Cancer MDT Coordinator

Main area Cancer Services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Internal only Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job ref 213-Division-A- Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Town London Salary £33,094 - £36,195 Per annum, including HCA Salary period Yearly Closing 21/12/ :59 Interview date 22/12/2025 King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8bn, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley. We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements. Full time – 37.5 hours per week Monday‑Friday, Band 4 AfC The MDT Coordinator is an essential part of the whole team providing high quality and prompt care to cancer patients. The individual is responsible for the smooth running and efficiency of the MDT meetings; including preparation for meetings, tracking and chasing up on progress of cancer patients’ diagnostic and treatment steps, timely and accurate collection of cancer data, and ensuring outcomes are followed up after MDT meetings. Working for our organisation King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1.8bn, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person­centred, digitally­enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level. We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people. King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Attend MDT meetings on a weekly basis, which may require an early start, late finish or during lunchtimes. Provide administrative support for the MDT meetings: produce and circulate lists of patients to be discussed. Ensure that all newly diagnosed or referred cancer patients are discussed at the MDT in line with national guidelines. Liaise with clinical and administrative staff across departments to develop MDT meeting lists. Prepare proformas for each patient to be discussed at the MDT, having identified all relevant existing clinical data. Organise the weekly multidisciplinary team meeting, ensuring notes, x-rays, pathology slides and other relevant information is available when required. Ensure action plan proformas for patients discussed are produced with agreed review dates as necessary. Log actions of meetings and be responsible for ensuring such actions have been carried out. Ensure that outcomes of MDTs (management and treatment plans) are filed in the patient’s notes. Alert MDT members to any changes to the MDM time, venue or date. Actively participate in the MDT at weekly meetings – gather data/information and provide support to the clinical team (e.g., what clinical information is available for review, use of database). Ensure all attendees sign attendance sheets at each meeting, maintain an electronic record and provide quarterly audit to lead clinicians and Service Manager. Continuously develop routine working procedures with the MDT, ensuring the timely collection of data and facilitating data validation. Take part in MDT service improvement work, including collection of data for analysis, mapping exercises and service redesign. Person specification Education and Qualification Five A‑C grade GCSEs including English and Mathematics, or equivalent Skills Excellent communication skills in English, written and verbal Able to exchange confidential, sensitive or contentious information following clear guidelines Ability to contribute to team working and develop good working relationships Understanding of Cancer Access Targets Experience of using excel sheets Special aptitudes and abilities Proven record of working knowledge of administrative/secretarial practice Important Check your email account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you If you delete the job from any of your accounts, you may be prevented from accessing further communications To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert Please provide email addresses for referees where possible Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion it may be closed early due to a high number of applications; we advise you to submit early to avoid disappointment Employer certification / accreditation badges 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr