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Job summary

Main area
Cancer Services
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 Hours Per Week)
Job ref
357-LN-444-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/07/2024 23:59

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Cancer Pathway Coordinator - Band 4

NHS AfC: Band 4

We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people.  We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULHT.

We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.

Our values guide everything we do. They are:

  • Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
  • Safety – Following ULHT and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
  • Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
  • Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
  • Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.

If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULHT team.

We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

So, what is in it for you?

  • Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.

Types of flexibility could include:

  • Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
  • Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
  • Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
  • Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
  • Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
  • NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
  • Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
  • Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.

In addition, there is more.

  • Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
  • Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
  • Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
  •  Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
  •  Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.

Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job overview

Site: Lincoln and Boston

1 x 37.5 hour post - 12 month fixed term 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator to join our dynamic team in Cancer Services.

As a key member of the Cancer Services Department, the post holder will engage with and work alongside the Clinical Divisions, senior medical staff, nursing staff, other health care professionals and partner organisations within the Network across the patient journey. The Cancer Pathway Co-ordinators play a pivotal role in supporting the cancer teams by navigating and tracking patients along their pathway, co-ordinating all hospital appointments, investigations through to treatment.

They will provide support to the Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings which are held on a regular basis and where individual patient management plans are discussed.

The role ensures there is effective co-operation between the Clinical Divisions and other departments involved in the delivery of cancer services including:

  • Using the cancer management information system for recording clinical and performance data
  • Proactively managing waiting times for individual cancer patients
  • Support service improvement to streamline the patient journey and improve the quality of patient care
  • Co-ordinate MDT meetings in accordance with the National Cancer Peer Review standards
  • Evaluate and contribute to the development of this role and the role of Cancer Pathway Administrator

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will possess excellent IT skills, knowledge of medical terminology and will have a good working knowledge of cancer pathways and cancer waiting times within an acute Trust setting.

You must also be a confident communicator with the ability to liaise accurately with a wide range of different professional groups (both clinical and non-clinical).

Among your skills will be the ability to work in a fast moving, challenging environment while being able to keep focused on the job in hand.

The successful candidate will also have the following skills:-

  • Be able to analyse problems and suggest suitable solutions
  • Be able to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines and manage own time
  • Good keyboard skills, coupled with working knowledge of Microsoft Office
  • Good listening skills
  • Effective negotiation and influencing skills
  • Have the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Be able to work effectively in a team
  • Adaptable to change

Working for our organisation

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. your NHS needs you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 4 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C or above including English Language and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • A level or NVQ III in Business Administration or equivalent experience acquired through patient administration
  • Information and computing qualification (e.g. CLAIT, ECDL or equivalent)

Previous Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office – to include Word, Excel and Outlook
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience of working in an office environment
  • Experience of using Primary Treatment Lists (PTLs)

Knowledge, skills, aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communicator who can communicate with a wide range of different professional groups (both clinical and non-clinical)
  • Effective team player able to work with people at all levels within the Trust
  • Demonstrable evidence of working with accuracy and attention to detail
  • Ability to convey complex information to colleagues
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Possess effective listening skills, negotiation and influencing skills
  • Knowledge of multidisciplinary team meetings
  • Effective judgement skills for decision making
  • Ability to identify problems and quickly report/act on them
  • Ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines and manage own time effectively
  • Planning and organisation of a number of complex tasks many of which are on-going e.g. MDT meetings, data submission schedules, organising access to data sources in a timely manner
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of cancer waiting times policies and procedures
  • Clinical pathways knowledge
  • Seeks ways to improve systems and efficiency
  • An understanding of clinical audit and data collection methodology
  • Knowledge of medical records procedures and casenote retrieval
  • Knowledge of medical terminology

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • A flexible approach to working
  • Ability to travel between Trust sites and across the Cancer Network area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Megan Clough
Job title
Cancer Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 597853
Additional information

ext 597853

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