Cancer Patient Pathway Navigator

Job description

Job responsibilities

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

To maintain effective and efficient communication with;

Cancer Navigator Team Leader

Cancer Centre Lead Nurse

Cancer Centre Manager

Cancer Centre Lead Clinician

Cancer MDT Co-ordinators

Cancer Centre Data Manager

Cancer Patient Trackers

2 Week Wait Administrators

Chairs of Multidisciplinary Teams

Tumour Site Lead Clinicians

Members of Clinical Multidisciplinary Teams

KEY RESULT AREAS

To work primarily independently and on own initiative with minimal supervision to carry out the duties of the post.

To track patients referred as suspected cancer to ensure all diagnostics and follow-up appointments are booked to meet agreed timescales/targets working in line with Next Steps.

Track patient test results to determine what further action is necessary, liaising with the clinician and/or ensuring that relevant information is available for discussion at the MDT.

Provide administrative support and facilitate MDT meetings including preparing, organising and circulating agendas ensuring all members of the MDT are advised of the meeting date/time/location. Responsible for recording and collating attendance of MDT meetings in accordance with Peer review requirements.

Utilise knowledge to determine which patients notes and images will be needed for discussion. Locate, collect and return the notes for the MDT as required.

Record the outcome of the MDT for each patient and minute the MDT meetings accurately and circulate as appropriate. Ensuring communication of outcomes with other Healthcare professionals as requires e.g. GPs.

Take responsibility following the MDTs for ensuring that any outcomes identified as the responsibility of the Cancer Pathway Navigator are actioned in a timely manner, liaising with staff in various departments as necessary.

To be responsible for ensuring that the patient does not experience unnecessary delay on the cancer pathway. Monitor the patients current status and communicate as required with the appropriate consultant to ensure that diagnostic/staging tests and treatment are arranged in a timely manner, and to chase results as required.

Work collaboratively with medical secretaries, clinic coordinators, nurse specialists and other staff within the Trust to ensure appropriate management of patient information and coordination of patient pathway.

Extract clinical and waiting times information from the patients notes to record accurately on the MDT data sheet, the MDT minutes and the Cancer Waiting times Database.

Using knowledge of cancer waiting times, ensure the timely, accurate insertion of patient information onto the Cancer Information System database.

To negotiate appointments for patients with other members/departments of the Trust so ensuring the targets are met.

To complete data reports as required in relation to Cancer Outcomes Services Dataset, and other reports as required by the Tumour site, Cancer Centre or Trust.

Inform Cancer Centre Manager and MDT Chairs or clinicians responsible for the Patient of patients who are going to breach the cancer waiting times targets.

Take responsibility for the prioritisation of workload. Develop systems to improve effectiveness of the post.

Be familiar with tumour site specific pathway information, including databases/spread sheets or National Databases/Registries and enter data in a timely manner from the completed data collection proformas.

Arrange room and facilities bookings for MDT meetings.

Implementation of the Operational Policy for relevant MDTs. The post holder will also be expected to participate in meetings for the ongoing development of cancer policies.

Co-operation with Cancer Services MDT Team Leaders, Assistant Cancer Managers, Cancer Lead Managers and Peer Review Lead, in all aspects of information gathering for Peer Review.

Responsibility for the effective facilitation of video conferenced meetings, including the setting up and operation of equipment and the room.

Attend and contribute to the AGMs and business Meetings of the MDTs.

Provide cover for patient tracking and MDT team meetings and other duties as appropriate.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• 2 years Administrative experience
• Experience of dealing with customers/patients
• Experience of data input

Desirable

• At least one year working in a large complex organisation or equivalent

Skills

Essential

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to prioritise schedules and workloads

Desirable

• Exposure to dealing with complaints

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Cross site

LGH 72 PPD Building

Leicester

LE1 5WW

Employer's website

https://www.jobsatleicestershospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)