# Pre-Operative Assessment Cancer Navigator

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-operative-assessment-cancer-navigator/e8832f07-2891-4ab6-ae7a-316855c248c5
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/pre-operative-assessment-cancer-navigator/e8832f07-2891-4ab6-ae7a-316855c248c5.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Location:** The County Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Cancer pathway coordinator
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28392.00 to £31157.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:44:32.590Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8370339
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8370339?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is an extremely exciting and varied role as a key administrator within our Pre-Operative Assessment Unit .The position involves managing the flow of urgent and suspected cancer patients through correct booking procedures and providing support to our anaesthetic and nursing staff, allowing them to provide quality care to patients prior to their surgery.

If you are someone with a keen eye for detail, positive attitude and are able to act on your own initiative, we would welcome your application to join our passionate and friendly team.

### Main duties of the job

- To act as a co-ordinator and provide administrative support to the pre op team to support the pre op pathways including patients on the urgent and suspected cancer pathway
- The post holder will work closely with the multi-disciplinary teams (include nursing and anaesthetic teams) to ensure pathways for pre op assessments are effective, timely and in line with agreed targets
- To assist in the site specific data collection processes, pre op assessment pathway waiting times and national pre op data sets and input on various information systems.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Desirable**

- Working as an administrator within the NHS
- Knowledge of pre op assessment

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good general education, GCSE in English and Maths or equivalent.
- Evidence of good written English
- NVQ 3 in administration or healthcare sciences or equivalent experience

**Desirable**

- ECDL

### Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

**Essential**

- Microsoft office, including word, powerpoint, excel and outlook
- Use of electronic booking systems
- Knowledge of medical terminology
- Proven organisational skills

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of NHS ICT systems (CRIS, Maxims, Integra)

## Documents

- [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985)
- [229-sur-8370339 jdps (pdf, 192.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700226)

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