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Salary Start date for post will be on or after 1st April 2024
1 x 18.75 hours per week at Pilgrim Hospital
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Cancer Pathway Coordinator to join our team. As a key member of the Cancer Services Department, the post holder will engage with and work alongside the Cancer Pathway Coordinator, Clinical Divisions, senior medical Staff, nursing staff, other health care professionals and partner organisations within the Network across the patient journey.
The post holder will assist the Cancer Pathway Co-ordinators in their pivotal role of supporting the cancer teams through tracking patients along their pathway, co-ordinating hospital appointments, investigations and their treatment as well as co-ordinating the cancer multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs).
Applicants should have at least GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths at Grade C or above. Experience of using Microsoft Office is essential. The successful candidate will be able to work both on their own initiative and effectively within a large team. They need to be able to adapt to the changing needs of the service whilst working to meet tight deadlines. It is essential to be able to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, together with accuracy and attention to detail. An awareness of National Cancer Waiting Times Targets and knowledge of hospital / clinical information systems is also desirable.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
What should you do next?
Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!
