Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a cancer care coordinator to join the Surgery Business Unit Management team.
We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and caring individual to work closely with the operational team to co-ordinate patients care through all aspects of their cancer pathway and support the development of multiple cancer patient pathways.
This is a unique and interesting administrative role in which you will virtually navigate patients through their pathway from referral to treatment in accordance with the Trust agreed pathway steps and timescales, proactively identifying and resolving delays at all stages and you will be required to provide accurate data and information to support this.
An understanding of cancer waiting times, standards and the associated targets would be advantageous. You must have excellent IT, communication and interpersonal skills. We would expect the candidate to have the ability to prioritise and organise work with minimal assistance.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The role has been developed to assist the management team in delivering high quality care by supporting both the individual services to unblock any issues within the system and move patients through their cancer pathway.
The post holder will need to collaborate and communicate with wider health care teams to ensure the provision of appropriate services, improving the quality and efficiency of the cancer pathway, cancer waiting times and targets.
This will involve assisting coordination of care from referral to the end of treatment episode. Involving regular contact with patients suffering from cancer. Ensuring effective progression along the the patients pathway in liaison with other health care professionals, departments in the Trust and other hospitals.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Collaborate and communicate with the wider health care teams to ensure the provision of appropriate services, improving the quality and efficiency of the cancer pathway, cancer waiting times and targets. Promote patient self-management , education and signposting enquires to the appropriate department/sector within hospital or community settings. Document and monitor all aspects of patient care coordination and service delivery. Supporting data collection for audit and Quality Surveillance Team reviews. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Collaborate and communicate with the wider health care teams to ensure the provision of appropriate services, improving the quality and efficiency of the cancer pathway, cancer waiting times and targets. Promote patient self-management , education and signposting enquires to the appropriate department/sector within hospital or community settings. Document and monitor all aspects of patient care coordination and service delivery. Supporting data collection for audit and Quality Surveillance Team reviews. To role model compassionate and inclusive leadership in order to shape the creation of a collective leadership culture within the trust. This means demonstrating a consistent leadership style which (a) engages, enables and empowers others (b) uses coaching to promote ownership of learning and quality improvement and (c) facilitates team.
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- GCSE English language and Mathematics, (Grades A-C) or equivalent level
- NVQ level 3 - Health & Social Care plus knowledge to diploma level or equivalent short courses/additional training
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Relevant experience in cancer/oncology/palliative care setting
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of coach/educating patients and carers
Desirable
- Relevant experience in cancer care coordination
Person Specification
Qualifications / Professional Registration
Essential
- GCSE English language and Mathematics, (Grades A-C) or equivalent level
- NVQ level 3 - Health & Social Care plus knowledge to diploma level or equivalent short courses/additional training
Experience and knowledge
Essential
- Relevant experience in cancer/oncology/palliative care setting
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of coach/educating patients and carers
Desirable
- Relevant experience in cancer care coordination
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
