Cancer Pathway Team Leader

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Oxford Cancer Centre

Churchill Hospital, Oxford

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Cancer Pathway Team Leader

BASE: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

GRADE: Band 5

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Trust Cancer Manager

RESPONSIBLE TO: Trust Cancer Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE POST:

Main Responsibilities

• Managerial responsibility for a team of Cancer Pathway Co-ordinators and other administrative staff as appropriate. This will include the recruitment, appraisal, education and development of the post holders
• Ensure the provision of an efficient, integrated and comprehensive Cancer Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) administrative/support service to appropriate clinical teams
• Ensure effective tracking/monitoring of the all cancer patient tracking lists (PTL), with appropriate reporting to the Cancer Manager

• Ensure accurate cancer data collection through tracking/ monitoring; using worklists to support effective patient pathways and national cancer audits
• Act as a mediator for MDT co-ordinators in particular with clinical service and tumour site group staff to help resolve issues and problems
• Promote and facilitate productive working relationships between MDT co-ordinators, clinical service managers, patient access managers and as required with referring Trusts

Responsibilities:

• Provide line management and support to a team of Cancer Pathway co-ordinators/ cancer administration staff as required.
• using regular one to one and group meetings, facilitate and promote a one team approach
• Plan workforce requirements in direct liaison with the Lead Cancer Manager or a nominated deputy, to ensure appropriate and equitable levels of Cancer Pathway support to all MDTs and tumour site specialties
• Provide consistent high quality cover for sickness, annual leave and vacant posts
• Support the recruitment and orientation process for new Cancer Pathway co-ordinators ensuring that Trust policy is always followed.
• Facilitate training for all relevant systems for new and existing staff members of the Team and across the Trust as appropriate
• Work closely with the Informatics Team facilitating high quality Data collection and submission
• Be familiar with the Trust human resources policies and conditions of service, including sickness absence and performance management. Ensure that processes are followed and workforce information is appropriately disseminated
• Take personal responsibility and ensure that all MDT co-ordinators/ cancer admin staff have an annual appraisal and a personal development plan in accordance with Trust guidelines
• Work with Trust support services and the MDT co-ordinators to ensure consistent and good quality video conferencing for Networked MDTs
• Work to achieve productive working relationships with colleagues within the Trust
• Liaise with cancer services staff in other hospitals to promote excellent working relationships and swift referrals between Trusts.
• Ensure and record the attendance of all staff at Trust mandatory training sessions and their achievement of e-learning modules.
• Support the Lead Cancer Manager in implementing new initiatives across the Trust in relation to cancer pathways

• Support the Cancer Manager with regular reviews of processes, practice, policies and systems supporting and implementing the development of innovative working practices
• Support the Lead Cancer Manager in achieving compliance against national and locally set Operational Standards.
• Support the Lead Cancer Manager in organisational and service level objectives relating to cancer services.

General Responsibilities

• The post holder must at all times respect patient confidentiality and in particular the confidentiality of electronically stored personal data in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
• Abide by all Statutory and Trust policies and procedures
• Attend Mandatory training courses as indicated by the Trust policy
• Participate in individual performance review in regular supervision sessions as agreed.
• Ensure the Team work to the Trusts set of values.

Patient confidentiality

At all times the utmost care and attention must be given to maintain confidentiality of all patient information

Risk Management

The management of risk is the responsibility of everyone and will be achieved within a progressive, honest and open environment.

Health and Safety

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all duties and responsibilities of the post are carried out in compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Statutory Regulations and Trust policies and procedures. This will be supported by the provision of training and specialist advice when required.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent skills/ knowledge/experience
• Experience of supervising/appraising staff
• Experience hospital based IT systems
• Experience of multi-disciplinary teams(MDT's) and Cancer MDT's practice and process

• Experience of using cancer management database - e.g Infoflex

Skills, Knowledge and Abilitie

• Leadership skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Advanced communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Effective problem solving skills
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Ability to work autonomously and use initiative
• Excellent data management skills
• Ability to understand, analyse and produce information for use in monitoring, validating and reporting
• Understanding of work practices and procedures within an acute trust that impact on cancer waiting times

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Churchill Hospital

Old Road

Oxford

OX3 9DU

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/