Role Overview
We are looking for a Pathway Navigator to coordinate the care and monitor surveillance pathways for patients with cirrhosis enrolled in Hepatocellular Cancer Surveillance at UHB and across the West Midlands ODN network.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate the care and monitor surveillance pathways for patients with cirrhosis enrolled in Hepatocellular Cancer Surveillance at UHB and the West Midlands ODN network.
* Provide direct support to patients to maintain engagement in surveillance pathways, ensuring they receive surveillance scans on schedule.
* Facilitate a smooth patient journey by coordinating and streamlining administrative processes for patients eligible for cancer surveillance following a screening fibro scan in Liver Health Checks clinics across the network.
* Act as a single point of access for patients, providing rapid re-entry into the system for those with urgent or specialist needs.
* Submit monthly data to the West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA) registry, ensuring patients with liver cirrhosis are compliant with their recommended surveillance.
* Communicate directly with patients to remind them of upcoming appointments, scans, and blood tests, encouraging attendance and compliance.
* Escalate non‑attendance or non‑compliance issues to the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) for further action.
* Manage the ArdenGem Hepatitis C registry to ensure national capture of patients and enable the Trust to receive Blueteq payments for high‑cost drugs.
Additional Information
The Liver Surveillance Navigator and CNS work closely together to manage the ArdenGem Hepatitis C registry, which has grown significantly due to expanded work outlined above.
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