Team Leader: Cancer Single Point of Contact and Support Worker Service
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
The closing date is 26 September 2024
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cancer Services at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust as a Band 5 Team Leader for the Cancer Single Point of Contact and Support Worker Service. The role will require cross site working at both University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital. There is a regular shuttle bus between both sites taking between 20-30 minutes.
Main duties of the job
The key focus for the Cancer support worker team leader will be to:
- To ensure the delivery of the Cancer Single Point of Contact and Support Worker Service in line with the Service Operational Policy so that patient/user calls are triaged and dealt with in a timely and appropriate manner by identifying the need, providing information and or onward referral to the relevant staff and or
- To be accountable to the General Manager for Cancer and Oncology Services
- To be responsible for the direct line management of a team of Support Workers
- To provide expert advice on aspects of the patient's care within defined boundaries and limits
- To ensure the successful implementation and roll out of the Cancer Single Point of Contact and Support Worker Service through liaison relevant departments and individuals including but not exclusive of CNS, Radiology departments, Outpatient departments and admin staff, members of cancer
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Date posted
12 September 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£35,964 to £43,780 a year per annum plus HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
197-UT5782
Job locations
University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham High Street
Lewisham, London
SE13 6LH
Employer details
Employer name
Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Address
University Hospital Lewisham
Lewisham High Street
Lewisham, London
SE13 6LH
Employer's website
https://www.lewishamandgreenwich.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact:
Ass. General Manager – Cancer & Oncology Services
Victoria Asare Bediako
07557078804
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