Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Shared Care Navigator – IPT Co-Ordinator

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Job summary

Responsible for the delivery of shared care pathways in line with cancer standards, as well as data reporting for said pathways, in conjunction with the Cancer Services Manager and Cancer Performance Manager, as well as any other requests required to support the analysis of the success of the role.

To work with colleagues across the Cancer Alliance to co-ordinate cancer pathways and to ensure efficient and accurate data collection for shared patients.

Main duties of the job

To co-ordinate the cancer pathways for key tumour sites across the Cancer Alliance. Ensuring that all cancer patients referred via all cancer pathway routes are treated within National Cancer Waiting Times targets to ensure delivery of subsequent standards (if appropriate)

Supporting shared care patients through the cancer pathway as required by the patient when they are referred to the service from across the SSCA region.

Navigation of patients through the cancer pathway, ensuring timely booking and reporting of investigations, management and escalation of delays and issues in line with the optimal timed pathway and agreed KPI's

Accurate and timely recording of all aspects of the patient's pathway from receipt of referral to either discharge or onward referral/treatment

Advocating on behalf of the patient by timely liaison and co-ordination with colleagues in primary and secondary care to ensure timely navigation

Ensuring that all patients identified for shared care are diagnosed within National Cancer Waiting Times standards.

Oversight and tracking of the process of diagnosis whilst working closely with the Validation Cancer Services Team Leader to ensure the collection, verification, and input of complete and accurate data for the purpose of meeting Cancer Outcomes & Services Dataset (COSD)

About us

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

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Details

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-ZC-EMF17030

Job locations

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road,

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services for a dynamic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and operational skills to work with colleagues from across the Cancer Alliance to co-ordinate cancer pathways and to ensure efficient and accurate data collection for shared patients.

You will be required to co-ordinate the cancer pathways for key tumour sites across the Cancer Alliance. Ensuring that all cancer patients referred via all cancer pathway routes are treated within National Cancer Waiting Times targets to ensure delivery of subsequent standards (if appropriate)

Supporting shared care patients through the cancer pathway as required by the patient when they are referred to the service from across the SSCA region.

Navigation of patients through the cancer pathway, ensuring timely booking and reporting of investigations, management and escalation of delays and issues in line with the optimal timed pathway and agreed KPIs

Job description

Job responsibilities

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services for a dynamic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and operational skills to work with colleagues from across the Cancer Alliance to co-ordinate cancer pathways and to ensure efficient and accurate data collection for shared patients.

You will be required to co-ordinate the cancer pathways for key tumour sites across the Cancer Alliance. Ensuring that all cancer patients referred via all cancer pathway routes are treated within National Cancer Waiting Times targets to ensure delivery of subsequent standards (if appropriate)

Supporting shared care patients through the cancer pathway as required by the patient when they are referred to the service from across the SSCA region.

Navigation of patients through the cancer pathway, ensuring timely booking and reporting of investigations, management and escalation of delays and issues in line with the optimal timed pathway and agreed KPIs

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

  • Completion of a managing people programme or relevant experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience with the NHS or another large organisation
  • Previous experience with the NHS or another large organisation
  • Experience of working under pressure and within a large team
  • Experience of sourcing, collecting, and inputting data and ability to take responsibility for sourcing and recording accurate patient information

Desirable

  • Previously worked as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
  • Understanding of hospital IT systems
  • Experience of managing a team
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

  • Completion of a managing people programme or relevant experience

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience with the NHS or another large organisation
  • Previous experience with the NHS or another large organisation
  • Experience of working under pressure and within a large team
  • Experience of sourcing, collecting, and inputting data and ability to take responsibility for sourcing and recording accurate patient information

Desirable

  • Previously worked as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
  • Understanding of hospital IT systems
  • Experience of managing a team

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road,

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road,

Guildford

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Performance Manager – Cancer Services

Bev King

b.king1@nhs.net

01483571122

Details

Date posted

30 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

384-ZC-EMF17030

Job locations

Royal Surrey County Hospital

Egerton Road,

Guildford

GU2 7XX


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