Breast Pathway Navigator

at  London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

T The post holder is responsible for supporting patients and their families through the breast cancer pathway across secondary, community and primary care. The post holder will work under the direct or indirect supervision of the Assistant Service manager. They will be responsible for coordinating care, education and support for people with complex care needs and providing a point of access to patients and carers.

• This role has been specially designed to support existing pathways and will require the post holder to evolve to support the pathways as they are continuously improved over time. The post holder must be adaptable and willing to work flexibly as the service develops, which includes quality assurance, service development and improving patient outcomes and experience.
• The post holder will work both directly and indirectly with patients and their carers to assist in coordinating the care through an accelerated pathway from referral to treatment of breast cancer. The development of the role will be led by the needs of the patient. The role will also include providing the patient with the relevant information and coordinating any tests and appointments that are required to expedite the patient pathway.
• Ensure all patients on a 62 day cancer pathway (62 day standard, screening and upgrade) reach the Faster Diagnosis Standard by day 28 and 62 day treatment target.
• Proactively manage patient case load to aid the early detection of delays within the pathway
• This post will evolve over time as the pathway begins to evolve and crystallise and the post holder will be required to adapt and undertake any other duties as may be required by the cancer services directorate or wider healthcare team that are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
• To comply with the Trusts and departments policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Maintain complete confidentiality at all times. During the course of these duties, the post holder will have access to confidential and sensitive material about staff and the organisation and on no account must this information be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons as directed by the Senior Nursing Team.

Coordination of Care

• To be a point of contact for GPs and patients who have queries regarding their patients that have been referred to the breast service as an urgent 2WW
• Liaise with the radiology and pathology departments to ensure patients are dated within the timelines as dictated by the relevant specialty.

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London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

WE RUN MAJOR ACUTE SERVICES AT:

Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification

• This role has been specially designed to support existing pathways and will require the post holder to evolve to support the pathways as they are continuously improved over time. The post holder must be adaptable and willing to work flexibly as the service develops, which includes quality assurance, service development and improving patient outcomes and experience.
• The post holder will work both directly and indirectly with patients and their carers to assist in coordinating the care through an accelerated pathway from referral to treatment of breast cancer. The development of the role will be led by the needs of the patient. The role will also include providing the patient with the relevant information and coordinating any tests and appointments that are required to expedite the patient pathway.
• Ensure all patients on a 62 day cancer pathway (62 day standard, screening and upgrade) reach the Faster Diagnosis Standard by day 28 and 62 day treatment target.
• Proactively manage patient case load to aid the early detection of delays within the pathway
• This post will evolve over time as the pathway begins to evolve and crystallise and the post holder will be required to adapt and undertake any other duties as may be required by the cancer services directorate or wider healthcare team that are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade.
• To comply with the Trusts and departments policies, guidelines and procedures.
• Maintain complete confidentiality at all times. During the course of these duties, the post holder will have access to confidential and sensitive material about staff and the organisation and on no account must this information be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons as directed by the Senior Nursing Team