Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Team Coordinator - Cancer Multidisciplinary
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Job Overview
Are you an experienced administrator with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care behind the scenes?
We are seeking a Senior Cancer MDT Coordinator to lead and develop our team of MDT Coordinators, supporting cancer services across multiple tumour sites.
Each cancer tumour site is supported by a dedicated team of clinical specialists who form the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). In this pivotal role, you will take overall responsibility for coordinating the administrative function of these MDTs, ensuring patients with suspected or confirmed cancer are proactively tracked throughout their pathway from referral through to treatment.
As a senior member of the team, you will line manage a group of MDT Coordinators while retaining responsibility for coordinating one tumour site yourself. You will oversee the day-to-day operation of the MDT Coordinator service, including workload management, responding to complex queries, coordinating annual leave and service cover, supporting recruitment, induction and training of new staff, and driving continuous service improvement.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who enjoys leading teams, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with clinical and operational colleagues to ensure patients receive timely and effective care.
Main duties of the job
Key Areas Of Responsibility Includes
- To develop specialist knowledge of their assigned cancer site.
- Prepare the lists of patients for discussion at each cancer weekly multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings, requiring communication with cancer service managers, medical secretaries, cancer site lead consultant, surgeons, histopathologists, radiologists, cancer nurse specialists, physicians, oncologists, surgical admissions, medical records and x-ray library.
- Be responsible for maintaining MDT attendance records, highlighting issues which may impact on compliance with the national MDT standards.
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We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.
By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we’re proud of.
We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.
We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!
Discover what it’s like to live and work in Bath, explore our RUH staff benefits, and learn how we’re building healthcare for the future through the Dyson Cancer Centre and our commitment to research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please see attached job description for a detailed summary of the main duties and responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Diploma/Degree level or equivalent experience
- Educated to NVQ 3 or equivalent level, QCF Level 4, BTCH or HNC or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Educated to A level standard or equivalent
- Recognised medical terminology course / demonstrable knowledge of medical terminology in relation to cancer
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Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent knowledge of computerised databases and Microsoft Office
- Minimum 2 years experience within the NHS
- Knowledge of cancer and its management with an ability to gain skills and knowledge in a rapidly changing field
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of the Somerset Cancer Register
- Experience of working within clinical specialties
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent analytical, numerical and presentation skills
Applicant requirements
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if we receive a high number of applications. We strongly encourage you to complete and submit your application in good time to ensure it can be considered.
Documents to download
- [Senior MDT Coordinator JD (PDF, 310.6KB)](Senior MDT Coordinator JD)
- [Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)](Join the RUH)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Ed Nicolle
Job title: Cancer Services Manager
Email address: edward.nicolle@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01225 824042
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