MDT Team Leader

We are looking for an excellent individual to join the Management Team for Cancer Services. The role is based within the MDT team. The main focus of this role is to provide first line management to the MDT Coordinators and Facilitators and to deal with all human resources matters; you will also be expected to provide MDT facilitator support where needed. The role will work closely alongside the Assistant Cancer Performance Manager for the team and there will be opportunity for professional and personal development.
Given the nature of the service, we are ideally looking for someone who already has some experience and knowledge of Cancer specialties, as well as the national cancer performance targets. It is desirable that the successful candidate will have some experience of people management and it is important that this is demonstrated within applications for this role.
You will be managing from the Warwick Hospital site. There will be the option to work flexibly however the post holder will be expected to work onsite for the majority of the time.
This is a really exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the care and experience of all patients and their carers who access our services. We look forward to receiving your application., The post holder will work as part of the Cancer Services team to ensure the effective delivery of key operational administration services for cancer services in line with relevant Trust policies; specifically to ensure the effective delivery of cancer access targets and ensuring the delivery and data collection of the Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset (COSD).
The post holder will be responsible for the day to day line management of a team of MDT Facilitators (Band 4) and Co-ordinators (Band 3) ensuring department targets are met and occasionally providing cover for the team.
To work with the clinical and operational teams, liaising with patients as required, to ensure timely cancer treatment in line with best practice and national cancer waiting targets.
To undertake projects across cancer services as determined by the Cancer Data & Performance Manager and broader Cancer Management team., Manage a team of staff responsible for recruitment, induction, cancer waiting times training, annual leave, sickness, performance, annual performance, annual PDR and capability and disciplinary issues, using HealthRoster to approve such requests.
Ensure staff resource is available to support the MDT function in line with Trust and National policies and best practice.
Meet weekly with the Assistant Cancer Performance Manager to prospectively plan cover at a weekly planning meeting.
Work in conjunction with your team, offering leadership and also assist in aspects of their role as required, ensuring that all tracking and data is kept up to date.
Ensure adherence to Trust values.
To act as authority for the ordering of stationery and equipment. Working with the Assistant Cancer Performance Manager to maintain costs within the departmental budget.
Participate in providing cover for MDT team members during periods of absence.
Performance
Develop effective mechanisms to ensure that cancer patient pathways are effectively tracked to the agreed minimum numbers in conjunction with the MDT Facilitators/Co-ordinators and other staff groups/departments involved in the patients care and pathway.
Work closely with General Managers and attend all appropriate meetings to escalate and to update specialty teams on cancer patient pathways.
Prepare for and attend Weekly Cancer Access meetings to highlight and demonstrate problems within pathways which are affecting compliance with cancer targets ensuring all actions are carried out prior to the next meeting.
Meeting individual specialties, clearly communicating problems affecting patient pathway achievement to ensure that all cancer patients are treated within target, actively managing patient flow.
Responsible for the strict implementation of Cancer Escalation grid for all patients on the 2 week wait pathway.
To work with the Assistant Cancer Performance Manager to validate breaches weekly, escalating issues to the General Manager Elective Delivery & Performance.
To discuss weekly priority patients close to their breach date requiring escalation to avoid breaching at the Cancer Performance Meeting.
To effectively monitor the Priority Tracking List (PTL) and support the Cancer Services management team with the weekly PTL meetings with Group representatives.
Work with your line manager and colleagues to develop and improve MDT working.
To work collaboratively with teams across the Coventry and Warwickshire Health care Partnership to ensure patients are treated in a timely manner. Communicating where necessary with patients in relation to transfers between clinical teams.
Data
To ensure that all patients are being effectively tracked on correct pathways and data is accurately inputted into the Somerset Cancer Register. Using the Trust systems to track information on the elements of cancer care.
Run a weekly report of all tertiary referrals received into the Trust ensuring that all tertiary referrals are inputted correctly, and that pathways are escalated and treated within target wherever possible.
Work in conjunction with the Assistant Cancer Performance Manager for the facilitation of the breach validation process, ensuring lessons learned are acted upon as required.
Responsible for raising concerns to the General Manager Elective Delivery & Performance, of any patient deviating from their pathway milestones via escalation process and within Cancer Access.
Responsible for data accuracy of your team onto the Somerset Cancer Register, ensuring that audit and validation of that data is completed., Sometimes we get a lot of applications for our roles. On those occasions we might close the job early. If you don't want to miss out we recommend submitting your application as early as possible.
The Trust use an Applicant Management System called TRAC which helps us manage the recruitment process. All communications regarding your application will come via TRAC (even if you applied via NHS Jobs).
Please check your TRAC account regularly and ensure your email is set up to accept messages so they don't go into your junk/spam folder.
We aim to shortlist all vacancies within 2 days of the vacancy closing, we will get back to all candidates ASAP.
Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to Equality and Diversity and does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the grounds of any protected characteristic as defined by the Equality Act 2010.
All South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust sites are smoke free. We feel it's a great way to help our patients, visitors and staff stay healthy.
The Trust is part of a 'Foundation Group' through a strategic alliance with Wye Valley NHS Trust, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. This partnership is great for the sustainability of all four organisations and allows us to share learning and maximise opportunities to ensure the delivery of high quality health and care services for our local populations.

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 6000 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don't need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual - we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
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Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.