Job overview
Exciting opportunity to join the performance team on a fixed term basis until 31st March 2026. This particular post will be aligned to Urology specialty.
The post has been recently created to support the trust in providing an effective, caring and compassionate service to patients to optimise their access to cancer services.
It is expected that this role will work to support the clinician and patients through the patients journey, supporting a streamlined diagnostic and treatment if required .
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work collaboratively across primary and secondary care and third sector organisations with responsibility to provide an effective, caring and compassionate service to patients to optimise their access to cancer services, through close working with multidisciplinary teams in primary and secondary care.
They will be point of access to receive and act upon notification of any new, suspicious, or recurrent cancers identified at the diagnostic stage.
They will liaise with patients and their relatives and ensure appropriate and timely appointments are secured and any additional tests are organised prior to their imaging via their GP or within the Trust.
They will ensure close collaboration within the specialty to ensure imaging is booked, reports are available, and staging is complete.
They will act as patient advocate and facilitator to overcome barriers to timely access to cancer services, utilising interpersonal skills and resources across the health service, third sector and local authorities.
This post may close at sufficient applicants.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
1. Educated to degree level, working towards a degree or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
2. Experience of working in the NHS Significant experience of using PCs, PC software and major corporate clinical systems.
3. Demonstrable experience of working to tight deadlines to deliver results.
4. Work to a high standard of data quality.
5. Experience of working with low levels of supervision and high levels of initiative. Possess strong numerical and statistical skills.
6. Be able to articulate cancer waiting times data requirements and have an ability to translate guidance into practice.
7. Possess strong numerical and statistical skills.
8. Possess the ability to work autonomously, taking responsibility for own area of work and planning working day.
Desirable criteria
9. Experience of delivering training
Knowledge
Essential criteria
10. Application software Windows 2000/XP Microsoft Office, Outlook 2000
11. System configuration
12. Familiarity with hospital systems and data collection processes
13. Good understanding of access targets (existing and new) and related national waiting times guidance
14. Ability to learn new software systems
15. Ability to analyse training needs and develop training courses and associated resources
16. Typing and keyboard skills
17. Ability to investigate, analyse and diagnose complex information or information system problems
18. Ability to prepare and deliver presentations on complex or sensitive matters to a wide audience.
19. Ability to prepare data reports as required by clinical teams or Cancer and Access Performance Manager.
Desirable criteria
20. Ability to deliver presentations on complex or sensitive matters to a wider audience.
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. We welcome applications from the Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Network; LGBT+ Network; Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions Network, Faith Network, Childless not by Choice Network and the Menopause Support Group.
As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.
If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at
Right to Work in the UK
The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK - (.
Please provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Your current immigration status will not be considered as part of the shortlisting or interview process.
Please note that not everyone needs a Skilled Worker visa. If you are applying for a vacancy in health or adult social care, you may be eligible to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
We are able to offer sponsorship for a Health and Care Worker or Skilled Worker visa, subject to candidate and position eligibility. Please review the job eligibility guidance for skilled workers here: Skilled Worker visa: Your job - ( and for the Health and Care Worker visa here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - (
Please note: if the job you are applying for does not meet the eligibility criteria above, we will be unable to offer you sponsorship and you will need to explore whether you may be eligible to apply for an alternative immigration route which will secure your right to work in the UK before you apply. If you are in the UK already on a visa, please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.