Job summary The Cancer Services Team are looking for a Patient Pathway Co-ordinator to join our team.
This is a pivotal role in the management of patients referred on urgent cancer suspected pathways.
Patient Pathway Coordinators contribute to the management of the patient's pathway from referral to treatment, ensuring they are managed by the clinical team in a timely manner so that the Trust meets cancer waiting times targets and that quality surveillance measures are in place and reported.The team consists of approx 50 people in total who manage MDM's for Cancer patients, the cancer waiting times targets and the quality surveillance measures process for every cancer specialty across the Trust.
The position is currently based at the Royal Alex Children's Hospital in Brighton.
Post pandemic, team members are also required at times to work from home.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact K Main duties of the job The post holder will: Manage the MDTsTrack and report Cancer waiting timesCollect and monitor Cancer Services and Outcomes Dataset data (COSD)Collect and monitor quality surveillance measuresCollect and monitor clinical audit data About us At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in ourOutstanding for Caring CQC rating.
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Job description Job responsibilities The successful applicant should be able to demonstrate they are able to manage a diverse workload on their own initiative, be excellent communicators, and be organised and systematic whilst accurate in the way they work.
They must be able to work unsupervised, but also as part of the wider Patient Pathway Co-ordinator team.
Significant data entry collection and management experience must be demonstrated upon application alongside having a qualification at degree level, or equivalent experience.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree or equivalent experience.
Experience Essential Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment, including busy environments with multiple departments Desirable NHS experience Knowledge Essential Knowledge of the NHS Cancer Waiting times standards Planning and organisational Essential Demonstrable experience of managing a complex and varied workload Analytical Essential Demonstrable experience of data collection and cleansing Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Essential Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues