Care Navigator - Ormskirk, United Kingdom - Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Ormskirk, United Kingdom

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Description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cancer Support Worker (EDSW) to join our Head and Neck team and be part of improving the service we deliver to our patients on a suspected cancer pathway. The purpose of this role is to support patients referred to the Head and Neck service with suspected cancer , Early Diagnosis Support Worker willsupport Faster Diagnosis Improvement in the Head and neck Service.

Band 4

Full time, hours per week Mon-Friday

£25,147-27,596

Secondment opportunity may be considered if internal to the Trust

Main duties of the job

This role will complement the Rapid Diagnostic Service and will require the post holder to support the pathway as it continues to be refined over time.

The post holder will work directly under the Clinical Nurse Specialist and will require the collaboration of appropriate services to maximise the delivery of streamlined diagnostic pathways, thereby improving quality of care and experience for patients and their carers.

About us

The Secretary of State has approved the partnership between St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals.

From 1st July we have come together as a single organisation under the name Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

The Trust delivers acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 9000 dedicated and skilled staff from 17 locations including Whiston, Southport & Formby, St Helens, Ormskirk and Newton hospitals.

The Trust provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Mersey and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

Our Vision is to deliver 5 Star Patient Care:

CAREthat is evidence based, high quality and compassionate

SAFETY that is of the highest standards

COMMUNICATION that is open, inclusive and respectful

SYSTEMS that are efficient, patient centred and reliable

PATHWAYS that are best practice and embedded, but also respect the individual needs of patients

Our achievements include:

Trust rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

Awarded National Preceptorship Accreditation for our Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Please see our Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information on our staff benefits.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see Job description attached.

Advertising Date: 12th April 2024

Closing Date: 19th April 2024

Shortlisting Date: 22nd April 2024

Proposed Interview Date: 30th April 2024

Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Diploma level and/or equivalent level of experience and/or equivalent qualification

Educated to NVQ level 3/4 or equivalent level qualification and/or experience

Evidence of continuing professional development

Intermediate IT skills

Knowledge & experience

Essential

Understanding of the national cancer waiting times standards

Experience of data entry

Experience of co-ordinating a patient workload

Knowledge of Microsoft Office to include Word, Access, and Excel

Excellent keyboard skills

Desirable

Awareness of current development within the Cancer NHS plan

Knowledge of audit process

Statistical & analytical skills

Familiarity with medical terminology

Experience of working within the NHS (either within primary or secondary care)

Experience of Hospital information system

Experience of data analysis

Relevant health and social care experience

Skills

Essential

Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels

Ability to organise their workload effectively to meet deadlines and work under pressure

Able to work effectively as a team member

Able to work with minimum supervision

Able to meet changing demands and priorities with a flexible approach

Other

Desirable

Ability to travel between MWL sites

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