# Breast Cancer Pathway Navigator > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/breast-cancer-pathway-navigator/c56a5b61-1f4e-4dd4-95f0-88a1e0289e8b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/breast-cancer-pathway-navigator/c56a5b61-1f4e-4dd4-95f0-88a1e0289e8b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Christie NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Manchester - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 Pro Rata Per Annum - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term - 6 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-09T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T12:22:03.635Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8036451 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036451?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.christie.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Breast Improvement Pathway Team, a newly established team working closely with the Breast Disease Group to enhance and streamline the breast cancer patient pathway. We are seeking a motivated and proactive individual to support a more efficient, co ordinated and equitable approach to patient care. You will play a key role in improving how patients progress through their treatment journey, ensuring timely, well organised and compassionate care. In this role, you will: - Collaborate with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients and carers to support care co ordination - Use multiple IT systems to improve pathway efficiency and accuracy - Support administrative process improvements, reducing burden on clinical teams - Contribute to pathway development, promoting service improvement and equity You will join a supportive team including two pathway navigators, a Band 5 Support Manager and the Breast Pathway Project Manager. This evolving role offers opportunities for growth and involvement in service development. Contract: Fixed term (6 months), full-time (37.5 hours per week). If you are passionate about improving patient experience, have strong organisational and communication skills, and enjoy collaborative working, we would love to hear from you. ### Main duties of the job We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a passion for improving patient care. The ideal candidates will have experience of working within cancer services and an understanding of the cancer pathway. Strong organisational and communication skills, together with proven administrative experience, are essential. Based at The Christie, you will work as part of the Breast Pathway Improvement Team to streamline the breast pathway across Greater Manchester. You will collaborate closely with the Breast Disease Group, Multidisciplinary team members, Patients and carers to support effective co-ordination from referral to treatment. You will be expected to work both autonomously, with the wider breast disease group, and as part of this exciting new team. Contributing to pathway redesign and continuous service improvement to enhance the patient experience and ensure timely, co-ordinated care. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities ### Communications and Relationships The post-holder will be required to: ### Planning and Organisational Skills - Organise and prioritise the designated workload in order to meet the needs of the service. - To work autonomously and as part of the new team and wider breast disease group. - Demonstrate a professional approach to work and to promote positive and collaborative working relationships with other departments/multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and other Hospital Trusts. - Working collaboratively with the relevant treatment scheduling teams to provide a seamless service, which is responsive to patients’, carers and relatives’ needs. - Communicate effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant personnel from other Hospital Trusts to avoid delays in pathways. - May involve assist in triaging new appointments and arranging follow up appointments, scheduling treatments as directed by the clinical team. - Build and maintain a close relationship with the Performance Team to assist in identifying and resolving pathway blockages. - Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and the clinical teams and wider MDT. The post-holder will be required to: - Ensure that all aspects of care/interaction with patients, carers and relatives are documented in line with Trust policies on Trust systems and departmental databases. - Assist the clinical team with audit of administrative processes - Participating in meetings as requested by the Breast disease groups Responsibility for Patient Care The post-holder will be required to: ### Responsibility for Policy/Service Development - May involve assisting in triaging and arranging new and follow up appointments, scheduling treatments as directed by the clinical team. - The ability to provide empathy and support to the patients, carers and relatives whilst signposting them to further services. - Providing non-clinical advice to patients on the phone, being able to identify specific issues and having an awareness of when the patient requires urgent treatment or to be sign-posted to the appropriate resource in the hospital, other trusts or community. The post-holder will be required to: ### Responsibilities for Human Resources - Ensure all standard operating procedures relating to the service are regularly reviewed and revised as necessary. Develop new standard operating procedures for the service where required. - Ensure standardisation across all specialties as appropriate. - Assist in data collection and audit. The post-holder will be required to: - Recognise own limitations and seek help appropriately. - Provide support and cover for absences, this at times may be across different specialities. - Take own responsibility for ensuring all their own mandatory training is always up to date. