Cancer MDT Coordinator | Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Milton Keynes, MK6 5LD
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Aug 2026
Closing date:	17 Sept 2026

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Summary

MDT Coordinator

Cancer Services

Band 4, Maternity Cover from 1stSeptember 2026

Hours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Cancer MDT Coordination team in amaternity covercapacity. We are seeking two skilled administrators to support our multi-disciplinary teams by meticulously tracking patient pathways and ensuring the accuracy of national cancer waiting times datasets and disease registration.

As a Coordinator, you are the backbone of the patient journey. You will:

• Track every step of a suspected cancer pathway to ensure no patient is missed.

• Prepare and facilitate treatment planning meetings (MDTs), including live-typing outcomes.

• Escalate potential delays and ensure clinical information is shared securely with partner hospitals.

• Navigate multiple clinical systems to maintain data integrity under tight weekly deadlines.

About YouWe are looking for conscientious individuals with a high level of attention to detail and the ability to absorb complex clinical information. You should thrive in a fast-paced environment and be comfortable with high-volume data entry. Whether working independently or as part of a team, you must be proactive in managing patients across all and any tumour sites.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Interview date: 01 September 2026

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The post holder will:

Work as a key member of the Cancer Services team ensuring that our cancer patient’s care and experience is central to every stage of their journey.

Support Cancer Leads in delivering effective, well-structured MDT.

Ensure accurate and timely tracking of all required data for all of their cancer patients on Somerset Cancer Register, while meeting the data standards for Cancer Waiting Times, National Cancer Audit requirements and local SOPs.

Undertake all aspects of tracking patients to waiting time targets including escalating demand and capacity issues promptly at an early stage of the patient pathway

Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are being adhered to, escalating any identified amendments to the Manager.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a “Good” rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards – a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards – and the recently approved Women and Children’s Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Patient Tracking, appointments and audits

To actively track patient’s progress on a daily basis, throughout the patient pathway to ensure care is carried out in a timely fashion and follows escalation and PTL (Patient Tracking List) processes.

To ensure that all cancer referrals received by Trust are record in a timely fashion into Somerset/PTL and patients have a booked first appointment, investigation and procedure and record details on the appropriate electronic system.

To collect and record cancer waiting times and report potential breaches.

Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings

To ensure that all appropriate cancer patients are identified and discussed at MDT.

To ensure MDTs are planned, scheduled and prepared in advance, with specific attention to the impact of bank holidays or staff absence. Including invites, attendance lists, room bookings, staff cover and handover.

Other

To facilitate all aspects of annual meetings, improvement meetings, internal review and National Peer Review as required.

To build both awareness of other MDT coordinators processes (to enable effective cover), but also the wider provision cancer services.

To build effective communications and professional relationships with Cancer Service team members at other Trusts.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

This advert closes on Tuesday 1 Sep 2026

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