MDT Coordinator - Cancer

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southend Town Southend-on-sea Salary £28,392 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join and work with the Cancer Data Team on a permanent, full-time contract.

The team plays a major part in the overall patient experience and journey. You will have excellent communication skills, be effective in working closely with clinical and non-clinical staff and have a flexible and patient centered approach. You will also have a minimum of 2 years previous administrative experience, ideally with experience of working with databases and understanding data collection processes.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about cancer services and delivering improved outcomes for our patients. You must be able to organise and prioritise your own workload to meet the requirements of the role, have the ability to function and communicate effectively as part of a team, the ability to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.

The role will require a high level of data accuracy, good organisational skills, and to be able to prioritise your own workload in order to meet deadlines and ensure high standards of services are maintained.

Organise regular multi-disciplinary team meetings where all core members are in attendance and keep a comprehensive schedule of all team meetings.

Communicate to all core MDT members any cancellation or change in venue, date and time of meetings.

Arrange provisions for all MDT meetings that take place during lunchtime, alerting providers of any cancellation or change in venue and timetable.

Compile lists of patients to be discussed at the next MDT meeting in conjunction with CNS advice and clinicians’ requests.

Prepare and circulate agendas prior to each MDT meeting.

Ensure that all required medical notes and relevant diagnostic test results are available for the MDT meeting.

Prepare an MDT pro-forma for each patient to be discussed.

Prepare MDT meeting facilities and ensure radiology and pathology equipment is available and functioning.

Ensure that teleconferencing equipment is operational and facilitate its use during meetings that require multi-site video links.

Keep a register of attendance at each MDT meeting of all core and non-core members.

Ensure decisions, management and treatment plans are recorded on the MDT proforma and signed for appropriately.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff…