Gynaecology Cancer Navigator - Band 4

Job summary

A fantastic opportunity has recently arisen within the Bristol Gynaecology department based at Southmead Hospital as we are advertising for a Cancer Navigator for 37.5 hours a week to join our busy Gynaecology department for 12 months.

The ideal candidate will need to be able to work in a calm, logical, organised and methodical way whilst being able to multi-task in a busy environment with complex patient pathways.

The role will be to support and facilitate the smooth and timely running of cancer patient's journeys. The post holder will organise and liaise with the clinical teams and Cancer Services to manage the planned checkpoints throughout a patient's diagnostic pathway and support the clinical team, in ensuring the speciality is able to deliver timely, safe and effective services.

For further queries, please get in touch with Gabbi Glanville, Performance and Operations Manager for Gynaecology.

Email Contact: gabrielle.glanville@nbt.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

• Provide a point of contact for cancer services team for all Gynaecological cancer patients.
• Develop excellent working relationships with departments which deliver diagnostic services in order to co-ordinate the patient's diagnostic journey.
• Liaise with the medical secretary and cancer nurse specialist teams to support patients through their pathway, ensuring timed milestones are achieved and communicated to patients appropriately
• Develop strong links with fast track team and local primary care and community teams.
• Support information delivery about varied tests and procedures; this role may include providing preparation information for investigations and procedures such as CT scans, MRI safety questionnaires, hysteroscopy and biopsies in order to expedite appointments and progress the patient pathway
• To provide general updates about appointments and next steps to patients on cancer pathways
• To be responsible for checking the outcomes of patients attending clinic on Two Week Wait appointments and help facilitate booking of any required tests within deemed timescales
• Develop an in depth knowledge and understanding of the patient pathway for Gynaecological cancer and diagnostic pathways
• To proactively manage and track the patient through every stage of the patient pathway on a daily basis, to ensure that diagnostic tests and pathway milestones are achieved within the targets

About us

North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.

We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.

North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.