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Job overview

12 month secondment or fixed term opportunity to become an integral part of our dynamic Urology team.

As a member of our team, you'll play a crucial role in independently supporting the clinical nurse specialist team while aiding in the planning of assessments for patients on suspected cancer pathways.

Your responsibilities will encompass a range of vital tasks, including managing systems for handling results, facilitating communications with patients as needed, scheduling appointments, and monitoring and delivering clinical outcomes. Collaborating closely with the Urology CNS team, you'll contribute to enhancing FDS and 62-day targets, ultimately elevating the standard of patient care.

****Please note we are not eligible to sponsor for this post**** 

Main duties of the job

This role will cover a range of administrative tasks including coordinating  necessary assessments, investigations, and appointments for patient pathways.

• Proactively ensure patients have received eGFR results before MRI and PSA results before review clinic to prevent pathway delays.
• Facilitate care transfers between service teams and across care interfaces.
• Refer and signpost patients for higher-level decisions and support.
• Triage incoming patient calls, initiating appropriate responses based on established protocols. 
• Monitor, audit, and report on service, inputting data to Somerset cancer database.
• Conduct pre-planned outbound calls to patients under healthcare professional guidance.
• Contribute to clinical/quality management team reviews of pathway issues. · Ensure MDT outcomes are actioned, liaising as needed. 
• Manage admin and results for CNS team review, supporting timely diagnoses within 28 days.
• Monitor post-treatment surveillance, collaborating with clinical colleagues to prevent follow-up delays.
• Book patient appointments as necessary.

Working for our organisation

We are dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusivity within our workforce and warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, with a particular emphasis on encouraging those from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, as well as candidates from our local area.

As part of our commitment to supporting our employees we offer a range of benefits including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 27 days and increasing to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, in addition to the national Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Enhanced hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Opportunities for career development and training to help you progress in your role;
• Wellbeing support and activities to promote a healthy work environment;
• Access to our in-house physiotherapy service;
• On-site canteens offering subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees feel valued and empowered to excel in their roles.  Join us and become part of a team dedicated to making a positive difference in our community.