The department of Cellular Pathology is looking for a full‑time Band 3 Cancer Pathway Tracker to provide a comprehensive administrative service. The post holder will work primarily with the histopathology teams and will support in co‑ordinating and organising multi‑disciplinary team (MDT) meetings for cancer patients.
The successful candidate will be pleasant, friendly, with excellent interpersonal skills, able to work to tight deadlines, appreciate data quality, manage a varied workload, and work with limited supervision. Applicants should be educated to GCSE/O level standard or equivalent and have excellent IT skills.
Key Responsibilities
* The post holder is expected to develop and maintain effective working relationships with Trust wide services, including Clinicians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, MDT coordinators, other medical staff and medical secretaries to ensure all patients on a cancer pathway are identified and tracked for MDT.
* The post holder is required to liaise with clinical and administrative teams both within the Trust and tertiary centres to assist with patient investigations.
* Co‑ordinate diagnostic investigations to ensure the delivery of patient care is of the highest standard.
* Act as the initial point for escalated histological results expected for MDT discussion.
* Expedite and track all specimens required for diagnostic discussion at MDT.
* Plan, co‑ordinate and manage the pathology aspect of all MDT meetings.
* Have an understanding and knowledge of the relevant cancer tumour sites and patient pathways relating to histopathology.
* Keep up to date with the National and local issues relating to cancer and the collection of cancer data.
Administrative Responsibilities
* Manage and maintain the document and data control process within the Administration Team, using defined systems.
* Issue any relevant progress reports to the appropriate Manager.
* Correlation of all documentation, logging, filing and distribution accordingly, ensuring accurate audit trail is maintained.
* Control the quality system within the Administration Team, capturing all relevant processes, and review regularly.
* Attend and minute meetings as and when required, maintain a log of required actions and decisions.
* Pro‑actively manage the actions log providing updates as required by the appropriate Manager.
* Provide administrative support to the Administration Team in all aspects of work, including the co‑ordination of diaries, arrangement of meetings, venues and catering requirements.
* Undertake general administration duties including typing, photocopying, distributing and filing all correspondence, dealing with incoming mail and telephone calls/enquiries.
* Maintain an effective ‘bring forward’ system, ensuring that deadlines are adhered to and action is taken as appropriate.
* Provide secretarial support to the Administration Team as and when required.
* Carry out any other relevant duties that may be requested to ensure the systems within the Project Office are under control.
General Responsibilities
* Support the Manager in induction and supervision of new staff.
* Implement existing policies and procedures.
* Co‑operate fully in the introduction of new technology and new methods of working as appropriate to the post holder.
* Continuously update knowledge of new trends and maintain and improve knowledge and competence, through self‑development.
* Undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.
Communication Skills
* Display excellent written and verbal communication skills in liaising with other team members, Trust personnel and external bodies.
* Demonstrate ability and commitment to work as an effective team member.
* Display professionalism when representing the department.
Education and Training Development
* Undertake all mandatory training as required by the Trust.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital. We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 November 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities – from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West. Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award‑winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single‑site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
This advert closes on Monday 17 November 2025.
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