Cancer Services MDT Coordinator

Overview

MDT Coordinator – Cancer Services
Full time - 37.5 hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking candidate to join our team of MDT coordinators. The successful post holder will work closely alongside the clinical & non-clinical teams, helping to identify patients who are required for discussion at the weekly MDT meetings. The MDT Coordinator is responsible for collating the necessary information for each patient to be presented and discussed on the agenda.

The post holder will be the point of contact for all administrative issues within your speciality. You will be an experienced administrator with an eye for detail and excellent interpersonal skills. You will need proven keyboard skills and an aptitude for using a variety of IT systems. A degree of flexibility with your working hours is also required, as is an excellent telephone manner.

The successful candidate will need to have excellent communication skills and enjoy working in a busy, challenging but rewarding environment. You must have a positive approach to change and be highly motivated to work effectively and efficiently. In return we offer excellent terms and conditions, broad training opportunities and pleasant working conditions in an extremely vital, challenging and interesting role.

Previous experience of working in an NHS environment is desirable. The MDT Coordinator role will be based in Kendon House at Southmead Hospital.

• To be responsible for the efficient collection of the Cancer Waiting Times and minimum datasets, and entry of this information onto the database.
• Organising and circulating agendas/lists of patients for discussion, and ensuring MDTs run as smoothly as possible to reach their full potential in discussing all cancer patients.
• This includes live secretary support to meeting and use of video conferencing and other IT equipment.
• To efficiently record the outcome of each discussion during the MDT and to process all outcomes of the MDT to ensure patients are treated in a timely manner.
• To use this information for minimum data set collection and CWTs in relation to national guidelines, and take part in local and national audits as required.
• To support the preparation and cover of other MDTs as required as part of a cover plan.

Our vision at NBT is that by enabling our teams to be the best they can be we will provide Exceptional Healthcare, Personally Delivered. This means that our patients recognise that we are exemplars of safe, harm-free care and that we give them the best possible health improvement. As a major acute teaching hospital and centre of excellence in a number of fields we will do this through the dedication of you, our outstanding 8000 staff, and through a genuine partnership with our patients, the public and local partners.

By doing this we will, as One NBT, provide a place you are proud to work and an outstanding patient and carer experience. We treat some of the most difficult medical conditions, in an increasingly complex and growing patient population made even more complex by the challenges we face due to Covid-19. Yet we are confident in our ability to be ready for the next five years, even in these uncertain times.

This is thanks to our understanding of the financial, capital and transformation actions we will need to take to deliver our ambitious strategy and objectives launched at the start of the year. Not only will we continue to increase our offer to you, our staff, but will work with you and our partners to make sure we achieve all we set out to do.

• Relevant degree, or equivalent qualification or experience, demonstrating a level of applied knowledge in cancer.
• Experienced in patient administration.
• Professional manner and appearance.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to adhere to strict protocols to ensure best practice.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, and Access).
• Ability to work independently in a busy, complex team.

Education/Training/Qualifications

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