Cancer Pathway Navigator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a new and exciting team of x 4 Cancer Pathway Navigators supporting a specified service speciality in Urology, Colorectal, Plastics and Gynaecology.

The purpose of this role is to help improve patient pathways, providing a more efficient and co-ordinated approach to their care. The post holders will be an integral part of the Multidisciplinary team working alongside specific speciality teams including, Urology, Colorectal, Plastics and Gynaecology focused on promoting equity for patients.

The post holders will be expected to work across a range of IT systems to help improve the pathway. The post holders will work both directly and indirectly with clinicians, patients and their carers to assist in coordinating the care of patients through their hospital care journey. Part of the role is to help improve both administrative processes and reduce this burden on the clinical teams.

There will be 4 x Cancer Pathway Navigator posts working as part of a specified service speciality. These posts will evolve with time and according to the needs of the service

We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated team members who are committed to improving patient care. Ideally candidates will have experience of working within cancer and have an awareness of the cancer pathway. Candidates will also need to have good organisational skills, excellent communication skills and have administrative experience.

The post holders will be based at The Christie, Withington site and will work closely with the speciality multidisciplinary team as well as the Directorate operational team, Clinicians, patients and carers. They will help streamline the referral process to provide a more co-ordinated service for patients.

They will need to be able to work autonomously and as part of the MDT team and wider Directorate teams within the Division of Clinical Support and Specialist Surgery (CSSS).

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.