Job Description
Job summary Main area Cancer Grade Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (from start date) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8AM to 4PM) Job ref 390-CAN-BR-0994 Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Broomfield Town Chelmsford Salary £28,392 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/05/2026 23:59 Employer heading Cancer Patient Navigator Band 4 Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population. Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative. We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities. Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team as a Cancer Patient Navigator. You will support the Cancer Tumor Site Teams to facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey, by ensuring that the cancer pathways are coordinated, streamlined and all processes revolve around the patient and their individual needs. The role will have a primary base at Broomfield hospital site and will provide cross-cover within the tumor site teams to ensure a consistent and effective support for all cancer sub specialties is maintained at all times. This role may include hybrid working. The role of the cancer patient navigator is to provide specialist knowledge for the pathway of cancer patients across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The role will facilitate the smooth running of the patient journey by ensuring that the pathway is coordinated, streamlined and all processes revolve around the patient and their individual needs. Please note we are unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this role Main duties of the job If successful you will work directly and indirectly with patients and their carers, and be responsible for capturing information about patients, ensuring up-to-date relevant information is recorded on the patient record and Trust systems. You will have a good knowledge and understanding of patient complete pathways. As a key requirement of this role, the post holder will have excellent communication and organisational skills, together with a high attention to detail and levels of accuracy. The role will support and work within the clinical nurse teams to support whilst directly reporting to the cancer business partners in order to transform the current processes. The role will have a primary base at one of the three hospita