Are you an organised, proactive and patient focused administrator looking to develop your career within specialist cancer services? We are seeking an enthusiastic MDT Coordinator Assistant to join our Head and Neck Cancer team, supporting the delivery of high-quality care to patients throughout their cancer pathway.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of a busy multidisciplinary service, helping to coordinate complex patient journeys from referral through to treatment. Working closely with clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals and operational teams, you will play an important role in ensuring patients receive timely care in line with national cancer standards while contributing to service improvement initiatives and pathway development.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy problem solving and have excellent organisational and communication skills, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will support the Head and Neck MDT team in coordinating and monitoring complex cancer pathways to ensure patients progress through diagnosis and treatment within national cancer waiting time standards, including the Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS) and 62-day pathways.
You will support the management of referrals from a variety of sources, including Inter-Trust Referrals (ITRs), and work closely with internal and external organisations to ensure seamless care for patients referred to our specialist Head and Neck service.
The role includes attendance at weekly MDT meetings to support preparation of meeting materials, recording and communication of outcomes, and facilitating timely progression of surgical and treatment pathways. You will work closely with clinicians and operational teams to identify and escalate delays, support surgical planning and capacity management, and contribute to the proactive management of patient tracking lists.
You will also support the maintenance and validation of cancer pathway data, contribute to COSD and other national reporting requirements, and assist with virtual clinic outcomes to ensure follow-up appointments, investigations and discharge arrangements are actioned promptly and accurately.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Working within a highly specialised multidisciplinary team, you will collaborate with ENT, Maxillofacial, Oncology, Speech and Language Therapy, Dietetics, Clinical Nurse Specialist and administrative colleagues to deliver an excellent patient experience and contribute to ongoing service improvement and pathway development initiatives.
Please note, due to anticipated high volumes of applications, this vacancy may close earlier than the listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application
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- UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
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