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Job overview

We are looking for a Co-ordinator to join our Cancer Services Team, someone who is a confident communicator, who is pro-active, enthusiastic, and a committed individual.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the team, which can also provide the opportunity to both work from home and onsite, as required by the role, following a full training.

You will work within our busy Cancer Services department.  This is a pivotal role to help achieve the National Cancer Standards and Cancer Waiting Times. The role is to ensure patients are tracked throughout their cancer pathway and are treated in a timely fashion, and this includes attending weekly site specific PTL meetings. Core duties include preparation of the weekly MDT meetings/attend MDT meetings with specialist teams either face to face or virtually through MS Teams and documenting specific information 'live' during these meetings.  You will also cross-cover various sites which allows you to learn and gain a deeper understanding of each cancer site.

You will need to be flexible and innovative in your approach to your role with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to use your own initiative.  Excellent attention to detail and experience of complex data collection, knowledge of medical terminology and a min typing speed of 25wpm would be advantageous.  Full training will be given.

The role is a 24 month fixed term, full time (37.5 hrs per week) contract. (Monday to Friday).

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description for detailed information about the main duties of the job:

1. Prepare the lists of patients for discussion at each cancer weekly multidisciplinary meetings (MDT)

2. To facilitate the weekly MDT meetings

3. To ensure the NHS cancer waiting times data for the 28, 31 and 62 day targets is collected, monitored and performance managed prospectively for reporting on a weekly basis. 

4. To facilitate and lead the weekly PTL meeting (site specific)

5. To identify potential cancer waiting times breaches with the cancer manager and clinical teams 

6. To provide support and cover arrangements to other MDT coordinators 

7. To assist the cancer services managers, MDT core members and RUH performance team with data and information as required for both national and local needs for performance monitoring, audit and clinical governance.

8. To ensure the national cancer minimum datasets/cancer outcomes and services data (COSD) are completed..

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.