Description
The Patient Pathway Co-ordinator – Cancer Navigator will be the point of contact for all administrative issues relating to patients' pathway of care. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and will provide expertise in the proactive management of the patient pathway from referral to discharge, ensuring the entire pathway is managed smoothly.
The main duties of the job include:
- Using the 2ww referral to treatment (RTT) to manage all outpatient and elective patient journeys
- Leading on the validation of the RTT Patient Tracking List (PTL)
- Investigating and taking appropriate action where pathways are incomplete to ensure that patients are receiving timely treatment and Trust Information is robust
- Identifying and escalating any issues to the Admin Manager/Team leader which compromises delivery of the RTT pathway
- Ensuring inter-provider transfers are timely and that the appropriate paperwork has been completed and sent or received
- Liaising with internal and external colleagues to share patient pathway and diagnostic information
- Managing and monitoring outpatient and theatre scheduling, making best use of capacity
- Ensuring Trust systems are updated with patient pathway status information and that data quality is maintained
- Proactively managing the pathway to avoid breaches and taking steps to resolve any issues
The salary for this role is £33,262 to £36,027 a year, pro-rata, pa, incl. HCAS.