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Main area
Cancer Services
Grade
Apprenticeship
Contract
Apprenticeship: 15 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
225-DIV3-8144268
Employer
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
New Cross Hosiptal
Town
Wolverhampton
Salary
£15,600 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/08/2026 23:59

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MDT Support Apprentice

Apprenticeship

 

 

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen in Cancer Services to support the delivery of the national Cancer Waiting Times objectives.

The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting the MDT teams with the management of patients on a cancer pathway in line with national targets.

The post holder will be required to undertake various admin duties associated with the MDT role within Cancer Services, including the preparation of patient lists for MDT meetings, obtaining relevant reports and information to enable efficient MDT discussion, and the actioning of MDT outcomes, such as booking appointments, creating and sending onward referrals and updating relevant Trust systems.

The role is required to work closely with the operational service ensuring that patients pathways are expedited as required.

The post holder will be required to liaise with a number of stakeholders, including services such as Radiology and Pathology, clinical teams, operational management teams and other Trusts in relation to a patients’ cancer pathway.

The post holder will be required to work within a busy office environment and provide cover in the absence of other colleagues. The role involves using multiple hospital systems, including PAS, ICE and Somerset.

The post holder is expected to cover other team members during periods of absence and increased activity.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the management of cancer pathways in accordance with national and local guidelines.

The post holder will be required to liaise with a number of stakeholders including radiology and pathology teams, clinical teams, and other Trusts to ensure that patients are listed for MDT in a timely manner with all relevant information available to enable meaningful discussion.

The post holder will be responsible for actioning MDT outcomes in line with local guidance, ensuring that appointments are booked in a timely manner, onward referrals completed and relevant Trust systems updated.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve.  We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will ensure that GP referrals are processed and booked appropriately to best meet the needs of the patients who are starting on their cancer journey. This includes the booking of first appointment include – virtual/ face to face appointment or diagnostic tests.

The post holder will be responsible for the validation of patients on a cancer waits pathway, ensuring that first appointment adjustments are accurately recorded and all information is correct on the system prior to monthly cancer waits submission.

Please see attached Job Description for further information

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ 3 or 2 A levels

Skills and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a similar environment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Melissa Banks
Job title
Deputy Head of Cancer Services
Email address
[email protected]
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