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Job summary

Main area
Cancer
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 20 hours per week
Job ref
269-SFT9368
Employer
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Salisbury
Salary
£27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata if part time
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
12/12/2025 08:00

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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust logo

NSS Cancer Pathway Navigator

Band 4

 


Job overview

An extremely exciting and unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to join the Cancer Services team in an innovative position of Non-site specific (NSS)  Pathway Navigator at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

The Cancer Services team have implemented an early diagnostic pathway for patients with a suspected cancer to achieve definitive diagnosis by day 28 following referral by the GP. The navigator (this role) will be involved from the beginning of the pathway to work both directly and indirectly with both patients and their carers to assist in coordinating the patient pathway. The role of the navigator will work closely with the Clinical Lead and Clinical Nurse Specialist to improve the timeliness of the patient journey  and the patient's experience.

Main duties of the job

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic, flexible individual with advanced IT, administrative, secretarial and organisational skills. The individual must have strong IT skills and have the ability to work effectively alone but also as part of a team.  The post holder will be required to have excellent communication skills and an ability to deal with complex situations with patients, service users and clinicians over the phone and in person.

The ideal candidate would have good medical terminology  and a strong awareness of a hospital (or similar) environment.

An ability to work autonomously and to respond quickly to requests is required in addition to the ability to use your own initiative. There are elements of lone working as part of this role.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Working for our organisation

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff. 

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff. 

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service.  We think working here is pretty rewarding.  You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.  

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything.  With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.  Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

Person specification

Organisational Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work independently and as a team to organise and support MDT team, co-ordinate bookings and ensure patient pathway is improved
  • Strong IT experience (inc evidence)
Desirable criteria
  • Awareness of hospital IT systems
  • To be able to work across a range of IT systems to coordinate bookings etc

Communication skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to discuss sensitive information with a wide range of stakeholders including clinicians and patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of speaking directly with patients and family members

Qualifications and experience

Essential criteria
  • Grades A-C in Maths and English GCSE's or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Medical terminology
  • Cancer pathway knowledge or awareness

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDisability confident leaderImproving working livesCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingWe Work FlexiblyPeople PromiseNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Escott
Job title
Cancer Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01722336262
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