Job overview

Fixed Term Contract or Secondment for 9 months, full time 37.5 hours per week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term contract or secondment as a Cancer Pathway Navigator within the Colorectal Team, to work with the Colorectal Triage  and Colorectal Nurse Specialist .

The post holder will act as patient advocate, providing support and information throughout the entire cancer pathway to reduce patient anxiety. You will provide reassurance and information on appointments, interventions/tests, ensuring patients arrive for interventions fully prepared. The post holder will work closely with the MDT coordinator to support and coordinate the care of cancer patients through their complex care pathways, ensuring all patients move through the pathway without unnecessary delays in order to achieve a definitive diagnosis by day 28.

The post holder will also track patients on cancer surveillance as part of the introduction of Patient Stratified Follow Up (PSFU). 

As with all secondment opportunities, interested parties should discuss the opportunity with their line manager before applying.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Pathway Navigator within the Colorectal Team, to work with the Colorectal Triage and Colorectal Nurse Specialist.

The post holder will act as patient advocate, providing support and information throughout the entire cancer pathway to reduce patient anxiety. You will provide reassurance and information on appointments, interventions/tests, ensuring patients arrive for interventions fully prepared. The post holder will work closely with the MDT coordinator to support and coordinate the care of cancer patients through their complex care pathways, ensuring all patients move through the pathway without unnecessary delays in order to achieve a definitive diagnosis by day 28.

The post holder will also track patients on cancer surveillance as part of the introduction of Patient Stratified Follow Up (PSFU). 

You will work autonomously and have strong communication skills as well as commitment and compassion for patients and their quality of care and experience. You will be competent in data collation and input, with excellent IT skills across a broad range of systems.

The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills and an ability to deal with complex situations with service users and clinicians, both in primary and secondary care over the phone and in person.

Working for our organisation

The vision of this Trust is to be recognised by the people of Bolton and beyond as an excellent provider of health and care services and a great place to work. We are striving to attract, recruit and retain high caliber staff which reflect our communities. We are an inclusive employer who trains and develops our staff in a positive learning environment. We aim to be inclusive and therefore applications form all sectors of the community are welcomed.