Cancer Screening Co-Ordinator
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £21,892.00 to £24,157.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £21892.00 - £24157.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oxford, OX4 7EX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | A2763-25-0009 |
Summary
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE From 2028 55,000 more people will survive five years following a diagnosis of cancer. To achieve this about 75% of cancer patients need to survive five years. Currently just over 50% of patients survive 5 years. By 2028 75 per cent of cancers will be diagnosed at an early stage (stage 1 or 2). Currently just over 50 per cent of patients are diagnosed at an early stage. PRIMARY DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY To assist the Primary Care Network (PCN) in delivering improvements to the services we provide our patients in relation to the following aspects of patient care - Participation in national cancer screening programmes. In support of collaborative working the post holder will form productive and supportive relationships with practice staff who have the skills, knowledge and remit to contribute to this work. e.g., GP practice non clinical cancer champions, social prescribers, pharmacists, secretaries etc. The post holder will assist the PCN constituent practices to evaluate their screening uptake and engage underserved populations to reduce health inequalities. This will include working alongside practices to enhance processes to track and follow-up screening non-responders. Provide the PCN with support to host peer-to-peer learning events that look at data and trends in diagnosis and screening across a Network. Including appropriate contributors from other organisations. Source appropriate resources, training, system examples from appropriate organization such as the Cancer Alliance, Cancer Research UK, Macmillan, and local authority partners. Be a point of contact for PCN member Practices to develop and implement their cancer screening improvement action plans. Create a Library of PCN data packs and other resources to support the delivery of information to patients in a wide variety of formats to meet the needs of all patient groups, including those with Learning Disabilities, and people for whom English is not a first language. Review practice coding for report building and templates to ensure consistency across the PCN and accuracy of data. Identify coding anomalies and liaise with Ardens (template and reports used by all member practices). Provide administrative support for project evaluation and feedback