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The overall purpose of the RAPID lung cancer service  is to enable the  diagnosis of lung cancer quickly in order to ensure patients have timely access to treatment

This person will undertake the role of caring for a group of patients through indirect supervision by professionally qualified staff to aid in deliverance of all aspects of care so as to ensure patient focused care is delivered safely and timely. Communication both verbal and non-verbal is a key skill required for this role.

This role will include working alongside the wider lung cancer service and include administrative duties.

1 x 37.5 hrs

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The RAPID programme which stands for ‘Rapid Access to Pulmonary Investigations and Diagnosis’ is a project launched by the lung cancer team based at Wythenshawe Hospital to dramatically reduce the time taken to complete investigations for patients where there is any suspicion of lung cancer. The team covers lung cancer diagnostics, radiology bookings and the CURE team managing patients with tobacco addiction

The successful candidate will have experience of supporting and delivering a service under minimal supervision.

Previous knowledge of working in a relevant hospital based role and/or in a clerical role is essential. 

In return we will provide a comprehensive induction programme and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

For further information please refer to job description.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.