Lung Cancer Navigator

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Respiratory Lung Cancer Directorate

Co-ordinating defined task and ensure deadlines are met within the Lung Cancer Directorate.

Management of diaries and helping with the production of agendas and associated agenda items

Support the Directorate team producing interview packs

Together with undertaking the Navigator's role

You would be expected to liaise with local hospitals and cancer services departments to obtain results and reports and escalate any delays to prevent delays in the cancer pathway

Be responsible for managing diaries

Maintain a database of procedures for the Directorate

Co-ordination of operational tasks

Ensuring deadlines are met for producing documentation

Be responsible for the analysis and adjustment of complex patient pathways and able to support and advise internal and external clinical teams and patients

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the "Supportive Documents " headings.