Band 4 Cancer Clinical Support Worker

Job summary

The Cancer Clinical Support Worker will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team approach in providing personalised care interventions to patients diagnosed with cancer and their carers throughout the care treatment pathway and after care support. The Support Worker will work independently within the remit of the role but under the guidance and supervision of the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Personalised Care Team to coordinate and manage patients identified to the service by the CNS team.

The Cancer Clinical Support Worker will ensure patients are:

*Supported to regain as normal a life as possible

*Given advice about how to minimise their risk of developing further cancer related problems

*Given advice about possible future signs of cancer recurrence or long-term effects of treatment

*Enabled to re- access specialist services without delay should they need to do so

(Improvising Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer, 2011)

As part of a team, the cancer support worker will speak to patients to discuss what matters most to them through a holistic conversation and assessment. The cancer support worker will provide cancer information and/or signpost them to support services and resources and will develop a personalised care plan which is shared with the patient and specialist team and that this and other communications are documented on the Somerset Cancer Registry.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join this well-established specialist breast care nursing service at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust. One of these posts will primarily be based at the Good Hope Hospital site. They will need to be able to work on any of our Trust sites on occasion. These posts are full time. This post are offered as fixed term contracts for 24 months.

The post holders will work as part of the team, working closely with the Specialist Nurses but also alongside surgeons and oncologists. We aim to deliver a high quality service to our patients and this includes the implementation of patient initiated follow up (PIFU). Patients will be offered holistic needs assessments (HNAs) which the CSW will use to assess situations and to offer support. The CSW will need to discuss issues with patients over the telephone and face to face. They will also need to ensure patients on a self supported follow up programme have their needs met such as routine imaging. These patients need to be tracked on a database so IT skills would be an advantage.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Lousie Hatherall Macmillan Gynaecology Oncology CNS on 0121 4247788

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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