade.
This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025
The candidate will provide administrative co-ordination and support to a multidisciplinary team within cancer services.
The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, flexible individual with advanced IT, administrative, secretarial and organisational skills. The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills and an ability to deal with complex situations with service users and clinicians over the phone and in person. Previous healthcare experience is essential.
An ability to work autonomously and to respond quickly to requests is required in addition to the ability to use your own initiative.
The post holder will work with clinical information staff; clinical teams across the Trust, Directorate staff and Support Services, for example, Radiology and Pathology.
The post holder will support Directorate staff in coordinating, tracking and organising multi-disciplinary team meetings for cancer patients. An essential part of the role will be the collection of data relating to the cancer patients journey.
The critical elements will be working to deadlines, investigating the patients’ pathway, having an appreciation of the importance of data quality and managing a varied workload.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Produce and maintain list of all new cancer patients diagnosed in the Trust by using a variety of sources and IT systems, including: IPM, CRIS, ICE that are held in other departments for example: Radiology and Pathology. Liaising with all Clinical/None Clinical staff within the Directorates.
Plan, coordinate and administrate MDT meetings for cancer patients. This will include maintaining a list of patients to be discussed, case note, film and results collection and recording requisite information at MDT meetings, for example: Attendance, records and minute taking which is live recording of data and outcomes.
Be able to understand the medial terminology/clinical coding relating to cancer and to undertake training as required.
Develop knowledge and experience of relevant cancer tumour sites and understanding of patients’ pathway.
Use knowledge and experience of cancer data to inform/advise colleagues regarding data collection.
Be able to collate. Process and develop routine data on a weekly basis to produce timely and accurate information on cancer waiting times and the patient pathways for the Trust, Commissioners, Collaborative and the Department of Health.
Continually develop skills in the use of various hospital information systems and ensure training is updated.
Minimise risk in the use of sensitive information to ensure that the Data Protection Act is adhered too.
Respect differences in relation to equality and diversity ensuring colleagues’ and patients’ rights are not infringed.
Keep up to date with national and local issues relating to cancer and the collection of cancer data.
Implement and contribute to MDT operational policies.
Support clinical teams in developing clinically useful, accurate and complete cancer datasets.
Contribute to surveys and audits.
Staff should be flexible in their approach to working hours.
Key Tasks
Track patients through their pathway from referral to treatment.
Follow up on any diagnostic testing and ensure the appropriate staffing are aware of the patients pathway.
Ensure all tracking is kept up to date on a daily basis.
Working closely with information Services and clinical areas to monitor cancer waiting times and inform appropriate managers of any changes.
Ensure patient is seen with the appropriate timescale in order to meet national standards by liaising with Clinicians, Nurses and Administration staff regarding the patients’ pathway and highlighting potential breaches at MDT meetings.
Ensure all casenotes and relevant paper work is available for MDT meetings.
Sending referral information onto other Trust or Services with information that is relevant to the patient’s pathway.
General clerical duties including filing, photocopying and collating of documents.
To cover other cancer MDT meetings and tracking for other areas.
Any other duties required within the context of the grade.
This advert closes on Friday 19 Sep 2025