Cancer Pathway CoordinatorNHS

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive candidate to join the Cancer Services team at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) in the role of a Cancer Pathway Coordinator. The successful applicant will be based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) but required to work cross site when necessary.

The successful applicant will be patient focused; have excellent communication and organisational skills; and strong IT skills including Excel and the ability to use a variety of hospital IT systems. Previous experience of administrative work including data collection, validation, analysis and reporting is essential however working in a cancer services team and understanding the Cancer Waiting Times rules would be preferable. The successful applicant will require resilience to deal with the fast pace of the role and the emotional and sometimes distressing nature of cancer.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will also be expected to coordinate Cancer MDT meetings across a range of tumour sites and accurately record essential data for upload to national databases. The ability to type clinical outcomes "live" at the Cancer MDT meetings is essential.
• The post holder will coordinate their workload to ensure timely tracking of patients along clinical cancer pathways. This will include recording information received from primary and secondary care and tertiary centres. It will also involve liaising with internal departments and external organisations involved in providing cancer care, requesting information and ensuring timely referrals. All information must be recorded correctly in the trust's cancer management system according to national guidance.
• The postholder will be aware of national targets and always seek to ensure care is delivered within these targets, and always be proactively ensuring delays are avoided or escalated.

Job description

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

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We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.