Prostate Cancer Navigator

4 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

This is a new 2 year fixed post with the potential to become permanent within our Urology Cancer Service and aims to improve efficiencies
within the pathways of care for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer.

You will play an essential part in supporting patients who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer by tracking and navigating them following their cancer diagnosis / treatment, and whilst co-ordinating their progress and liaising between clinical, managerial, nursing and A&C staff, escalating any concerns where appropriate.

appropriate services for patients and their families/carers. It will also entail organising and assisting the clinical nursing team to provide the Cancer Nursing Service effectively and efficiently ensuring patients queries and care can be actioned within a timely manner.

You will liaise with the Urology Cancer Waiting Times Co-ordinator and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Co-ordinator and work closely with the Trusts’ Specialist Urology Nurses to ensure patients receive timely follow up and clinical review following a prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The post holder will be responsible for maintaining an electronic prostate tracker system, ensuring blood tests are requested within a specific time period, documenting on the appropriate IT systems and escalating to consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) as appropriate.

The Urology Team are located in Belmont Course, Torbay Hospital site but mainly at Paignton Hospital and you will be working alongside a team of clinicians, 5 cancer clinical nurse specialists, MDT Co-ordinators, and administrators. There is also a team of secretaries providing secretarial services to the whole of the urology Team.

Contributing with the day-to-day management of the PSA Tracker database within Cancer Services and liaising with various teams as appropriate across the Trust to support the service.

The post holder will be expected to work independently, but under the guidance and supervision of the Urology Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) to ensure all patients on the PSA Tracker are tracked and reviewed with the clinically specified guidelines. Co-ordinating databases and both escalating and chasing any delays where appropriate.

You will provide essential and specific administration support to the team of Urology Specialist Nurses within Cancer Services at Torbay and South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and support to the patients accessing this service.

Provide general, specific and specialist information to patients and clinical teams regarding urology cancer and cancer services, developing patient information to ensure patients are signposted at all times during their treatment and beyond.

To engage with the community services as appropriate

Assisting with the implementation of new processes and improving efficiencies.



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