Cancer Tracking Information Manager

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Cancer Services Team are looking for a highly motivated Cancer Tracking Information Manager to join our Cancer Services Team. This post is open to applications who are experienced in cancer tracking and waiting times,

Experience of managing staff is essential to the role, as well as an extensive working knowledge and experience of national requirements regarding Cancer Waiting Times and the provision of the cancer minimum dataset.

You will be responsible for managing the Cancer tracking team across the Trust. You will have specialist knowledge of the Cancer Waiting Time targets and excellent data management skills. A large part of the role involves liaising with Clinical and none clinical staff, Analysis and Reporting staff and senior management on a regular basis.

We are looking for a pro-active multitasker with excellent communication skills to assist the Cancer Service Manager in developing, maintaining, and managing the service in order to ensure the quality and timeliness of cancer tracking across the Trust.

This post falls within the provisions of Agenda for Change Annex 20 - Development of Professional Roles, whereby upon completion of an agreed set of competencies you may move onto the next pay band without the need for an application for a post at a higher level.

For further information on Annex 20, please see:

http://www.nhsemployers.org/tchandbook/annex-16-to-20/annex-20-development-of-professional-roles

Main duties of the job

The role involves working collaboratively with the Operational Services Manager and General Manager in the provision of high quality information to support the national mandated Cancer Waiting Times, including the development of robust and comprehensive systems and processes for the collection of all current and future mandatory cancer information requirements. Also required to analyse and validate cancer data both internally and externally in order to calculate performance against the agreed National Cancer Waiting Times targets.

The post holder is also responsible for managing and leading the Multi-Disciplinary Team ensuring the provision of a comprehensive administrative support to tumour specific multi-disciplinary teams throughout the Trust.

The post holder will also lead on the implementation, management, training and updating of the Somerset Cancer Register.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

26 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5272336JA

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Managing and supporting the cancer tracking team across the Trust and deputising to the Cancer Service Manager.

Working independently with both clinicians and other managers and colleagues to improve the cancer tracking process and maintain the quality and timeliness of the tracking.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Managing and supporting the cancer tracking team across the Trust and deputising to the Cancer Service Manager.

Working independently with both clinicians and other managers and colleagues to improve the cancer tracking process and maintain the quality and timeliness of the tracking.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience and be able to demonstrate significant experience within NHS Information Management with a good knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times
Keyboard skills to RSA 3 level
First line management qualification desirable and significant experience of staff management and Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Desirable

ECDL

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience and be able to demonstrate significant experience within NHS Information Management with a good knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times
Keyboard skills to RSA 3 level
First line management qualification desirable and significant experience of staff management and Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Desirable

ECDL

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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