East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Cancer Clinical Care Coordinator

The closing date is 06 June 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting a Cancer Clinical Care Coordinator to work within the Breast Nurse Specialist team who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

As part of a 1-year Pilot, the Cancer Care Coordinator will work alongside the Clinical Nurse Specialists to set up a new nurse led service and ensure a safe and efficient service for patients. They will contribute towards the provision of a high standard of evidence-based care, supporting the management and supervision of patients throughout their treatment pathway.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Provide a seamless service to patients with proximal supervision from the tumour specific Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS).

Communicate effectively within the multidisciplinary team and other departments to ensure that patient care is well planned and coordinated.

Have contact face to face and telephone communications with patients, carers and health care professionals.

Contributes to the improvement of services.

Assist in the delivery of our personalised care model and work with patients in completing their holistic needs assessments and care plans.

It is anticipated that this role will continue to develop through the acquisition of further skills, knowledge and competencies to be determined within the clinical team with the focus on patient needs.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust,we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

o The Lister Hospital, Stevenage

o New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City

o Hertford County, Hertford

o Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7190992

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continued role development.
  • Good IT skills
  • Experience in or a good understanding of health and social care services and pathways
  • Experience of multi-professional working

Desirable

  • Experience of coaching/teaching patients and carers
  • Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
  • Experience of coordinating a patient workload
  • Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions, and terminology
  • Awareness of national cancer strategies and policies

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade A-C or equivalent
  • NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses
  • Oncology experience/training or experience/training in long term Health Conditions

Desirable

  • Evidence of continues role development.
  • Coaching or teaching qualification
  • Macmillan Learning and Development Courses
Person Specification

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of continued role development.
  • Good IT skills
  • Experience in or a good understanding of health and social care services and pathways
  • Experience of multi-professional working

Desirable

  • Experience of coaching/teaching patients and carers
  • Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK
  • Experience of coordinating a patient workload
  • Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions, and terminology
  • Awareness of national cancer strategies and policies

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade A-C or equivalent
  • NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses
  • Oncology experience/training or experience/training in long term Health Conditions

Desirable

  • Evidence of continues role development.
  • Coaching or teaching qualification
  • Macmillan Learning and Development Courses

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

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Lead CNS

Faith Collins

faith.collins@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

23 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7190992

Job locations

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Rickmansworth Road

Northwood

HA6 2RN


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