Cancer Pathway Coordinator

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor patient pathway progress and support national cancer targets.
• Work with the Cancer Tumour Site Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) to facilitate weekly meetings.
• Facilitate data collection for diagnosed and suspected cancer patients and enter information onto databases.
• Monitor and facilitate patient progress on cancer diagnostic/treatment pathways.
• Provide information to support national cancer waiting times targets.
• Prepare and present at weekly PTL meetings with the Team Leader and ASM.
• Act as the focal point for the MDT, ensuring smooth running and organisation of the tumour site specific MDT service.
• Establish and maintain a register of newly diagnosed and suspected cancer patients.
• Collate information from various sources (pathology, surgery, etc.)
• Update cancer waiting times database for 31- and 62-day targets daily.
• Monitor and facilitate patient progress (tracking) on cancer pathways, following escalation process to prevent delays.
• Liaise with clinicians, nursing, and admin staff to determine reasons for waiting time delays.
• Facilitate collection of the national cancer dataset (Cancer Waiting Times Dataset).
• Collate data from proformas, case notes, clinics, and MDT meetings.
• Discuss with clinicians and clinical nurse specialists.
• Retrieve prospective and retrospective data from systems (Somerset, CERNER, etc.).
• Collate data from referring hospitals for Cancer Waiting Times.
• Log meeting actions and ensure they are completed.
• Work with MDT members to ensure appropriate action and advise general practitioners of decisions.
• Provide cross cover for other Cancer Pathway Coordinators during leave, sickness, or absence.
• Ensure all patients on cancer pathways are treated within national target waiting times.

Skills and Expertise

• Excellent communication skills
• Flexibility
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Data collection and entry skills
• Experience with cancer pathways
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of relevant IT systems (e.g., Somerset, CERNER)