Job overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY SWANSEA BAY UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
A permanent opportunity has arisen to join the Cancer Performance and Information team at Neath Port Talbot Hospital. We are looking for a motivated, organised individual with an exceptional eye for detail.
The post holder will work closely other Cancer Trackers, Cancer MDT Coordinators; liaising with Administrative and Clerical Staff to progress pathways and ensure timeliness. To identify and highlight constraints to staff, including liaison with the departments involved in providing care and core services, ensuring that planned steps in the diagnostic pathway progress smoothly and in a timely manner with the overall purpose of ensuring timely diagnosis to assist with achieving Welsh Government cancer targets and positive patient outcomes and survival, escalating concerns to Service Management Teams as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
Manage and organise own workload to meet deadlines.
To ensure patients are not delayed to a cancer diagnosis, that suspected cancer patients are downgraded in a timely manner once the patient is deemed no longer suspicious of having cancer.
To recognise pathway issues, taking proactive steps to solve problems using own initiative, ensuring timely escalation to management teams in accordance with local policy when required, using persuasive skills with managers and clinicians, to ensure cancer targets are met.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.
Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.
If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed outline of the job requirements. This is available for you bilingually, in English and Welsh.
Person specification
Qualifications & Knowledge
Essential criteria
1. Good standard of general education.
2. NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience.
3. RSA Level 2 or equivalent experience.
Experience
Essential criteria
4. Administrative & clerical experience of working within the NHS.
5. Previous knowledge and experience of NHS patient administration and clinical systems, such as WPAS and Welsh Clinical Portal.
6. Able to work independently as well as part of a larger team.
Desirable criteria
7. Medical terminology knowledge.
8. ECDL.
9. Understanding of Suspected Cancer Pathway Guidance. Experience of using WPAS Cancer Tracker.
Essential Aptitude and abilities
Essential criteria
10. Proficient in the use of MS Office Applications, in particular, Excel, Work, Outlook, TEAMS and Internet.
11. Must be able to prioritise own workload.
12. Communicate effectively.
13. Motivated to use initiative.
Desirable criteria
14. Welsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh.
Other Essential Criteria
Essential criteria
15. Ability to travel within geographical area.
16. Able to work hours flexibly.
17. Assertive and confident. Self-motivated and enthusiastic.
Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.
Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable