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Job summary

Main area
C01031
Grade
Band 6
Contract
6 months (6 months fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
413-87642-RI-AK
Employer
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
C01031
Town
Manchester
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/10/2024 23:59

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ePROMs Acute Oncology Triage Practitioner

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the electronic-Patient Reported Outcome Measures (ePROMs) project team at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust. Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Acute Oncology Triage Practitioner to support the implementation and evaluation of ePROMs for the hotline and SACT follow-up service. You will be part of a friendly, supportive and dynamic multi-professional team.

Through a new multi-year investment plan and building on existing infrastructure at The Christie, the ePROMs programme offers an opportunity to be truly world leading in this field. The ePROMs programme is also a key element of the Christie real world data research programme.

We are looking for an individual with relevant health professional qualification (medicine, nursing or allied health) and with excellent organisational and communication skills. We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Acute Oncology Triage Practitioner who will contribute to the advancement and research aspects of our ePROMs programme of work.

Duties will include providing support to patients, clinical staff and the project team, data collection and analysis, dissemination, and administrative functions. It is the aim of the post holder to support and deliver effective organisational transformation to establish the ePROMs triage/ hotline service and SACT follow-up service.

Main duties of the job

  • Support and deliver effective organizational transformation to establish the ePROMs triage/ hotline service and SACT follow-up service.
  • Be involved in clinical engagement activities with Christie oncologists and specialist nurses to shape and improve the ePROMs service for the Hotline team.
  • Support the planning and implementation of ePROMs in all disease groups, treatment modalities and supportive services where appropriate by working closely with the Project Manager and engaging with clinical teams.
  • Work with the digital team on improving the visualisation of ePROMs in the electronic patient record.
  • Engaging various staff group on regular basis.
  • Produce, or contribute towards, high impact peer-reviewed publications.

Working for our organisation

Electronic Patient Reported Outcome Measures (ePROMs) have the potential to revolutionise patient care at the Christie through personalised care models, early detection of symptoms and toxicity and timely intervention. This project outlines the plans for delivery of Trust-wide electronic ePROMs initiative using new innovative services and technology to support patients through treatment, follow-up and add to the trust’s ambitious Real World Data research portfolio.

 

The ePROMs team aims to demonstrate the feasibility of embedding ePROMs in the routine care and personalised follow ups of our patients with ongoing evaluation of the implementation of this innovative service. In addition, this service aims to create a responsive service whereby ePROMs alerts can be directed to and acted upon by the hotline team in a timely manner. This will allow early reviews and management of patients that have reported severe symptoms

 

It is anticipated that ePROMs through ‘MyChristie-MyHealth’ initiative will become an established Trust-wide service during 2025.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 

ePROMs Project Responsibilities

  • Support the planning and implementation of ePROMs in all disease groups, treatment modalities and supportive services where appropriate by working closely with the Project Manager and engaging with clinical teams.
  • Be involved in clinical engagement activities with Christie oncologists and specialist nurses to shape and improve the ePROMs service for the Hotline team.
  • Work with the digital team on improving the visualisation of ePROMs in the electronic patient record.
  • Take initiative in providing best quality patient and clinician experience.
  • Engaging various staff group on regular basis.
  • Produce, or contribute towards, high impact peer-reviewed publications.
  •  Work closely with Analytics to document the scope and methodology used for preparing and analysing data
  • Support on benefit assessment and realisation of the Hotline service.

 

Communication and Relationship Skills

  • Provide comprehensive information about the service to patients, carers and clinicians.
  • Actively engage in the ePROMs service including managing the ePROMs hotline service and SACT pathway process
  • Actively communicate and engage with patients and clinical staff to facilitate the success of the Hotline service and its establishment in routine clinical care.
  • On occasion, deal with distressed patients and/or carers in a sensitive and confidential manner.
  • Support with Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) activities.
  • Prepare and organise project meetings as well as regularly attend the meetings.
  • Attend project related meetings on a regular basis.
  • Lead on and co-ordinate the development of communications material related to the service, for example, presentations, information leaflets and posters.
  • Ensure confidentiality is maintained in line with Trust policies, Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and research protocols.

 

Business Analysis & Scoping

  • Support the Project Manager and wider ePROMs team in the creation of requirement documents (clinical and technical), process flows, use cases, acceptance criteria, scenario testing and systems appraisal for innovative technical solutions and submission of proposed documentation to senior management. This will require working closely with Clinical and Technical staff to ensure requirements are documented clearly, concisely and contain sufficient information.
  • Analysis of complex facts and data and providing a range of options to key stakeholders.
  • Support with business process mapping, re-engineering and redesign of current and proposed operational environments for clinical settings.
  • Provide and receive complex, sensitive or contentious information to a wide range of stakeholders where motivational, persuasive, empathetic and negotiating skills are required, whilst demonstrating an understanding of barriers to communication

 

Project Management & Implementation

  • Support the Project Manager in the planning, development and implementation of projects as required.
  • Support the Project Manager in the monitoring and reporting of project progress, risk and exceptions to relevant groups where appropriate, including making presentations, where required, to all levels of staff.
  • Where required, a floor walking service to support the customer in the implementation of their innovation.

 
Change Management & Transformation

  • Support the creation and implementation change management strategies and plans that maximize adoption
  • Ensure change practice is embedded within the organisation as standard SOP, protocols and other necessary documentation.
  • Facilitate, working with services leads, the organisational change process required to successfully embed innovation within the organisation.

 

Training

  • Ensure that the organisation is trained appropriately to support any innovation, service change or technology application.
  • To contribute to the development of training packages in co-operation with the Trust training service.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • University Degree in a health care related subject (e.g nursing, allied health)
Desirable criteria
  • Project management certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience in a relevant field e.g. medical/clinical oncology (minimum of 3 years’ experience)
  • Experience working in the NHS or similar clinical settings
  • Experience using Microsoft Office packages (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Visio)
  • Experience with using smart devices (e.g. computer, laptop, smartphone, laptop)
  • Experience of effective communication approaches
  • Good presentation skills
  • Experience of working with senior stakeholders.
  • Experience of data management and analysis
  • Extensive experience of successfully managing a number of equally important tasks
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in Innovation and Transformation.
  • Demonstrable experience in similar role
  • Experience with using health technology
  • Experience working with external organisations/suppliers
  • Experience in report writing and supporting publications in health/medical journals

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Strong communication skills – verbal, written, presentational and interpersonal to staff at all levels in the organisation
  • Excellent planning and scheduling skills
  • Ability to use own initiative and work to deadlines, prioritise and manage workload in a busy and changing environment
  • Ability to be proactive in problem identification and pursuit of resolution
  • Well presented, flexible, resilient, organised, thorough and creative
  • Ability to learn new technologies and IT systems quickly through both self-study and professional courses
  • Ability to work independently and unsupervised, knowing when to ask for help
Desirable criteria
  • Training skills
  • The ability to innovate and see new opportunities, to think outside the box

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of project management functions
  • Knowledge of how digital technology can support clinicians and admin staff in the treatment of patients within a hospital
  • Knowledge of outpatient clinic setup and clinical staff roles
Desirable criteria
  • Understands the different departments and services within a healthcare organisation
  • Knowledge of qualitative research approaches

Values

Essential criteria
  • Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
  • Maintain confidentiality relating to patient data and sensitive information relating to the business of the Trust
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet key deadlines
  • Ability to undertake flexible working including out-of-hours, weekend and Public Holidays as required

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Name
Sophia McGough
Job title
Acute Oncology Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
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