MDT Coordinator

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for:

• Proactively manage and coordinate inter-trust cancer pathways, ensuring patients are tracked, monitored, and supported throughout their cancer journey.

• Maintain oversight of patient pathways to ensure investigations, referrals, and treatments progress in a timely and efficient manner, in line with agreed SSG pathways and Cancer Waiting Times standards.

• Identify, investigate, and resolve any delays or barriers within the patient pathway at the earliest opportunity.

• Escalate unresolved issues appropriately in accordance with Trust policies, procedures, and cancer network guidance.

• Work collaboratively with clinical teams and relevant stakeholders to support seamless communication and delivery of a coordinated, patient-centred service.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

Patient Navigation

• Coordinate and manage inter-trust cancer pathways, ensuring patients are tracked, monitored, and supported throughout their journey from referral to treatment.

• Maintain oversight of patient pathways, monitoring progress and reporting performance to ensure compliance with agreed SSG pathways and Cancer Waiting Times targets.

• Identify and resolve pathway delays or barriers promptly, escalating issues in line with Trust policies and cancer network procedures.

Specialist/Local Multidisciplinary Team (S/LMDT) Coordination

• Provide administrative coordination and support for cancer S/LMDT meetings, ensuring all required clinical information, including patient records, imaging, and pathology results, is available for discussion.

• Attend meetings and maintain accurate records of attendance, discussions, and outcomes.

• Support timely and accurate transfer of patients and clinical information between organisations, following agreed network pathways and communication protocols.

Data Collection and Analysis

• Collect, maintain, and validate cancer pathway data accurately in line with local and national reporting requirements.

• Update and manage relevant cancer databases and systems, including Open Exeter and Trust Cancer Waiting Times systems.

• Monitor pathway performance, identify delays and target breaches, and provide reports to the Cancer Manager, Lead S/LMDT Clinician, and S/LMDT Service Improvement Clinical Lead.

About us

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.