About this role
Job summary
Are you passionate about data management and can relate to patients on a daily basis? Then you could be what we are looking for. This is an exciting and responsible role working within the liver surveillance programme.
The post holder will 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. The post holder will also have a specific focus to provide directsupport for patients to maintain engagement in surveillance pathways ensuring they receive surveillance scans on schedule.
Main duties of the job
Key deliverables include work to facilitate a smooth patient journeyensuring that co-ordinated and streamlined administrative processes revolve around patients identified as eligible for cancer surveillance following a screening fibro scan in Liver Health Checks clinics across the network.
The Pathway Navigator will support the patient journey by providing a single point of access, including rapid re-entry into the system for those people identified as having urgent or specialist needs.
The liver navigator, who submits monthly data to the West Midlands Cancer Alliance (WMCA). This registry includes patients with liver cirrhosis, ensuring they are compliant with their recommended surveillance. The liver surveillance navigator communicates directly with patients to remind them of upcoming appointments, scans, and blood tests, while actively encouraging attendance and compliance. Non-attendance (DNAs) or non-compliance issues are escalated to the CNS for further action.
The liver surveillance navigator and CNS also manage the ArdenGem Hepatitis C registry, which ensures national capture of patients, allowing the Trust to receive Blueteq payments for high-cost drugs. This registry has grown significantly as a result of the expanded work outlined above.
About us
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
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Person Specification
Experience Essential
Previous experience of working in an NHS/Healthcare clinical setting Evidence of good communication skills with both patients and clinicians Knowledge of cancer provision within the NHS, including an understanding of cancer waiting times standards. Experience of multi-professional working Experience of inputting and interpreting data Knowledge of medical terminology Experience of working with patients and carers Experience of coordinating patient pathways Knowledge of cancer treatments, interventions and terminology Awareness of the importance of confidentiality and discretion Ability to adapt behaviour to changing . circumstances Reliable . Approachable . Demonstrates empathy . Value diversity and difference, operates with integrity and openness
Desirable
Knowledge of Cancer Waiting times and Cancer Outcomes and Services Understanding of the Hepatitis C trust / British Liver Trust and their roles across the UK. Experience of supervision
Qualifications Essential
GCSE or equivalent to Level 2 Functional Skills Maths & English Evidence of continuing professional Developmen NVQ 3 or equivalent
Desirable
Communication skills training 2
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
Address Sandwell Health Campus
Lyndon
West Bromwich
B71 4HJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)