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Job overview

FIXED TERM POST FOR 9 MONTHS.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established MDT team within Cancer Services at Mid Essex Hospitals NHS Trust.

Working with our existing MDT Co-ordinators we are looking to add to our existing team to provide full support in all aspects of this role and to provide MDT Co-ordinator cover across all tumour groups.

Within this you will be responsible for data collection and input, facilitating MDT meetings and tracking patients referred to the Trust with a suspected and confirmed cancer diagnosis.

You will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Multi-Disciplinary Teams within a specialty as well as the rest of the Cancer Services Team.

We are looking for someone with excellent organisational and communication skills both written and oral and who can prioritise their workload and meet deadlines.

Main duties of the job

The MDT Co-Ordinator & Pathway Tracker will have the following roles:-

To support the implementation of the NHS Cancer Plan by providing dedicated and effective administrative support to Waiting list/MDT Managers.

Work with the Waiting List/MDT Managers to provide administrative functions to facilitate the delivery of a high quality of care for all cancer patients.

Ensure all PTL proformas are effectively and accurately completed.

Ensure appropriate cover for MDT meetings for annual leave and sickness.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people. 

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. 

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.