Gynaecology Cancer Pathway Failsafe Officer

The Gynaecology Cancer Pathway Failsafe Officer is responsible for monitoring and updating patients on the patient tracking list (PTL). The post holder will ensure that the patients under the care of the Gynaecology department are safe and auditable. It is also the post holder's responsibility to ensure that all staff within the department are aware of their failsafe responsibility. Failsafe is a mechanism, which ensures that the service is accountable for its actions and to ensure that processes are in place so that patients do not come to harm. It is also there to ensure that if something does go wrong within the system, processes are in place to identify what is going wrong and to ensure that there is a safe outcome. The Failsafe Officer will provide the interface between clinicians, supporting staff and patients to support the Gynaecology team to develop and maintain risk stratification as per the Harm Review policy for management of the patient pathways and follow up requirements. The post is required to support the Business Support Manager to oversee the day to day management plans for Gynaecology Cancer and high risk pathway patients through liaison with clinicians for:

• Investigations
• Treatment plan
• Review and assessments
• Ongoing treatments
• Follow up, The main duties of this post are detailed within the attached job description / person specification., The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
  
  The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by: + Putting patients first + Aiming to get it right + Recognising that everybody counts + Doing everything openly and honestly