Head and Neck Cancer Pathway Navigator

1 month ago


Bradford, United Kingdom Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Closing Date: (this may change dependent on response)

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing

Head and Neck Cancer Pathway Navigator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with and support our Head and Neck cancer specialist nurses as a pathway navigator.

This role will support early diagnostics and treatment pathways for patients with Head and Neck cancer.

The successful applicant supports the CNS's and wider multi-disciplinary team in delivering high standard of support for our patients. They will be expected to liaise with GP's, co-ordinate diagnostic tests and communication with local and regional Cancer MDT's.

This is predominantly an administrative role however we welcome Registered Nurse Associates to apply with potential to expand and develop the role in the future.

Main duties of the job

To communicate regularly with patients to ensure that they are aware of upcoming appointments, diagnostic tests/investigations and operation dates and offer practical support with the arrangements and provide consistent planned follow-up to reinforce and further promote this information. To ensure the patient remains informed of their treatment pathway in line with the constitutional targets of 2 ww, 28-day FDS, 31-day upgrades and the 62-day treatment.

In conjunction with the Business Support Manager, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and responsible clinician to provide coordination of high-quality patient care through ongoing telephonic interactions with patients and proactive identification of needs such as WHO performance status, hospitalisation within this trust or other trusts, pregnancy, language barriers and arranging language interpreter during clinics to improve patient experience.

To ensure that the provisions of appropriate services at the right time and in the right place are available for patients and to have the knowledge to signpost patients as required.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

We value people We are one team We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more information about the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

oRelevant Health or Social Care experience oAdvanced knowledge of medical terminology. oExperience of coaching/teaching patients and carers.

Desirable

oBasic counselling oExperience coordinating a patient workload oKnowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology.

Skills

Essential

oAble to use own initiative and work without supervision. oAble to prioritize work oEffective organization skills. oAbility to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people at all levels. oGood observation skills. oPractical problems solving skills. oAbility to work flexibly dependent on the needs of the service oTactful and diplomatic with the ability to sensitively ask about information needs. oAbility to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats. oDemonstrate enthusiasm.

Desirable

oAbility to solve problems & make decisions under pressure

Knowledge

Essential

Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Qualifications

Essential

oGood General Education with GCSE English and Mathematics oECDL or equivalent experience oLevel 3 Health or social care qualification ( NVQ or similar)

Desirable

oLevel 4 Health or social care qualification ( foundation degree)

Other requirements

Essential

oAbility to perform a wide range of duties according to the Job Description oAbility to travel between sites

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