Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Care
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 188-AC081124
- Employer
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southampton General Hospital
- Town
- Southampton
- Salary
- £26,530.00 - £29,114.00
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 12/12/2024
Employer heading
Patient Pathway Navigator - Myeloma and Plasma Cell Disorders Service
Band 4
Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
The recruitment team at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are delighted to be able to offer a fantastic opportunity for a customer focussed, friendly and enthusiastic individual, as part of our expanding service. The Myeloma service is looking for a motivated and organised individual to take on the new role of Patient Pathway Navigator. The role will involve acting as a centralised point of contact for patients,
working alongside the clinical nurse specialist (CNS) team escalating patients’ concerns as appropriate. You will also be pivotal in coordinating the care of patients through their hospital care journey, providing the patient with the relevant information and coordinate any test preparations that need to be sent or collected by the patient.
Working for our organisation
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on-site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees can access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Your interpersonal skills will enable you to be able to quickly forge good working relationships within the hospital and make you someone our patients can trust to effectively co-ordinate their care.
You will be responsible for identifying any blockages or concerns in patient pathways, and recommending solutions and changes to current processes to improve service delivery and compliance.
Work closely with consultants, specialist nurses, clerical and other staff to deliver a co-ordinated, consistent management of patient cancer pathways. Escalate any clinical concerns to the appropriate clinician i.e., CNS/Physician Associate.
This role is ideally suited for those candidates who are already working at a Band 3 level or above, and looking to develop themselves within the NHS, whilst actively working in and supporting multiple teams around them.
The successful candidate will have a good grounding in medical terminology and experience of working in a pathway coordination/navigation role or similar.
Person specification
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential criteria
- Training and experience in administrative roles to vocational level 3 or equivalent
- Good knowledge across a range of administrative work procedures including non-routine elements to Diploma level 4 or equivalent
- Good grounding in medical terminology.
- Relevant experience in an NHS setting with a wide breadth of speciality knowledge.
- Experience of working in a pathway coordination/navigation role or similar.
- Proficient in the use of all hospital computerised patient systems.
- Experience of working in a patient or customer facing role with ability to establish report.
Desirable criteria
- Service improvement training.
- Experience of working in an operational environment
- Experience of working in a patient or customer facing role with ability to establish rapport.
- Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
- Knowledge and understanding of cancer pathways
Skills
Essential criteria
- Microsoft Office skills
- Customer service
- Admin and clerical skills
- Attention to detail
- Analytical thinking
- Data entry
- Data analysis
- Communication
- Time management
- Emotional intelligence
- Negotiation skills
- Diplomacy
- Working under pressure
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lorraine Wignall
- Job title
- Myeloma CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 023 81 208003
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