Job summary
Expected Shortlisting Date
24/11/2025
Planned Interview Date
03/11/2025
The Colorectal Department has an exciting opportunity for a full time Cancer Pathway Navigator. This post is crucial in ensuring that patients are seen and treated as part of the Lower GI cancer pathway in a timely fashion. The successful candidate must be proactive and have excellent communication skills, being able to liaise with patients and both clinical and administrative staff.
You will require a good knowledge of national cancer targets and be confident in applying these guidelines to a patient pathway. You must be IT literate and able to use several different IT systems to perform this role to the highest standard.
Discussions about the role prior to application are encouraged. For further information or informal enquiries, please contact Rebecca Smith at Rebecca.smith436@nhs.net
Main duties of the job
The post holder will
Communicate with relevant departments and organisations to ensure that the patients pathway is as timely as possible, and all delays are avoided.
Communicate with key departments (e.g., diagnostics, clinic bookings) to ensure all tests and investigations are completed in a timely manner and any issues are escalated.
Communicate information on the patients progress on the care pathway to CSU managers and clinicians as appropriate.
Liaise and communicate cancer guidance and definitions to key staff within the Trust.
Communicate regularly with patients to ensure they are aware of upcoming appointments, tests, investigations, or operations, and offer practical support with the arrangements.
Develop positive working relationships with all members of the team, liaising in particular with management, Consultants, specialist nurse, and administrative staff.
Manage own workload, with the ability to work independently and take initiative where appropriate; planning and organising their own time efficiently and effectively to meet all requirements.
About us
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating, and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.
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Details
Date posted
09 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£27,485 to £30,162 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
C9298-AMS-354
Job locations
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer details
Employer name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Address
St. James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Employer's website
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Employer contact details
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