Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Radiotherapy Clinical Pathway Navigator

The closing date is 11 July 2025

Job summary

Are you a well organized, dedicated professional who has a customer friendly approach?

Do you have excellent communication customer service skills?

Do you want to work in a rewarding and friendly team?

If so, come work within the Radiotherapy specialty service where you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the patient pathway, maintaining National and local Cancer Targets.

Main duties of the job

Liaise closely with other specialties and departments within the MSB, ensuring compliance with the 31 day subsequent Radiotherapy and 62 day Cancer Targets.

Provide cross cover for the clinical service with regards to patient manual handling, chaperoning and mould room support to maintain service continuity.

To ensure an efficient pathway from point of referral to radiotherapy, through treatment and completion to follow up. To become competent in the use of relevant IT systems including Mosaiq record and verify, CED, Medway, ICE, Insight, ScribeNet, Citrix, PTS online, IEP, ACP and CWT list.

To identify and immediately escalate issues that could delay the patient pathway. To liaise and book treatment appointments with other specialities, for example chemotherapy or surgery to ensure patients receiving concomitant therapy are booked and treated within the most effective and appropriate timescale.

To liaise with the Cancer Data Team and MDT co-ordinators in order to monitor and maintain the Radiotherapy patient pathway in line with best practice and National Cancer Targets.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CAN-SO-8254

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths
  • IT and keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the patient administration system

Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to work effectively using own initiative as well as working as part of a team
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines

Desirable

  • An understanding of Radiotherapy

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in a clinic preparation environment

Personal development

Essential

  • Must be able to meet deadlines
  • High standard of accuracy
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 3 GCSEs or equivalent including English and Maths
  • IT and keyboard skills

Desirable

  • Knowledge of the patient administration system

Knowledge

Essential

  • Able to work effectively using own initiative as well as working as part of a team
  • Ability to work to tight deadlines

Desirable

  • An understanding of Radiotherapy

Communication Skills

Essential

  • Excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

Desirable

  • Previous experience working in a clinic preparation environment

Personal development

Essential

  • Must be able to meet deadlines
  • High standard of accuracy

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Pathway Manager

Michele Pate

michele.pate@nhs.net

03004435977

Details

Date posted

04 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-CAN-SO-8254

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


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