Job summary
Cancer Data Manager
37.50 Hrs 12 Months Secondment
Salary ( £35,392-£42,618 Per Annum)
Closing Date:30th Aug 2023
Interview Date: TBC
Responsible for the recording and monitoring of cancer waiting times for the Trust. To work with clinicians and other staff to identify and implement processes for improving cancer patients journey. To work with the Head Patient Access to develop referral processes for suspected cancers across the trust. To provide reports to inform management of cancer waiting times monitoring and to assist in the development of the BI tool and reporting.
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Main duties of the job
- Facilitate and co-ordinate the BI tool reporting.
- To provide regular feedback reports to the relevant forums against cancer waiting times standards.
- Establish effective communication links for cancer waiting times across the Trust for all the cancer sites, interfacing with the various directorates.
- Management and ratification of data within the trust cancer database in preparation for upload to the national cancer reporting system and assist in the developing of software to support the collection of cancer data around the Trust.
- Ensuring that the WMCA Best Practice Timed pathways are adopted and adhered to within the trust by the clinical teams.
- To develop and implement protocols and documentation to improve the service.
- To work with the Head Patient Access in working with each tumour site to ensure effective multi-disciplinary working across the Trust.
- Support the Head Patient Access in providing a response to all information requests made to the Trust relating to cancer by external stakeholders.
- To be a member of the Trust's access group, cancer IT group, and network groups and to feedback changes or concerns in respect to cancer data collection.
- Work with Cancer Network organisations in developing and implementing a strategy for collection of national data to support waiting time improvement and clinical outcomes.
- Develop, maintain and adhere to Trust escalation policy, which is reviewed by the post holder and Head Patient Access on an annual basis.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits:On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, on-site discounted gym, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the recording and monitoring of cancer waiting times for the Trust. To work with clinicians and other staff to identify and implement processes for improving cancer patients journey. To work with the Head Patient Access to develop referral processes for suspected cancers across the trust. To provide reports to inform management of cancer waiting times monitoring and to assist in the development of the BI tool and reporting.
The post-holder will efficiently and effectively manage the cancer waiting times data and on occasion assist with RTT queries. The post holder will be responsible for the collection, input and upload of all patient information in relation to the cancer waiting times and NCASP. The post holder as Cancer Data Manager will be responsible for being a contact with regards to the management of this system and attend meetings regarding this package. In addition to this the post holder will be responsible for creating BI reports and working closely with the information team to ensure that BI reporting is correct and timely.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the recording and monitoring of cancer waiting times for the Trust. To work with clinicians and other staff to identify and implement processes for improving cancer patients journey. To work with the Head Patient Access to develop referral processes for suspected cancers across the trust. To provide reports to inform management of cancer waiting times monitoring and to assist in the development of the BI tool and reporting.
The post-holder will efficiently and effectively manage the cancer waiting times data and on occasion assist with RTT queries. The post holder will be responsible for the collection, input and upload of all patient information in relation to the cancer waiting times and NCASP. The post holder as Cancer Data Manager will be responsible for being a contact with regards to the management of this system and attend meetings regarding this package. In addition to this the post holder will be responsible for creating BI reports and working closely with the information team to ensure that BI reporting is correct and timely.
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- oEducated to degree level in a health/management related field or equivalent professional/clinical qualification or equivalent experience
- oAppropriate IT skills - Microsoft Office, including access, power point
Desirable
- Knowledge of Somerset Cancer Register
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oKnowledge of hospital information systems.
- oGood knowledge electronic information sources
- oKnowledge of National Cancer Waiting times targets
- oAbility to use trust information systems
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the NHS Cancer Plan.
- oExperience of working within a cancer environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to effectively communicate, establish and maintain relationships with all levels and different professions
- oDisplay a high level of personal integrity
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oFlexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service
- oAbility to priorities, work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- oAbility to manage the cancer MDT co-ordinators
- oAbility to maintain confidentiality at all times
- oWillingness to undertake further training as and when required
- oEnthusiastic
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oNHS experience
- oExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- oExperience of information management (including accessing, and analysis) Experience of using electronic information.
- oExperience of supervising administrative and clerical staff
- oExperience of working within a large public organisation
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Training
Essential
- oEducated to degree level in a health/management related field or equivalent professional/clinical qualification or equivalent experience
- oAppropriate IT skills - Microsoft Office, including access, power point
Desirable
- Knowledge of Somerset Cancer Register
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- oKnowledge of hospital information systems.
- oGood knowledge electronic information sources
- oKnowledge of National Cancer Waiting times targets
- oAbility to use trust information systems
Desirable
- oKnowledge of the NHS Cancer Plan.
- oExperience of working within a cancer environment
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oAbility to effectively communicate, establish and maintain relationships with all levels and different professions
- oDisplay a high level of personal integrity
- oAbility to use own initiative
- oFlexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the service
- oAbility to priorities, work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- oAbility to manage the cancer MDT co-ordinators
- oAbility to maintain confidentiality at all times
- oWillingness to undertake further training as and when required
- oEnthusiastic
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- oNHS experience
- oExperience of working within a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- oExperience of information management (including accessing, and analysis) Experience of using electronic information.
- oExperience of supervising administrative and clerical staff
- oExperience of working within a large public organisation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
