Senior Team Coordinator - Cancer Multidisciplinary

Are you an experienced administrator with strong leadership skills and a passion for delivering high-quality patient care behind the scenes?

We are seeking a Senior Cancer MDT Coordinator to lead and develop our team of MDT Coordinators, supporting cancer services across multiple tumour sites.

Each cancer tumour site is supported by a dedicated team of clinical specialists who form the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). In this pivotal role, you will take overall responsibility for coordinating the administrative function of these MDTs, ensuring patients with suspected or confirmed cancer are proactively tracked throughout their pathway from referral through to treatment.

As a senior member of the team, you will line manage a group of MDT Coordinators while retaining responsibility for coordinating one tumour site yourself. You will oversee the day-to-day operation of the MDT Coordinator service, including workload management, responding to complex queries, coordinating annual leave and service cover, supporting recruitment, induction and training of new staff, and driving continuous service improvement.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual who enjoys leading teams, managing competing priorities and working collaboratively with clinical and operational colleagues to ensure patients receive timely and effective care.

• To develop specialist knowledge of their assigned cancer site.
• Prepare the lists of patients for discussion at each cancer weekly multidisciplinary (MDT) meetings, requiring communication with cancer service managers, medical secretaries, cancer site lead consultant, surgeons, histopathologists, radiologists, cancer nurse specialists, physicians, oncologists, surgical admissions, medical records and x-ray library
• Be responsible for maintaining MDT attendance records, highlighting issues which may impact on compliance with the national MDT standards

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues, and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

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For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Ed Nicolle

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