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Job summary

Main area
Radiotherapy
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
427-7654003
Employer
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal United Hospital
Town
Bath
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/12/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust logo

Radiotherapy Late Effects Navigator

Band 4

Job overview

The purpose of this role is to support the team developing and delivering care to patients with late onset side effects from their radiotherapy treatment.

You will play a pivotal role in triaging, recording and tracking patients along their pathway, whilst communicating with patients and escalating information appropriately.

The role will also have wider responsibilities for administration and data management for the regional South West Radiotherapy Late Effects Service.

Main duties of the job

You will be a main point of contact for the Radiotherapy Late Effects team.

You will coordinate high quality patient care following approved tools and procedures.

You will liaise with the wider clinical teams to derive useful data for the service.

You will assist in producing reports for department meetings and regional commissioning.

You will be responsible for the day to day housekeeping of the Late Effects service, ensuring information is dispatched to patients, and results recorded and available on hospital systems.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For the detailed job description and main responsibilities please see attached documents for full job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE Math and English
  • Advanced keyboard and IT skills
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ Level 3 in health
  • Communication Skills training

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Excellent understanding of health data and data protection issues
  • Willingness to improve knowledge and undertake learning and development courses
  • Experience of multi-professional working
  • Experience of working effectively and autonomously
  • Experience of data entry and computer skills
  • Experience in co-ordinating a patient workload
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous Oncology experience

Values

Essential criteria
  • Trust Values

Specific Skills

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate self-directed learning
  • Able to work under own initiative
  • Able to work as part of a team
  • Able to retrieve information from a wide range of sources in different formats
  • Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills
  • Able to ask sensitively about information needs
  • Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
  • Adaptable to change
  • Able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Practical problem-solving skills
  • Ability to communicate with patients affected by cancer

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWomens Staff Network

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Tolson
Job title
Radiotherapy Service Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01225 824564
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