Gynaeoncology - System Navigator

Job summary

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to be advertising the post of a system pathway navigator to support the regional tertiary gynae-oncology service based at Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is a full time post, and the post is based on site at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The successful applicant will work closely colleagues from across the region in both tertiary, secondary and primary care. The successful applicant will support patients throughout their treatment journey, as they move between specific services provided by different Trusts. As a system pathway navigator, the successful candidate will be expected to work across organisational boundaries to ensure patient's pathways are seamless, and patients are kept informed throughout their journey. The post holder will work closely with Cancer Nurse Specialists from GHNFT and different organisations.

Main duties of the job

Work as a core member of the speciality admin team alongside the clinical team to support all aspects of the patient pathway from referral to treatment.

Work with the MDT coordinator and clinical team and cancer teams to support the specialist MDT, ensuring appropriate patient documentation is available and actions from MDT are progressed in a timely and effective manner.

Identify and escalate potential breaches to lead clinician, service line manager/assistant service line manager and relevant admin/cancer tracking team members with details of the breach and actions taken to resolve.

Work closely with SLM/ASLM, service line admin team, cancer tracking team and clinical team to support the Cancer Harm Review process.

Work closely with cancer services, Information and Performance teams to ensure accurate and timely data is available.

Support Trust and network wide pathway developments for cancer services. Support regional and national reform initiatives to improve the quality and speed of patient access to consultation, diagnosis and treatment.

As the role is embedded within the Trust, an element of staff management will be included in this position.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.