Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term 12 month contract for 30 hours per week to support the Prostate Pathway.  The role of the Prostate Support worker is to work closely with clinicians and Service Managers to ensure that the suspected cancer pathway patients are effectively managed. The post holder will be required to act as a flexible clinical resource actively supporting the suspected cancer pathway. The post holder will have direct patient contact working with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure that patient care is coordinated and delivered with minimum level of difficulty to our patients, in the service delivery of cancer waiting time pathways and targets.

Main duties of the job

      Ensure that Tracking of patients is efficient and responsive, dealing with queries and day to day issues. Including the tracking of Appointments, MRI dating and reporting and monitoring of histology. 

         Support in data collection and audits

 Alert the clinical team on MRI reports and biopsies results so they can be actioned by the clinical team in a timely manner.

Deal with queries from patients, their carers, general practitioners and members of the admin & clerical team with support from the clinical team.

         Safety supporting biopsy equipment set up whilst in clinic (Training will be provided)

         Maintain stock control where applicable with support of Advanced Nurse Practitioner for Prostate(ANP)

        Proactively support and coordinate for the overall needs of patients on the pathway, using own judgement and escalating to the relevant practitioner as necessary. Contact patients offering them a choice of appointment dates and agree with them the date of admission for their biopsies

Working for our organisation

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton.  Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job

It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.

 

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.