Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Information Team
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 419-6415522-CPC-O
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- York Hospital
- Town
- York
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator
Band 4
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Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
Are you self-motivated, conscientious, and enthusiastic?
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are looking to recruit an individual who is passionate about cancer services, to join the Cancer Information Team based at the York site.
The team plays a major part in the overall patient experience, and as a Cancer Pathway Co-ordinator you will be responsible for the monitoring and tracking of cancer patient’s journeys. This would be in line with clinical guidance/processes and national directives for cancer performance.
While this role does not involve direct patient contact, you will work closely with a wide range of stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) and multi-disciplinary teams. Therefore excellent effective communication skills are a must to be able to support and progress the cancer patient’s pathway.
You must have a minimum of 2 years previous administrative experience, ideally with experience of working with databases and understanding data collection processes.
Main duties of the job
- To facilitate and support the timely discussion of patients listed for the cancer MDT meetings.
- Co-ordinate the administrative pathway of patients of suspected/diagnosed cancers, and when necessary provide a link across specialties and Care Groups.
- Ensure accurate cancer performance data is captured timely and entered onto the appropriate systems, to meet the minimum dataset required by national directives.
- To be able to exercise sound judgement in relation to problem solving and identifying situations requiring further advice.
- Be able to organise and prioritise your own workload to meet the requirements of the role.
- Be able to work effectively as part of a large team, with a flexible patient centred approach.
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
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Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
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27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
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A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
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A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
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Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
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NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
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An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
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Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.[email protected].
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Person specification
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- Educated to A level standard or equivalent or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Minimum 2 years higher administrative experience
- Experience of identifying and rectifying data quality issues and introducing procedures to rectify problem areas
- Ability to manage and co-ordinate Multi-Disciplinary Team meetings, liaising with senior clinicians
- Knowledge of the NHS Cancer Plan, Cancer Targets and Cancer National Minimum Dataset
- Experience in producing and discussing complex information in easy to understand format to a wide audience
- Experience of handling highly sensitive information
Desirable criteria
- Experience in co-ordination of a care pathway
Knowledge, Skills and Abilitie
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of processes involved in service re-design, e.g. process mapping
- Ability to plan projects which impact across the department and organisation relating to cancer services
- Experienced user of MS Office, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases and powerpoint
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of hospital patient administration systems
- Knowledge of National Service Framework for cancer
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Speak
- Job title
- Cancer Pathway Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01904 726228
- Additional information
Claire Varley, Cancer Pathway Deputy Manager
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01904 72 5305
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