Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our expanding Cancer Services team at North Manchester General Hospital. We are currently seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to provide administrative support to the cancer multidisciplinary team/s (MDTs) within North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH). Working with the multidisciplinary team and other key stakeholders to ensure patients are moved swiftly through their diagnostic/treatment pathways whist ensuring adherence to national waiting time standards and ensuring all associated MDT data is appropriately recorded.We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is well organised and motivated to join our cancer team. You must enjoy working in a busy environment and be able to prioritise your own workload. You will need good interpersonal skills with the ability to work as part of a team, be IT literate, and able to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Previous knowledge of working in a relevant hospital-based role and/or in a clerical role, alongside an understanding of National Cancer NHS waiting time targets would be desirable.
You will work with a range of staff including Consultant Surgeons, Physicians, Radiologists, Pathologists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Pathway Navigators, Trackers, amongst others, as well as external Trusts.
For an informal discussion please contact Susan Critchlow on 07816082781
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for supporting the cancer multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) within North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH), will be responsible for the co-ordination of Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Meetings and will attend these meetings, obtaining and recording relevant information and typing patient outcomes during the meeting.
The post holder will be required to monitor and track patients from referral to treatment against National Targets as required within the specialty, liaising with all staff levels to assist the patients' journey and to assist the Cancer Services Team and the Trust in meeting the standard key indicators.The post holder will work within local and national guidelines e.g. National Cancer Waiting Times, National Cancer Quality Assurance (Peer Review), network agreed referral protocols and any internal escalation policy.The post holder will be required to liaise closely with Trust wide clinical teams and work collaboratively within the Cancer Services team ensuring the consistent delivery of service. It is essential that the post holder will be able to work flexibly as part of a team to deliver the service requirement.
This job description is an outline of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role of the MDT Co-ordinator and is not intended as an exhaustive list, additionally you may be required to work across specialties for MDT meetings, PTL meetings and other duties and may not remain in a given specialty.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our over 28,000 workforce to pursue their career goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from an extraordinary scale of opportunity.
We're also creating a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research & innovation through the introduction of Hive; our new Electronic Patient Record system, launching in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, offering a robust infrastructure to facilitate high-quality research programmes. Moreover, we're excited to be progressing our MFT Green Plan along with our vison to become an Anchor Organisation, creating new jobs, promoting healthy lifestyles, developing skills and contributing to a zero-carbon environment for the benefit of the local neighbourhood.
At MFT, we create & foster a culture of inclusion & belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open & transparent, protecting your health & wellbeing & shaping MFT's future together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to O Level/GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/ experience
- Basic Communication Skills Training (e.g. Sage & Thyme) or willingness to undertake equivalent qualification/ experience
Desirable
- NVQ 2/3 In Health or Social Care or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams and in Isolation.
- Experience of patient or customer engagement
Desirable
- Previous use of Somerset Cancer Register database (SCR)
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate with good knowledge and understanding of computer packages, e.g. Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of using the Trusts IT systems, e.g. PAS, CRIS, SCR etc.
- Knowledge of National Waiting Times
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams and in Isolation.
- Effective organisational and administrative skills with ability to prioritize workload
- Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to O Level/GCSE standard or equivalent qualification/ experience
- Basic Communication Skills Training (e.g. Sage & Thyme) or willingness to undertake equivalent qualification/ experience
Desirable
- NVQ 2/3 In Health or Social Care or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams and in Isolation.
- Experience of patient or customer engagement
Desirable
- Previous use of Somerset Cancer Register database (SCR)
Knowledge
Essential
- Computer literate with good knowledge and understanding of computer packages, e.g. Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of using the Trusts IT systems, e.g. PAS, CRIS, SCR etc.
- Knowledge of National Waiting Times
Skills
Essential
- Experience of working with multi-disciplinary teams and in Isolation.
- Effective organisational and administrative skills with ability to prioritize workload
- Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats
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.
