Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed term/ Secondment until 30 July 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-HR772-26
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Patient Pathway Tracker
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for a vibrant, confident person to join the team to help deliver a high quality service in the MDT Team at Colchester and Ipswich
Hospital.
Do you have excellent administration skills, an eye for detail, the tenacity to ‘go that extra mile’ in a very busy environment and care about patients
that may be facing a diagnosis of cancer.
If you think that you have the level of commitment and the skill set that this role requires then we would love to hear from you.
Please note that this post is based at either Colchester or Ipswich hospital sites.
Main duties of the job
To work closely with all members of the Multi Disciplinary Team (MDT) across all specialties to assist
with the active pathway management of all suspected and diagnosed cancer patients that are referred
into the Trust
To assist in the tracking of the patient’s pathway, from referral, through diagnostics, treatment
planning and treatment, highlighting any potential delays in the pathway and ensuring accurate data
collection to support the process.
To provide effective administrative support to ensure smooth facilitation and co-ordination of multi
disciplinary team meetings (MDTs) on behalf of MDT Lead and Coordinators.
To assist in the accurate and complete data collection and input of cancer pathway investigations,
COSD data and national audit datasets, such as NBCA, BAUS and NLCA
To provide assistance and support to other staff within the Cancer Services team.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where 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.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Acute healthcare sector
- Office experience or similar environment
Desirable criteria
- Somerset Cancer Database
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE A-C or equivalent
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Medway
- Microsoft Word, Excel
- Confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Medical Terminology
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pat Harvey
- Job title
- Head of Cancer Performance and Strategy
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07841 484416
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