Job Description
We have an opportunity for a Radiotherapy Pathway Co-ordinator.
You will work with the Radiographers, Clinicians and wider MDT team to ensure all patients, who are referred for radiotherapy, begin their treatment in a timely manner, and in accordance with national targets and research-proven treatment pathways.
As a key member of the Radiotherapy team you will take a lead role in managing the radiotherapy waiting list, tracking and scheduling patients to ensure compliance with national and local targets working closely with clinical staff to agree appropriate pathways and prioritisation.
- Review and assess all new radiotherapy patient referrals and cross check that they are showing on the Cancer Waiting Time System (Somerset) and the Somerset spread sheet, ensuring consistency of data.
- Monitor radiotherapy referrals daily to ensure that they are promptly reviewed and vetted by radiographers. Escalate any referrals to the Pre-treatment Specialists that are taking unacceptable times to be vetted.
One of the largest Trust’s in East Anglia, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provide hospital and community health services to people living across a wide geographical area. We deliver care from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals and in patients’ own homes. You will be joining a team of almost 12,000 amazing colleagues providing care to approximately a million people.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (if applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services. We offer a range of flexible working opportunities.
Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which do not work or cause time delays for our staff and patients.
To support our employees to achieve their career aspirations you may be eligible to obtain a qualification via an apprenticeship. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a skills review to facilitate this. For full details please see the attached Apprenticeship Handbook.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
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