Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

RMS Support Worker (Cross Site)

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has come up for an enthusiastic, competent and ambitious RMS Support Worker to join the busy Cancer Services Administration team at the Frimley Health Trust.

The successful applicant will require strong social skills to build good working relationships with multi-disciplinary teams across the Trust.

You will be able to cope well under pressure.

You should enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team and be confident liaising with patients, general practitioners and referring hospitals.

This role is an amazing opportunity for an ambitious person who wants to build the skills and the knowledge to progress their career towards supervisory, management and leadership roles.

'THIS IS A NEW ROLE AND REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF THE SSMP/RMS PROGRAMME'

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

PURPOSE OF JOB:

This role will be guided and supervised by the Macmillan Information & Support Officer in collaboration with the Site Specific Cancer leads namely Haematology & Gynaecology and other relevant tumour sites.

The post holder will coordinate the care and support given to people to navigate the complex health and social care system during and following completion of cancer treatment when they enter the Supported Self-management programme / Patient Initiated Follow Up pathway (SSMP/PIFU).

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

Cancer Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDTs)
Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs)
Cancer Navigators
Cancer Allied Health Professionals
GPs and other referrers
Therapy Radiographers
Chemotherapy Services
Administrative Teams
Palliative Care Services
Patient Support Services
Patients and their carers
Macmillan Cancer Support, including Macmillan Information and Support Services

About us

There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts - We have three main hospitals: Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough, and we also provide integrated community services to North East Hampshire, Farnham and Surrey Heath in partnership with Virgin Care Services.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area. We also run outpatient clinics and diagnostic services from Aldershot, Farnham, Fleet, Windsor, Maidenhead, Bracknell and Chalfont St Peter.

Recently we have invested £150m in new facilities to create the best environments for our patients and staff. Our projects include new state-of-the-art Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park and a newly planned care hospital in Ascot.

Date posted

05 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-DV00238-D

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Archipelago House, Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other. So whether you use our services or are just visiting you can expect us to be Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, youll feel at home at Frimley Health. Whether you want to broaden your expertise, strengthen your skills or make the move into management. Its one of the reasons our staff consistently rate us among the best places to work in the NHS.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of further education beyond A level or equivalent work experience
Experience of using Microsoft office for windows

Competencies

Essential

Ability to communicate both verbally and non verbally on a daily basis with all members of the MDT
Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks appropriately
Ability to read and interpret complex data with attention to detail

Desirable

Understanding of Hospital Patient Administration Systems
Understanding of National Cancer Survivorship Initiative and SSMP

Experience

Essential

Previous administrative experience

Desirable

Experience in the NHS environment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Evidence of further education beyond A level or equivalent work experience
Experience of using Microsoft office for windows

Competencies

Essential

Ability to communicate both verbally and non verbally on a daily basis with all members of the MDT
Ability to prioritise and delegate tasks appropriately
Ability to read and interpret complex data with attention to detail

Desirable

Understanding of Hospital Patient Administration Systems
Understanding of National Cancer Survivorship Initiative and SSMP

Experience

Essential

Previous administrative experience

Desirable

Experience in the NHS environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Archipelago House, Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Archipelago House, Building 1, Lyon Way

Frimley

GU16 7ER

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)