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Breast Improvement Pathway Team, a newly established team working closely with the Breast Disease Group to enhance and streamline the breast cancer patient pathway. We are seeking a motivated and proactive individual to support a more efficient, co ordinated and equitable approach to patient care. You will play a key role in improving how patients progress through their treatment journey, ensuring timely, well organised and compassionate care. In this role, you will: - Collaborate with clinicians, the wider multidisciplinary team, patients and carers to support care co ordination - Use multiple IT systems to improve pathway efficiency and accuracy - Support administrative process improvements, reducing burden on clinical teams - Contribute to pathway development, promoting service improvement and equity You will join a supportive team including two pathway navigators, a Band 5 Support Manager and the Breast Pathway Project Manager. This evolving role offers opportunities for growth and involvement in service development. Contract: Fixed term (6 months), full-time (37.5 hours per week). If you are passionate about improving patient experience, have strong organisational and communication skills, and enjoy collaborative working, we would love to hear from you. ## Job Description We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a passion for improving patient care. The ideal candidates will have experience of working within cancer services and an understanding of the cancer pathway. Strong organisational and communication skills, together with proven administrative experience, are essential. Based at The Christie, you will work as part of the Breast Pathway Improvement Team to streamline the breast pathway across Greater Manchester. You will collaborate closely with the Breast Disease Group, Multidisciplinary team members, Patients and carers to support effective co-ordination from referral to treatment. You will be expected to work both autonomously, with the wider breast disease group, and as part of this exciting new team. Contributing to pathway redesign and continuous service improvement to enhance the patient experience and ensure timely, co-ordinated care. ## Responsibilities The post-holder will be required to: Organise and prioritise the designated workload in order to meet the needs of the service. To work autonomously and as part of the new team and wider breast disease group. Demonstrate a professional approach to work and to promote positive and collaborative working relationships with other departments/multidisciplinary teams across the Trust and other Hospital Trusts. Working collaboratively with the relevant treatment scheduling teams to provide a seamless service, which is responsive to patients’, carers and relatives’ needs. Communicate effectively with members of the multidisciplinary team and relevant personnel from other Hospital Trusts to avoid delays in pathways. May involve assist in triaging new appointments and arranging follow up appointments, scheduling treatments as directed by the clinical team. Build and maintain a close relationship with the Performance Team to assist in identifying and resolving pathway blockages. Ability to promote patient centred care and establish good relationships with patients and the clinical teams and wider MDT. The post-holder will be required to: Ensure that all aspects of care/interaction with patients, carers and relatives are documented in line with Trust policies on Trust systems and departmental databases. Assist the clinical team with audit of administrative processes Participating in meetings as requested by the Breast disease groups Responsibility for Patient Care The post-holder will be required to: May involve assisting in triaging and arranging new and follow up appointments, scheduling treatments as directed by the clinical team. The ability to provide empathy and support to the patients, carers and relatives whilst signposting them to further services. Providing non-clinical advice to patients on the phone, being able to identify specific issues and having an awareness of when the patient requires urgent treatment or to be sign-posted to the appropriate resource in the hospital, other trusts or community. The post-holder will be required to: Ensure all standard operating procedures relating to the service are regularly reviewed and revised as necessary. Develop new standard operating procedures for the service where required. Ensure standardisation across all specialties as appropriate. Assist in data collection and audit. The post-holder will be required to: Recognise own limitations and seek help appropriately. Provide support and cover for absences, this at times may be across different specialities. Take own responsibility for ensuring all their own mandatory training is always up to date. This job description is not intended to be exhaustive but reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to work as part of a team - Ability to work on own and to use initiative - Excellent interpersonal skills - Flexible and pro-active approach - Self-motivated and Enthusiastic ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to communicate at all levels and in difficult circumstances. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Good organisational and administrative skills with ability to prioritise workload - pressure and remain calm in difficult situations - Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats. ### Values **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviour including: Act with Kindness Connect with People Make a Difference ### Knowledge **Essential** - Computer Literate with good knowledge and understanding of computer packages, e.g., Microsoft Office - Knowledge and experience of using Trust IT systems: e.g., Careflow, CRIS, CWP ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of working in a health care setting for a minimum of two years - Experience of working as part of a team and in isolation - Experience in managing priorities under pressure, to meet service needs and strict deadlines **Desirable** - Experience co-ordinating a patient workload ### Qualifications **Essential** - 5 GCSE’s grade C or above including Maths and English or equivalent - NVQ 2/3 in Health or Social care or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Basic Communication Skills training ## Documents - [strategy brochure (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1645) - [travel to the christie (pdf, 3.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1960) - [the christie values and behaviours (pdf, 919.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1643) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 276.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324535) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.