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Job overview
Are you looking for a new challenge? Are you organised, independent, proactive, determined and enthusiastic? Do you like working with people and enjoy problem solving?
This is a new post, funded initially for 1 year by the East Midlands Cancer Alliance. You will introduce a navigator role in haematology, to track patients during their inpatient chemotherapy journey. You will help to improve workflow, ensuring chemotherapy can be delivered faster and more safely. This will result in reduced hospital length of stay, improved patient satisfaction.
You will work closely with nursing, medical and pharmacy teams and be supported by an enthusiastic senior team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for overseeing the scheduling of elective inpatient chemotherapy admissions and treatments, ensuring requests are dealt with efficiently and in a timely manner and that Trust Cancer targets are met.
The post holder will work closely with clinical colleagues to monitor and assist with the flow of patients and treatments for the haematology wards.
Working for our organisation
This post offers you the opportunity to work as part of an established and friendly team in one of the UK's largest and busiest acute NHS teaching hospital Trusts. NUH is a Cancer Centre providing a regional service to a population of over 3 million.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for working with the nurses, doctors and pharmacy to ensure patients receive chemotherapy within specified timeline including co-ordination of test results, scans, prescribing and preparation of chemotherapy prior to admission. .
Ensure that consent for chemotherapy is obtained prior to or upon admission to the unit, to support the timely delivery of systemic anti-cancer treatment, with the specific focus of commencing C1 chemotherapy regimens within business hours where reasonably practicable.
Coordinate and expedite the collection of blood sampling and review of results to support timely communication with pharmacy that a patient is safe to proceed with treatment.
Ensure a current weight is documented on nerve centre to ensure the accurate prescribing of systemic anti-cancer treatment.
Effectively plan for the elective admissions. Including, but not limited to the preparation of documentation, liaising with the Clinical Nurse Specialist Teams, coordinating investigations, and effectively communicate with patients and their carers.
In conjunction with the multidisplinary team and service manager, map the existing process for elective chemotherapy admissions and scope systems for improving the visibility of bed management
Responsible for identifying potential breaches against Trust targets and taking timely action to avoid breaches.
Receiving triaging and handling calls from patients relating to their admission .
To be responsible and accountable for identifying and communicating potential problems at an early stage, liaising with clinical colleagues and non-clinical staff at all levels
To be responsible and accountable for cross checking Medway and bookwise for forward planning and accuracy
To be responsible for ensuring databases are up to date
Deal appropriately with enquiries, by telephone and in person, from staff and patients, seeking advice or referring elsewhere if necessary
Working closely with Ward manager to identify appropriate training for staff, to facilitate improved performance and personal career development in accordance with Trust policy/procedures
Responsible for management of KPI’s to support delivery of Trust Access Targets in line with departmental SOP’s
To work closely with other members of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure the best possible service is provided
Person specification
Communication and relationship skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to clearly and accurately convey information verbally to different audiences including patients, GPs, Medical PAs, Consultants, Managers, hospital admin & clinical staff
Planning and organisation skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent organisational/co-ordination/work prioritisation skills and meticulous attention to detail
- Demonstrates an understanding of financial implications of bed utilisation/scheduling
Physical skills
Essential criteria
- Good IT skills
- Able to use email, facsimiles and various office equipment
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
- Educated to GCSE standard with passes at grade C or above for English and Maths or similar through vocational training
- Evidence of commitment to continued learning or improvement through attendances at courses.
- Good command of the English language – both written and spoken.
- Excellent IT and keyboard skills
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience of working within a clinical/clerical environment
- Experience of Microsoft, Medway PAS, Notis & Bookwise
- Experience in managing change
- Possess a thorough understanding of the patient focussed care concept and customer expectation.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Experience of booking treatments on Bookwise
- Experience of working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working with in haematology
- Proven experience of supervising individuals/team
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.
Easy read application: if you have a disability and find it difficult to complete our online application form, you can apply via our easy read application which you can find on the intranet https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/easy-read-job-application
Support with Applications and Interviews: NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. If you would like to be contacted to take up this offer please email wideningparticipation@nuh.nhs.uk providing your name, phone number, and email address and the team will be in touch.
Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
