Pathway Navigator

Job summary

University Hospitals Dorset are looking for a full time Pathway Navigator on a 23 month Fixed Term contract.

We are looking for a experienced, enthusiastic individual to act as centralised point of contact for patients on urgent suspected cancer pathways in our busy Head and Neck Services team.

Duties will include communicating effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant personnel from other Hospital Trusts to avoid delays in pathways and to keep service users informed at all times

The successful applicant will be required to be proactive in seeking ways to improve the patient pathway within agreed timeframes and highlight any potential delays in investigations/diagnosis throughout the patient pathway and escalate appropriately.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview date: TBC

Main duties of the job

Duties will include communicating effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant personnel from other Hospital Trusts to avoid delays in pathways and to keep service users informed at all times

The successful applicant will be required to be proactive in seeking ways to improve the patient pathway within agreed timeframes and highlight any potential delays in investigations/diagnosis throughout the patient pathway and escalate appropriately.

For further information, or to arrange a visit, please contact Charlotte Freeman-Laurence (charlotte.freeman-laurence@uhd.nhs.uk)

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

In some cases this means that a services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at interview.