Cancer MDT Support Tracker

Job summary

We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, who is passionate about supporting patient care and working collaboratively as part of a busy and dynamic team.

Cancer Support Trackers play a vital role in ensuring patients are progressed through their cancer pathway smoothly and within national waiting time standards. You will be responsible for monitoring and updating patient pathways from initial referral through diagnosis to treatment, working closely with Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Coordinators, clinicians, and the wider Cancer Services team.

At any given time, the Trust is responsible for tracking hundreds of cancer patient pathways. This requires strong attention to detail, excellent time management, and effective communication to coordinate diagnostic tests, procedures, and admissions both within the Trust and with tertiary centres.

You will use a variety of IT systems to maintain accurate patient records, identify potential delays, and ensure all information is updated in real-time. Supporting the team to meet national cancer targets, you will contribute to the delivery of safe, efficient, and patient centered care.

Main duties of the job

• Accurately locate patient information from a range of systems to support the recording of all events along a patient's journey, highlighting any delays to the relevant MDT Co-ordinator

• Proactively track and monitor patients along their cancer diagnostic and treatment pathways, ensuring timely progression in line with national Cancer Waiting Time standards.

• Accurately update and maintain patient records across a range of hospital systems, identifying and escalating any delays or pathway issues to the relevant MDT Coordinator.

• Liaise with clinical teams, departments, and other Trusts to obtain information, confirm diagnostic plans, and help expedite appointments or investigations where required.

• Support MDT Coordinators with preparation and follow-up for weekly Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, including sourcing and returning patient notes and ensuring accurate record keeping.

• Review and action correspondence received via the generic NHS.net mailbox, logging upgrades and ensuring all cancer patients are correctly tracked on the database.

• Generate and check reports as required to support accurate data capture and performance monitoring.

• Maintain the highest standards of data quality and confidentiality at all times.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHSTrust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Employer's website

https://www.kgh.nhs.uk/working-for-us (Opens in a new tab)

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