21 Oct
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Child and Adolescent Health Service
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Perth
21 Oct
Child and Adolescent Health Service
Perth
Support patient care pathways for cancer care and treatment Join our dedicated team and help shape and improve the coordination of care for young oncology patients. Make a meaningful impact on cancer care and treatment pathways. CRVCID No. 750773 This is a 12 month Fixed Term Full-Time position, with the possibility of extension(s) and/or permanency. Part Time (0.8 FTE) will be considered for the right applicant Position Profile: We are seeking a Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Officer to join our service to provide coordination and administrative support to the Oncology and Haematology Department . This position serves as the central point of communication and coordination for multidisciplinary team meetings and case conferences, organising and facilitating meetings, managing patient data entry into relevant systems, and supporting the accurate capturing of activity for the department. Your empathy and resilience will be key in this role as you will work within the wider clinical team to support the care for children and young people undergoing treatment for cancer and blood disorders. You will collaborate with clinicians and administrative teams to ensure seamless recording of service events and development of efficient methods of capturing episodes of care across the complex oncology pathway and specialty teams, enhancing communication and efficiency.
Key responsibilities
- Coordinating and supporting MDT case conferences and clinical review meetings, including weekly and monthly clinical planning meetings, cancer stream, and patient led MDTs.
- Tasks include organising meetings, preparing agendas, compiling case lists and supporting documents, managing correspondence, generating custom reports to ensure compliance to criteria and ensure productive communication between teams.
- Maintaining clinical data such as patient records and documentation, ensuring accuracy in WebPAS for case validation, data entry, and compliance.
- Streamlining patient notes and outcome requirements by working closely with consultants, senior nursing team, and members of the allied health team, and outpatient administrative teams to provide integrated care for patients and families.
- Ensuring accurate and timely information delivery to relevant services or centres to optimise revenue from activity-based funding. About our Department The Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Oncology and Haematology at Perth Children’s Hospital provides statewide, comprehensive care for children aged 0–16 and their families, addressing a wide range of cancer and haematology conditions, including malignant and non-malignant blood disorders. Our services are designed to meet the complex medical, psychological, and emotional needs of young patients and their families through a holistic, multidisciplinary approach. This includes the diagnosis and management of cancer and blood disorders, as well as pain management, nutritional support, infection prevention, and psychological support to help families cope with the challenges of cancer and chronic illness. We also provide education, follow-up, and survivorship care.
We work in close collaboration with other hospitals and participate in clinical trials across national and international networks to facilitate better outcomes for our young patients and allow patients to access cutting
- edge therapies locally. Eligibility to Apply To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid Australian work rights. This includes visa holders. Permanent appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship, permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in Australia. Sponsorship is not currently available for this position. Other Conditions WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities. In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section51 of the Equal Opportunity Act1984 applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may al
📌 Multidisciplinary Team Officer (Perth)
🏢 Child and Adolescent Health Service
📍 Perth