Cancer Pathway Tracker | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,760 - £27,476 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 June 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 9RW |
| Company: | Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7940851/245-ADM3CANC-05-26 |
Summary
Cancer Pathway Tracker - 37.5 hours, fixed term 12 months
The post holder will provide essential administrative and coordination support to ensure patients on cancer pathways are monitored effectively and progress through their diagnostic and treatment milestones within national timeframes. The post holder plays a key role in supporting the delivery of high‑quality, timely cancer care by maintaining accurate data, tracking patient pathways, and escalating delays appropriately.
Working closely with clinical teams, MDT coordinators, managers, and diagnostic services, the Cancer Tracker is responsible for updating cancer systems, monitoring patient progress, and helping ensure that all tests, appointments, and results are arranged and recorded in line with national cancer targets.
• Monitor cancer patients across all tumour sites to ensure timely progression through the pathway.
• Update relevant cancer systems (e.g., Somerset, InfoFlex, or local databases) with accurate and up‑to‑date patient information.
• Track diagnostic tests, appointments, and results, ensuring they are recorded promptly and correctly.• Identify delays or risks of breaches against national cancer waiting time standards and escalate appropriately.
• Maintain high levels of data quality and support data validation exercises as required.
• Liaise with diagnostic departments (Radiology, Endoscopy, Pathology) to follow up outstanding tests or results.
• Assist in ensuring patients receive timely appointments in line with 2WW, 28‑Day FDS, 31‑ and 62‑Day cancer standards.
• Work with MDT Coordinators to ensure pathway information is available ahead of MDT discussions.
• Support the coordination of patient communication when required (e.g., letters, appointment updates).
• Communicate effectively with clinicians, nursing teams, booking officers, and operational managers to progress patient pathways.
• Provide administrative support to the wider Cancer Team as required.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:
• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, butoutlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Important Notice on Visa Sponsorship Eligibility
Please note that whilst the trust does offer sponsorship this role is unfortunatelynot eligible for visa sponsorshipunder the UK Skilled Worker visa route. This is due to the position not meeting theminimum salary threshold of £41,700 per annum and/or the required skill level set by UK Visas and Immigration.
We appreciate your interest in this opportunity and encourage applications from candidates who already have the right to work in the UK.
This advert closes on Wednesday 20 May 2026