Job summary
Employer heading
Pathway Navigator
NHS AfC: Band 4
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
We would love you to join us.
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Job overview
The General Surgery & Urology specialty is seeking a dedicated Cancer Pathway Navigator to join our team for a fixed-term period of 12 months. As the Cancer Pathway Navigator, you will play a vital role in ensuring a coordinated and efficient service for patients throughout their cancer pathway journey.
This role will involve active involvement from the suspicion of cancer stage, supporting the division in implementing early diagnostic pathways to achieve timely interventions for patients with suspected cancer.
Main duties of the job
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Working for our organisation
Thank you for your interest in this role.
Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.
Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To see the full detailed job description and main responsibilities of the job please refer the job description attached.
Person specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times standards
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Good organisational and administrative skills with the ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work well under pressure and remain calm in difficult situations
- Ability to deal with sensitive information in a tactful and diplomatic way
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to retrieve information form a wide range of sources and in different formats
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions under pressure
- Ability to meet deadlines without compromising accuracy
Qualifications/Academic/ Craft/Professional
Essential criteria
- Good General Education with GCSE level English and Mathematics ECDL or equivalent experience
- Qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience coordinating a patient workload
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a health care setting
- Computer literate and a good understanding of computer packages e.g. word/excel
- Ability to establish and maintain a patient tracking database
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within multidisciplinary teams
- Familiar with medical terminology
- Ability to work in a demanding environment
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate Trust CARE values.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ellie Arnold
- Job title
- Specialty General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01623 622515
- Additional information
Please contact:
Ellie Arnold
Specialty General Manager for Trauma and Orthopaedics, Breast, Vascular & General Surgery
Division of Surgery, Anaesthetics & Critical Care
Mobile: 07387539017
Direct Line: 01623 622515 Ext 4136
Email: [email protected]
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