Diagnostic Navigator

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 05 November 2024

Job summary

The Diagnostic Cancer / Interventional Navigator role is essential to ensure the efficient pathway flow of patients through the Radiology department. This post is part of a pool of staff who will help to cover all Radiology appointments for patients on a cancer pathway. Without sufficient appointment staff we are unable to support 7 day working that is essential to achieve waiting time KPIs. The post may also help cover the back office which deals with Radiology results on a rotational basis, this role ensures that the correct referring teams are provided with urgent reports in a timely fashion in order to make patient treatment decisions.

To support comprehensive and effective patient pathways within the Radiology Directorate; encouraging high standards in all staff by personal example and constructive supervision. To work as part of a team with other disciplines towards shared objectives. The service within the Radiology Directorate serves a population of approximately 3 million, with a cohort of patients also coming from further afield and perform over 500,000 exams per year across 12 modalities.

Main duties of the job

This role will provide support for bookings of all cancer patient pathways which are seen within radiology, but may also include inpatient, urgent, diagnostic and treatment pathways. All of which have individual KPIs which need to be measured. This post will help ensure 7 day turnaround time for cancer patients. Radiology admin also ensure patient's information is up to date and accurate on both Radiology and Trust wide information systems. They are a further pause in the process for positive patient identification and help to highlight patient ID queries which supports IRMER compliance.

To work as part of a highly trained and experienced team, exercising initiative and prioritising workloads whist following Government and directorate set initiatives and policies without direct supervision.

The post holder is responsible, where applicable, for tracking the progress of patients through care services (e.g., Radiology and Pathology) and core services (e.g., Health Records). They will also be required to liaise with other departments and staff within the Trust and other Trusts involved in providing care and core services to ensure that planned patient treatment progresses smoothly and in a timely manner.

The post holder will also work as a 'buddy'. This will involve building up a working knowledge of the processes and practices' in all duties so that they are able to provide a basic level of cover, when required.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk

The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

Date posted

22 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CSS-6589628-B4-1

Job locations

Unipart house

Cowley

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be the first point of contact for patients, clinicians and visitors to the department, ensuring a polite and friendly service and that patient details are recorded accurately onto our electronic system, CRIS. You will also be responsible for liaising with clinical staff with regards to patient information. You will deal with enquiries by various methods of media, including telephone, email and an internal intercom system, in a professional and confident manner.

The candidate must ensure all tasks are completed accurately, to ensure patients are attending for their appointments, queries are recorded accurately and information regarding appointments are passed correctly to the administration staff and applicable clinical staff. You will also be responsible for various other administration tasks including, follow up communications with patients that have not attended appointments, courtesy calls and arranging for appointments letters to be dispatched to patients by post.

You must be a good team player, have a flexible approach and have the ability to work proactively and at times using your own initiative. The candidate with have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience of working with hospital software is advantageous.

You will work in a busy patient centred department as part of an Administration and Clerical team with good peer group support and with appropriate training provided as necessary.

Please note that this post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be the first point of contact for patients, clinicians and visitors to the department, ensuring a polite and friendly service and that patient details are recorded accurately onto our electronic system, CRIS. You will also be responsible for liaising with clinical staff with regards to patient information. You will deal with enquiries by various methods of media, including telephone, email and an internal intercom system, in a professional and confident manner.

The candidate must ensure all tasks are completed accurately, to ensure patients are attending for their appointments, queries are recorded accurately and information regarding appointments are passed correctly to the administration staff and applicable clinical staff. You will also be responsible for various other administration tasks including, follow up communications with patients that have not attended appointments, courtesy calls and arranging for appointments letters to be dispatched to patients by post.

You must be a good team player, have a flexible approach and have the ability to work proactively and at times using your own initiative. The candidate with have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Experience of working with hospital software is advantageous.

You will work in a busy patient centred department as part of an Administration and Clerical team with good peer group support and with appropriate training provided as necessary.

Please note that this post is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Person Specification

Quality

Essential

Good general level of education e.g. 5 GCSEs grade C or above
Experience of working without direct supervision
Proficient in Microsoft applications & touch typing/keyboard skills

Desirable

CRIS / EPR patient systems - trained/experience
Good working knowledge of medical terminology & administration processes

Person Specification

Quality

Essential

Good general level of education e.g. 5 GCSEs grade C or above
Experience of working without direct supervision
Proficient in Microsoft applications & touch typing/keyboard skills

Desirable

CRIS / EPR patient systems - trained/experience
Good working knowledge of medical terminology & administration processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.