Patient Navigator - Cirrhosis and liver cancer

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Newcastle is seeking a Patient Navigator to support patients living with liver cirrhosis and primary liver cancer. You will maintain a database, facilitate patient pathways, and ensure adherence to national standards. The ideal candidate has excellent communication skills, IT proficiency, and a sound understanding of liver disease. This is a fixed-term position for 18 months, with a closing date for applications on 30 November 2025.

Qualifications

• Sound working knowledge of healthcare information systems, data collection, and reporting.
• Computer literate with experience in using spreadsheets to an advanced level.
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of liver disease.

Responsibilities

• Support the hepatology service by acting as a navigator for patients.
• Maintain a liver cirrhosis database.
• Document and monitor all aspects of care coordination.

Skills

Proficient IT skills

Excellent written and verbal communication

Analytical skills

Empathy and understanding

Education

GCSE English language and Mathematics

IT qualification- e.g. MOST

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Healthcare information systems

Job description

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Patient Navigator - Cirrhosis and liver cancer

The closing date is 30 November 2025

As the Patient Navigator - Cirrhosis and liver cancer, you will be responsible for supporting the care of patients living with liver cirrhosis through the implementation of a database to identify and track individuals requiring treatment. You will be part of a regionally leading Hepatology service, providing excellent care to patients with liver conditions in the North East.

Fixed term: 18 months (from date of appointment)

• Interview Date: 22nd December 2025
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be an excellent team player who is able to work within a multidisciplinary team and able to collate and communicate data to national colleagues in NHS England. The post-holder will have proficient IT skills including Microsoft excel and hospital-based information systems. The role will include leading the implementation of a database of patients living with liver cancer. This will include using electronic patient records and data from other sources to identify patients suitable for thep>

About us

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under "Documents to download" or "Supporting documents".

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job responsibilities

Support the hepatology service by acting as a navigator for patients with liver cirrhosis, as well as individuals with a diagnosis of primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma HCC).

Support individuals to navigate through the pathway. This will include facilitating patients to attend surveillance imaging and helping them to access necessary services.

Maintain a liver cirrhosis database to enable the hepatology service to continue to deliver exceptional patient care and meet minimal national standards, as outlined in the relevant guidelines.

Form strong professional relationships with other clinical teams and partner agencies and work closely with them to enrol all new and existing eligible patients.

Monitor, and maintain the database, evaluating surveillance data, to ensure the service meets national standards of care and provide regular data submissions to external agencies as required.

Triage incoming calls, using a risk assessment framework and initiate appropriate response according to protocols and individual pathways, using excellent communication skills, basic clinical awareness and appropriate tools and procedures.

Consult with clinical teams to communicate and refer complex decisions for further assessment and review.

Attend MDT meetings and action planned future requests.

Ensure that appropriate surveillance, including regular imaging for primary liver cancers (Hepatocellular carcinoma) are offered in a timely manner and in line with national guidelines.

Coordinate the handover with other teams to facilitate safe and effective transition of care between services to provide seamless support for patients.

Inform patients and carers on how to make contact when they feel that their condition or needs have changed, including what to do out of hours.

Document and monitor all aspects of care coordination and service delivery, supporting data collection for audit.

Recording, monitoring and reporting on activity and performance.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Education

• GCSE English language and Mathematics (Grades 9-4) or equivalent qualification/experience
• Sound working knowledge of healthcare information systems, data collection, validation, and reporting including the ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats.
• Hold IT qualification- e.g. MOST

Knowledge & Experience

• Sound working knowledge of healthcare information systems, data collection, validation, and reporting including the ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats.
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of all Microsoft packages including experience of using spreadsheets to an advanced level
• Proven experience of excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to work to deadlines
• Experience of working within cancer services
• Experience of maintaining databases
• Demonstrate a broad understanding of liver disease, including cirrhosis of the liver
• Demonstrate knowledge of liver disease identification programmes e.g. aims / outcomes / targets

Skills & Abilities

• Possess a comprehensive range of practical analytical skills
• Ability to communicate and liaise with patients to support them through clinical pathways showing empathy and understanding

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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