Cancer Pathway Tracker

Job summary

Cancer Services Directorate provides comprehensive pathway coordination and tracking function for patients with known and suspected cancer.

We are responsible for all submissions to Cancer Waiting times, The Cancer Registry, Peer Review and National cancer audits and Datasets. Confidence in operating IT systems is essential.

An opportunity has arisen for a substantive Cancer Pathway Tracker to work within the Cancer Performance Team to undertake the tracking of patients through their cancer pathway.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, together with an ability to prioritise their workload and work well under pressure, using their own initiative and as part of a wider Cancer Performance team to help treat our patients.

The successful candidate will also be required to provide cover support to the Cancer MDT Coordinators during busy periods within the service, including preparing MDT lists and attending pre-MDT and post-MDT meetings. Working hour requirements for this will need flexibility between the hours of and

Your work will be vital in supporting the timely and quality care for patients with suspected or confirmed cancer and in ensuring that the Trust continues to provide a high quality of service for cancer patients.

A good understanding of key NHS policy and cancer targets is essential, as well as having experience of multi-disciplinary working.

Main duties of the job

Responsible for successful monitoring of patients on the Cancer Patient Tracking List (PTL

PTL management to ensure patient progression through diagnostic and treatment pathways to meet National Cancer Waiting Times targets

Ensure each patient has a complete and informative tracking record on the Cancer database

Assist the MDTC with list creation for multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings in order to achieve the national Cancer Waiting Times (CWT) standards.

Collect Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD) information for patients with cancer diagnoses and to collect national cancer audit data.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

Comprehensive secondary education with a minimum of 5 GCSE's

Evidence of further education beyond A level or equivalent work experience

Desirable

Evidence of further education

Experience

Essential

Working across organisational boundaries

Proven experience of working to tight and strict dead lines

Problem solving techniques and implementation of sustainable changes

Knowledge of administration procedures and experience of using multiple and complex IT systems

Desirable

Experience in the NHS environment

Experience of working with senior clinical staff

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

Management of complex administrative processes

Effective time management

To have skills in the extraction of information from databases.

Desirable

Knowledge of medical terminology

Microsoft Office Skills including Excel