Urology Cancer Pathway Navigator, Band 5

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Urology Cancer Pathway Navigator, Band 5

Band 5

Main area Urology Cancer Pathway Navigator Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 318-26-T0497

Site Urology Department- Cheltenham General Hospital Town Cheltenahm Salary £32,073 - £39,043 (pa, pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 20/08/2026

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Job overview

This position is an integral part in the re-design and overall improvement of the urological cancer pathways in particular the prostate pathway in line with the national timed pathways.

The post holder will ensure that the pathway is co-ordinated efficiently and effectively, patient pathways are actively tracked to meet cancer waiting times standards in line with the national prostate timed pathway

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The proposed interview date is; 14th August

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the on-going development of the prostate diagnostic pathways in relation to the drive to implement the national prostate timed pathway

To co-ordinate the patient urological cancer Prostate pathway for the Trust, and have highly functioning planning and organisational skills

Be responsible for all administrative tasks involving in managing Prostate patient pathways

Be responsible for day to day management, organisation and delegation of relevant tasks and roles to others as required in relation to the cancer pathways

Be responsible for data capture and data entry for Cancer Alliance and internal Cancer Services purposes

Working for our organisation

We take pride in placing people at the centre of everything we do, working together as a united team. Driven by a shared ambition to continually grow, develop, and learn, we recognise and value every contribution. By combining our experience and skills, we not only support our vibrant, diverse communities, but also support one another.

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Gloucester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of a variety of data entry systems
• Knowledge of the national cancer strategy
• Demonstrate knowledge of medical terminology or willingness to undertake further study.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and databases

Qualifications

• ECDL or equivalent experience
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
• Extensive and demonstrable knowledge and experience of the full range of administrative systems, software programmes to include all Microsoft applications (word, excel, access, email).
• Evidence of ongoing study relevant to this position

Experience

• Experience of working without supervision and as part of a team, pro-actively and effectively managing your own workload to meet constricting targets/deadlines.
• Previous experience of working within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Experience of hospital specific administration systems.
• Previous involvement with Data collection systems
• To have experience of service improvement work, Business Administration or customer care.
• Previous NHS experience
• Experience of Cancer Services within the NHS

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