Job summary
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (ICHT) is at the forefront of cancer care, receiving approximately 50,000 urgent cancer referrals annually. This staggering number underscores the critical need for efficient and effective patient management systems. Enter theCancer Analytics and Digital Service (CADS), a pivotal component in the Trust's cancer care strategy.
CADS is not just a service; it's a lifeline for thousands of patients. It meticulously manages and tracks each patient's journey from referral to treatment, ensuring no one falls through the cracks. By leveraging advanced analytics and digital tools, CADS provides real-time insights into patient pathways, enabling healthcare professionals to make informed decisions swiftly.
Main duties of the job
A key aspect of CADS's role involves accurately recording and updating patient data in the Somerset cancer information system. This includes recording staging, treatment data, diagnosis (ICD10 Codes), creating new pathways, and implementing upgrades as per CWT v12. Collaboration with clinical and administrative teams is essential to gather and verify this data, ensuring its accuracy and completeness.
Moreover, CADS is dedicated to maintaining data integrity by validating and cross-checking data from multiple sources. This rigorous process ensures that all data entry complies with national cancer waiting times guidance and tumour site-specific pathways. Any data anomalies are promptly addressed, with complex scenarios escalated for further investigation.
But CADS's role doesn't stop at management. It is a driving force behind continuous improvements in patient pathways and outcomes. Through data-driven analysis, CADS identifies bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the system, paving the way for innovative solutions that enhance patient care. This proactive approach ensures that patients receive timely and personalized treatment, significantly improving their chances of recovery.
About us
Join Imperial College Healthcare and become part of a community of 12,000 staff working with a wide range of partners to offer better heath, for life.
Formed in 2007, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the country providing acute and specialist care to over a million patients each year in central and north London and beyond.
With a global reputation for ground-breaking research and innovation as well as excellence in education, we offer huge expertise across a wide range of clinical specialities.
Alongside our five hospitals Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlottes & Chelsea, St Marys and the Western Eye we have a growing number of community and digital services, reflecting our commitment to developing more integrated care with our partners. We also provide private healthcare at all of our hospitals (in dedicated facilities).
Together with Imperial College London and two other NHS trusts, we form one of six academic health science centres in the UK focussed on translating research into better patient care. We also host one of 20 National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centres in partnership with Imperial College London.
Our mission is to be a key partner in our local health system and to drive health and healthcare innovation, delivering outstanding care, education and research with local, national and worldwide impact.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced candidate with Cancer Waiting Times knowledge from prior experience working as a CWT Deputy Manager or MDT Coordinator to accurately and efficiently record, validate, and manage cancer-related data (Pathway, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Staging) from across multiple systems onto the Somerset Cancer Registry whilst ensuring compliance with tumour site-specific pathways and Cancer Waiting Times / COSD guidance.
This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of high-quality cancer care by maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records. Additionally, the role involves mapping out existing and expected cancer pathways to ensure seamless patient care and adherence to national standards and drafting user guides and SOPs for existing reports. The successful candidate will accurately record and update patient data in the Somerset cancer information system, including recording staging, treatment data, diagnosis (ICD10 Codes), creating new pathways, and implementing upgrades as per CWT v12. Collaboration with the clinical and administrative teams is essential to gather and verify this data.
The candidate will validate and cross-check data from multiple sources to maintain data integrity, ensuring all data entry complies with national cancer waiting times guidance and tumour site-specific pathways. They will fix any data anomalies and escalate complex scenarios as needed. System coordination involves working with multiple data systems, including the Somerset Cancer Registry (SCR) and other relevant databases, ensuring seamless integration and consistency of data across different platforms.
Pathway knowledge is essential, as the candidate will maintain a thorough understanding of tumour site-specific pathways to accurately track patient progress and treatment. They will apply knowledge of cancer waiting times guidance to ensure timely data entry and reporting, mapping out existing and expected cancer pathways to support patient care and compliance with national standards. Reporting and analysis responsibilities include generating reports and summaries from the data systems as required and assisting in the analysis of data to support cancer service improvements and compliance with national standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced candidate with Cancer Waiting Times knowledge from prior experience working as a CWT Deputy Manager or MDT Coordinator to accurately and efficiently record, validate, and manage cancer-related data (Pathway, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Staging) from across multiple systems onto the Somerset Cancer Registry whilst ensuring compliance with tumour site-specific pathways and Cancer Waiting Times / COSD guidance.
This role is crucial in supporting the delivery of high-quality cancer care by maintaining accurate and up-to-date patient records. Additionally, the role involves mapping out existing and expected cancer pathways to ensure seamless patient care and adherence to national standards and drafting user guides and SOPs for existing reports. The successful candidate will accurately record and update patient data in the Somerset cancer information system, including recording staging, treatment data, diagnosis (ICD10 Codes), creating new pathways, and implementing upgrades as per CWT v12. Collaboration with the clinical and administrative teams is essential to gather and verify this data.
The candidate will validate and cross-check data from multiple sources to maintain data integrity, ensuring all data entry complies with national cancer waiting times guidance and tumour site-specific pathways. They will fix any data anomalies and escalate complex scenarios as needed. System coordination involves working with multiple data systems, including the Somerset Cancer Registry (SCR) and other relevant databases, ensuring seamless integration and consistency of data across different platforms.
Pathway knowledge is essential, as the candidate will maintain a thorough understanding of tumour site-specific pathways to accurately track patient progress and treatment. They will apply knowledge of cancer waiting times guidance to ensure timely data entry and reporting, mapping out existing and expected cancer pathways to support patient care and compliance with national standards. Reporting and analysis responsibilities include generating reports and summaries from the data systems as required and assisting in the analysis of data to support cancer service improvements and compliance with national standards.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Previous experience in data entry, preferably within a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of tumour site-specific pathways, in-depth cancer waiting times and NICE/GIRFT guidance.
- Knowledge of Cancer datasets (CWT, COSD, SACT, RTDS)
- Proficiency in using multiple data systems and databases. Good understanding of how Trusts EPR system (Cerner) and cancer system record patient pathways (Somerset, Chemocare, Aria RT).
- Understanding the processes and guidelines for clinical data management, including SOPs for data entry and validation.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- To work on own initiative including ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
- To manage competing demands effectively across teams.
- To build effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Worked in a cancer team as an MDT Co-ordinator or higher.
- Proficiency in clinical terminology and coding systems to accurately capture and interpret clinical data.
- Understanding of how registry systems work and the specific requirements for national data submission
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Previous experience in data entry, preferably within a healthcare setting.
- Knowledge of tumour site-specific pathways, in-depth cancer waiting times and NICE/GIRFT guidance.
- Knowledge of Cancer datasets (CWT, COSD, SACT, RTDS)
- Proficiency in using multiple data systems and databases. Good understanding of how Trusts EPR system (Cerner) and cancer system record patient pathways (Somerset, Chemocare, Aria RT).
- Understanding the processes and guidelines for clinical data management, including SOPs for data entry and validation.
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- To work on own initiative including ability to prioritise multiple tasks.
- To manage competing demands effectively across teams.
- To build effective working relationships with key stakeholders.
- Worked in a cancer team as an MDT Co-ordinator or higher.
- Proficiency in clinical terminology and coding systems to accurately capture and interpret clinical data.
- Understanding of how registry systems work and the specific requirements for national data submission
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.
