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Job summary

Main area
Urology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Funding 18/11/2024 - 17/11/2025)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
357-LN-831-24
Employer
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Lincoln County Hospital
Town
Lincoln
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/10/2024 23:59

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Urology Cancer Navigator 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

The Cancer Navigator post will play a pivotal role in navigating and tracking Urology patients along their pathway, co-ordinating all hospital appointments, investigations and their treatment, whilst also identifying patients who may potentially breach national waiting times targets and Cancer Standards taking appropriate positive action to negate this possibility.

The post holder will work effectively within the surgery division and directorates involved in the delivery of cancer services by providing high quality person centred care to patients whom are on a cancer pathway. 

Main duties of the job

This post is to be based at Lincoln County Hospital. Candidates must be able to travel to other ULHT sites.

The post holder will engage with and work alongside the senior medical staff, nursing staff, other health care professionals and partner organisations within the network across the patient journey

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 interpersonal 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
  • Knowledge of all cancer waiting times targets
  • Competent in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

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

Previous experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of multi professional working.
  • Experience using IT systems
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous cancer pathway experience
Desirable criteria
  • Able to demonstrate “evidence” of working within the multi-disciplinary team
  • Previous acute hospital experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • English & Maths GCSE Grade C and above or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of demonstrable experience, plus additional short courses or training to diploma level or equivalent

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Self-motivated.
  • Competent in use of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel
  • Knowledge of all Cancer Waiting Times Targets
  • Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
  • Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework
Desirable criteria
  • Motivated and resourceful
  • Experience with ULHT ‘in house’ computer systems.. i.e. Somerset, Medway, Cris, Web v

Specific Requirements

Essential criteria
  • Flexibility attitude and approach to work
  • Ability to deal with emotional situations.
  • Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
  • Ability to travel independently to enable work anywhere within ULHT area when required. Demonstrates a person centred approach to care Physically able to access and function in a variety of locations
  • Professional appearance
Desirable criteria
  • Good understanding of the national drivers for cancer within the NHS.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Madeleine Dobbyne
Job title
Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01522 512512
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