Cancer Waiting Times Patient Tracker, Band 3

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Using hospital databases, such as TRAK, CRIS, Medical Notes, Infoflex, EPR check appointment dates and outcomes for patients. - Ensure the cancer database is updated in a timely and accurate manner to enable the clinical teams to meet the cancer targets. - Working with MDT co-ordinators to ensure that all patients are proactively tracked from referral to treatment. - Liaise with administrative and medical staff in various departments to ensure appointments are booked swiftly for patients in line with government targets.
• Ensure effective communication with nursing staff, medical teams and other co-ordinators in order to co-ordinate the effective and timely treatment of patients. - Pro-actively escalate issues and delays in the patients pathway. - Develop a basic understanding of the medical terminology and treatments for cancer in order to fully understand the patients pathway. - Maintain close communication with the MDT co-ordinator updating him/her on a regular basis on work progress and alerting him/her of any problems that may result in a delay in the patients treatment.
• Input data into Infoflex to ensure timely uploads in line with target dates. - Provide administrative support including collecting medical notes in preparation for MDT - Help assist and support all MDT specialties should it be required, particularly in periods of absence. Audit - Work with clinical teams to assist the MDT in collecting/recording data items for National Cancer Clinical datasets as required Additional Responsibilities - The post holder must at all times respect patient confidentiality and in line with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Attend MDT Co-ordinator team meetings. - Attend mandatory training courses as identified through supervision and individual performance review.
• Participate in individual performance review in regular supervision sessions as agreed. - Assist with covering the MDT co-ordinators duties for annual leave/ sickness

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