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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
384-AGB-EMF16606
Employer
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Surrey Hospital
Town
Guildford
Salary
£26,405 - £28,976 per annum pro rata for part time INC HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
11/08/2024 23:59

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Patient Pathway Tracker

Band 4

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services for a dynamic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and operational skills.

This is a challenging role where you will be required to track all suspected Cancer patients across specific sites to ensure National targets are met.

 

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of the wider Cancer services team to ensure data quality and data completeness for all patients.

You will need to be flexible and adaptable with excellent organisational skills.  You will be required to manage your own workload, escalate concerns and ensure all deadlines are adhered to.

 

Working for our organisation

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.

A video about the Royal Surrey - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Patient Pathway Tracker will be part of a team responsible for tracking patient pathways to ensure that cancer waiting times standards are met.  The team will also manage the Consultant Patient Upgrade service. The role will involve sourcing and inputting clinical data in order to meet the requirements of the National Cancer Outcomes and Services Dataset and National cancer audits.  

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • General standard of education to A Level or equivalent experience
  • IT qualification – e.g. RSA 3, ECDL or equivalent qualification in computing/word processing

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of medical terminology especially relating to cancer
  • Knowledge of tumour site specific cancer pathways
  • Knowledge and application of Cancer Waiting Times Standards guidelines to meeting national targets
  • Knowledge of secretarial/administrative processes and procedures

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident committedStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula mansell
Job title
Assistant Service Manager Cancer Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01483 571122
Additional information

ext 2362

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