213542 MDM Co-ordinator/Cancer Tracker (AP)

Job title:

213542 MDM Co-ordinator/Cancer Tracker (AP)

Company

NHS Scotland

Job description

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.We will fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.The Cancer Tracker /MDM Coordinator will work with a range of clinical and non-clinical staff in one or two of our cancer multidisciplinary teams in the Surgical Directorate, but will be expected to provide cover during periods of annual leave or sickness absence. The postholder will also be expected to carry out the following:

• Work closely with all members of the multi disciplinary team and associated clerical staff, being responsible for ensuring the timely movement and tracking of cancer and potential cancer patients through their journey from referral onwards.
• Identify any barriers to individual patient pathway and/or potential breach of waiting time guarantee and escalate to the appropriate manager in accordance with local policy.
• Facilitate the collection, analysis and presentation of audit data recording key data items to assist in monitoring the care of patients.
• Coordinate regular multidisciplinary team meetings (MDM’s) for patients diagnosed with cancer (s) to ensure that the journey for each cancer patient runs smoothly and is progressed in a seamless manner ensuring that the date to support effective and timely management of patients is available for consideration at the regular meetings.
• Provide secretarial support to the Specialist Nurse team.

Should there be a high number of applications this job advert may close earlier than anticipated.For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Lucy Archibald on 0131 242 3672 or at Lucy.archibald@nhs.scotDue to legislative changes from 1 April 2025, this post may require a different level of criminal records check done than is currently the case. If the post is assessed as a “regulated role”, your appointment will be subject to joining the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. If there is any change to what is currently required, this will be confirmed by either the Hiring Manager or the Recruitment Team. For more details on these changes please visit: .

Expected salary

Location

Edinburgh

Job date

Fri, 23 May 2025 06:03:11 GMT

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