Cancer Pathway Tracker
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our successful team as a Cancer Pathway Tracker. The post holder will proactively track patients as they move through the Trust and comply with National Waiting Times Guidance and Standards.
The successful candidate must demonstrate effective communication, be flexible, a team player and have the ability to work on their own initiative.
Wendy Harvey
wendy.harvey3@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
To support the clinical teams with compliance of targets noted in the Cancer Plan and the Manual of Quality Measures for Cancer Peer Review.To establish and develop communications with other colleagues in neighbouring and tertiary trusts who are involved in patients care pathways.To collect, collate and input all data required for submission to the National Cancer Waiting Times database for the Trust's Cancer Target Monitoring as per national guidelines.To facilitate smooth and efficient patient pathways for all cancer patients, by utilising the cancer tracking system and working with clinical teams.To assist clinical teams in the collection of evidence required to demonstrate compliance withthe Manual of Quality Measures for the Trust's Cancer Peer Review.
About us
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To proactively track individual patients as they move through the Trust from referral to treatment, ensuring that their pathways comply with national waiting times guidance and standards.
- To engage with clinical teams to ensure that all efforts are made to avoid breaches of waiting times standards.
- To engage with waiting times colleagues at neighbouring and tertiary trusts to ensure that patients referred elsewhere still begin treatment within waiting times target times.
To collate data from various sources to ensure that patient pathway information is up to date on the Trust cancer tracking system, especially prior to MDT meetings. Work with immediate colleagues and clinical teams to identify new data sources and develop new processes for improving data quality
Person Specification
previous experience
- qualifications, experience
- IT skills
Qualifications
- NVQ level 2
knowledge and skillls
- qualifications, experience
- IT skills
Knowledge of cancer waiting times
- previous experience of IT systems
- grades
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
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Employer details
Employer name
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
Walsall Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://walsallhealthcare.nhs.uk