Job summary
The Imaging Cancer Tracker will work within the Clinical Support Services Care Group within the Women's & Children's and Clinical Support Services Division to facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey by ensuring that coordinated and streamlined processes revolve around the patient and their individual need.
The post holder will work closely with the admin and clinical teams ensuring that patients are proactively managed and monitored to support the delivery of the diagnostic DM01 standards and Trust's access targets/Referral to Treatment (RTT) in line with nationally and locally defined targets.
Main duties of the job
- To track patients referred as suspected cancer or with on-going management for cancer for all diagnostics booked to meet agreed timescales/targets.
- Take responsibility for validating all cancer diagnostic examinations within Imaging in accordance with the 6 week diagnostic standards.
- Ensure that all appointments, investigations, treatments, tests, Cancer Waiting Times are scheduled in order to meet 6 week RTT target. Accurately record on all appropriate electronic systems.
- Ensure that all tests completed in Imaging are reported within the agreed key performance indicators.
- Liaise with Teleradiology companies to ensure that outsourcing of examinations to Teleradiology companies is completed appropriately.
- Ensure that operational management and clinical staff are aware of key dates in the patient pathway, that they are aware of potential breaches of key milestones (as appropriate).
- Work as a team and provide where requested administrative support to clinical teams including the management of clinician timetables. Ensure consultants' timetables, outpatient clinics and operating/treatment sessions are fully and appropriately utilised.
- Monitor Capacity and demand of referrals for suspected and confirmed cancer into Imaging and escalate areas of concern as necessary, liaise with clinical teams to ensure sufficient capacity available to meet demand.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 286,700, providing inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and the continued upgrading of existing areas ensures the Trust now has a state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit facilities. Work is also well underway on its multi-million pound new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre which will house a new Emergency Department (including Children's Emergency Department), co-located Paediatric Assessment Unit, Acute Medical Unit and Urgent Care Centre. This is scheduled for completion this year.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a BME background and people with a disability as these groups are currently under-represented at senior level. We value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
We support flexible working for all employees and prospective applicants.
Any settled workers meeting the requirements must be offered the position in preference to any non-resident candidates meeting the requirements, unless the role falls under a PhD-level code, in which case sponsorship may be attained.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To track patients referred as suspected cancer or with on-going management for cancer for all diagnostics booked to meet agreed timescales/targets.
- Take responsibility for validating all cancer diagnostic examinations within Imaging in accordance with the 6 week diagnostic standards.
- Ensure that all appointments, investigations, treatments, tests, Cancer Waiting Times are scheduled in order to meet 6 week RTT target. Accurately record on all appropriate electronic systems.
- Ensure that all tests completed in Imaging are reported within the agreed key performance indicators.
- Liaise with Teleradiology companies to ensure that outsourcing of examinations to Teleradiology companies is completed appropriately.
- Ensure that operational management and clinical staff are aware of key dates in the patient pathway, that they are aware of potential breaches of key milestones (as appropriate).
- Work as a team and provide where requested administrative support to clinical teams including the management of clinician timetables. Ensure consultants timetables, outpatient clinics and operating/treatment sessions are fully and appropriately utilised.
- Monitor Capacity and demand of referrals for suspected and confirmed cancer into Imaging and escalate areas of concern as necessary, liaise with clinical teams to ensure sufficient capacity available to meet demand.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To track patients referred as suspected cancer or with on-going management for cancer for all diagnostics booked to meet agreed timescales/targets.
- Take responsibility for validating all cancer diagnostic examinations within Imaging in accordance with the 6 week diagnostic standards.
- Ensure that all appointments, investigations, treatments, tests, Cancer Waiting Times are scheduled in order to meet 6 week RTT target. Accurately record on all appropriate electronic systems.
- Ensure that all tests completed in Imaging are reported within the agreed key performance indicators.
- Liaise with Teleradiology companies to ensure that outsourcing of examinations to Teleradiology companies is completed appropriately.
- Ensure that operational management and clinical staff are aware of key dates in the patient pathway, that they are aware of potential breaches of key milestones (as appropriate).
- Work as a team and provide where requested administrative support to clinical teams including the management of clinician timetables. Ensure consultants timetables, outpatient clinics and operating/treatment sessions are fully and appropriately utilised.
- Monitor Capacity and demand of referrals for suspected and confirmed cancer into Imaging and escalate areas of concern as necessary, liaise with clinical teams to ensure sufficient capacity available to meet demand.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade A-C)
- NVQ Business Administration Level 4 (or working towards) or demonstrable experience
- Advanced Excel
Desirable
- Experience of working in a busy office environment
- Experience of using clinical IT systems e.g. CRIS, Fusion, Careflow
- Demonstrable experience of working in an access environment, managing waiting lists and delivering access standards
Skills
Essential
- Good communication/customer care skills both written and verbal
- Good keyboard/IT skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable
- Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Good IT knowledge
- Knowledge of 6 week diagnostics and 18 week RTT targets and their application
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Willing to develop self, by undertaking training as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English and Maths (Grade A-C)
- NVQ Business Administration Level 4 (or working towards) or demonstrable experience
- Advanced Excel
Desirable
- Experience of working in a busy office environment
- Experience of using clinical IT systems e.g. CRIS, Fusion, Careflow
- Demonstrable experience of working in an access environment, managing waiting lists and delivering access standards
Skills
Essential
- Good communication/customer care skills both written and verbal
- Good keyboard/IT skills
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
Desirable
- Ability to deal with stressful situations and sensitive issues
Knowledge
Essential
- Good IT knowledge
- Knowledge of 6 week diagnostics and 18 week RTT targets and their application
- Understanding of confidentiality
- Willing to develop self, by undertaking training as required
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).
