Cancer Care Navigator
CompanyNHS Ayrshire & Arran
Location
South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/16/2026
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Occupation Code Skill LevelMedium Skilled
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Description
About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
This post will contribute to the provision of dedicated person-centred support in the cancer pathway. There is strong evidence of increased patient uncertainty and anxiety during cancer treatment. this post seeks to support communication and coordination of support to patients and families on their pathway. The post will promote connectivity between services within cancer services, Local authorities, Health and Social and third sector providers. The main objective is to facilitate patient and family support with appropriate support as an integral component as part of the cancer specific specialist nursing teams.
The post holder will work with all members of the tumour specific multidisciplinary cancer teams and will be responsible for ensuring that a single point of contact will be available to people affected by cancer. They will facilitate the treatment journey working closely with specialist nursing teams. This will facilitate specialist nurses being as patient focussed as possible on providing clinical care. This will enable patients to receive ongoing accessible support.
In This Key Role, You Will
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
This post will contribute to the provision of dedicated person-centred support in the cancer pathway. There is strong evidence of increased patient uncertainty and anxiety during cancer treatment. this post seeks to support communication and coordination of support to patients and families on their pathway. The post will promote connectivity between services within cancer services, Local authorities, Health and Social and third sector providers. The main objective is to facilitate patient and family support with appropriate support as an integral component as part of the cancer specific specialist nursing teams.
The post holder will work with all members of the tumour specific multidisciplinary cancer teams and will be responsible for ensuring that a single point of contact will be available to people affected by cancer. They will facilitate the treatment journey working closely with specialist nursing teams. This will facilitate specialist nurses being as patient focussed as possible on providing clinical care. This will enable patients to receive ongoing accessible support.
In This Key Role, You Will
- A key member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Support the provision of patient information to ensure timely and appropriate verbal / written communications in a timely manner.
- HND Business Administration or equivalent experience.
- Experience within a hospital or similar healthcare setting.
- IT literacy skills, including data capture and complex networked systems.
- Good organisational skills with attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to prioritise their workload and be proactive and work with minimal supervision.
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and effectively handle multiple tasks, changing priorities and complex assignments.
- A driving licence is required; this must be a full UK/EU/EEA licence.
What We Offer
As a valued employee of NHS Lanarkshire, you can enjoy an extensive range of benefits including:
- Annual Leave - 35 days including public holidays
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Annual incremental salary progression
- Paid sick leave increasing with length of service
- NHS discounts and more.
- Care experienced applicants include those who have lived with foster parents, kinship carers, or in residential/secure children’s settings.
If you have any questions about the recruitment process or require support with your application, contact Anna Baran, Recruitment Administrator on Anna.Zastawnik-Baran@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.