Responsible for the delivery of shared care pathways in line with cancer standards, as well as data reporting for said pathways, in conjunction with the Cancer Services Manager and Cancer Performance Manager, as well as any other requests required to support the analysis of the success of the role.
To work with colleagues across the Cancer Alliance to co-ordinate cancer pathways and to ensure efficient and accurate data collection for shared patients.
Main duties of the job
1. To co-ordinate the cancer pathways for key tumour sites across the Cancer Alliance, ensuring that all cancer patients referred via all cancer pathway routes are treated within National Cancer Waiting Times targets.
2. Supporting shared care patients through the cancer pathway as required by the patient when they are referred to the service from across the SSCA region.
3. Navigation of patients through the cancer pathway, ensuring timely booking and reporting of investigations, management and escalation of delays and issues in line with the optimal timed pathway and agreed KPI's.
4. Accurate and timely recording of all aspects of the patient's pathway from receipt of referral to either discharge or onward referral/treatment.
5. Advocating on behalf of the patient by timely liaison and co-ordination with colleagues in primary and secondary care to ensure timely navigation.
6. Ensuring that all patients identified for shared care are diagnosed within National Cancer Waiting Times standards.
7. Oversight and tracking of the process of diagnosis whilst working closely with the Validation Cancer Services Team Leader to ensure the collection, verification, and input of complete and accurate data for the purpose of meeting Cancer Outcomes & Services Dataset (COSD).
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined-up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere, and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trust's normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services for a dynamic and proactive individual with excellent interpersonal and operational skills to work with colleagues from across the Cancer Alliance to co-ordinate cancer pathways and to ensure efficient and accurate data collection for shared patients.
You will be required to co-ordinate the cancer pathways for key tumour sites across the Cancer Alliance, ensuring that all cancer patients referred via all cancer pathway routes are treated within National Cancer Waiting Times targets.
Supporting shared care patients through the cancer pathway as required by the patient when they are referred to the service from across the SSCA region.
Navigation of patients through the cancer pathway, ensuring timely booking and reporting of investigations, management and escalation of delays and issues in line with the optimal timed pathway and agreed KPIs.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree-level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable
* Completion of a managing people programme or relevant experience
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
* Previous experience with the NHS or another large organisation
* Experience of working under pressure and within a large team
* Experience of sourcing, collecting, and inputting data and ability to take responsibility for sourcing and recording accurate patient information
Desirable
* Previously worked as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
* Understanding of hospital IT systems
* Experience of managing a team
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Surrey County Hospital
Egerton Road,
Guildford
GU2 7XX
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