Job summary
The Urology Cancer Team Support Worker will be based within the Urology Cancer Nursing Team establishment.
This role will provide support to the team of specialist nurses and also to the patients accessing this service. The post is both patient facing and non patient facing administration , the majority of the role will entail providing direct information and support via email or telephone, and/or signposting to appropriate services for patients and their families/carers.
It will also entail organizing and assisting the clinical nursing team to provide the Cancer Nursing service effectively and efficiently ensuring patients queries and care can be actioned within a timely manner.
Processing queries and referrals, guiding and signposting clinical queries and patient queries.This post aims to improve efficiencies within the pathways of care for patients diagnosed with Urological Cancers.
Main duties of the job
- To provide general, specific and specialist information to patients and clinical teams regarding urological cancer and cancer services, to ensure patients are signposted at all times during their treatment and beyond.
- Provide information and support for people with non-complex care needs.
- To engage with the community services as appropriate
- Recording patient information on the Trusts Systems
- Assisting the PSA Tracker team with administration tasks. Ensuring blood tests are requested as required, documenting on the appropriate IT systems.
- Contribute to maintaining and organising the day to day running of the Urological Cancer Nursing service dealing with phone calls, referrals, emails, patient queries etc.
About us
Why Work With Us
We are an increasing Urology Nursing team workforce offering a dynamic and developmental working environment , innovative thinking and dynamic team working, providing excellent patient care within our care setting.
*Unfortunately, this post is not eligible for sponsorship.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Detailed job description and responsibilities
- Communication and working relationships
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers and with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders in secondary and community settings
- Communicate sensitively and compassionately in (potentially) high emotive situations with patients and carers, demonstrating tact, reassurance, empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty and integrity
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations and handle difficultquestions
- Demonstrate an awareness of limits of practice and seek appropriate supportand guidance
- Actively engage with the key voluntary sector and community stakeholder
- Provide sensitive support and guidance to individuals who contact the department
- Urology Cancer Nursing Service Support via multiple mediums i.e. face to face, telephone and MS teams
- Support information delivery to patients and carers on a wide range of matters within your field of expertise and recognise when onward referral is required
- Assist in the triage of incoming phone calls and drop ins. This will include consideration of callers information and support needs, provision of verbal and written information, supportive listening, action planning and signposting to available services and support
- Communicate all information and advice using a range of advanced communication skills including use of reassurance, tact, and empathy
- Support the team with day-to-day running of the service and support clinical teams when required i.e. by providing information, responding to queries and attending meetings
Key relationships will be with:
o Patients and Carerso Primary Careo The local community/publico Lead Cancer Nurseo Cancer Services Managero Consultants and other medical/nursing staffo Cancer Nurse Specialistso The Lodge Cancer Support and Information Centre staffo Wider Cancer Services Teamo Community teams and serviceso Trust administrative staffo Lodge volunteers
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Detailed job description and responsibilities
- Communication and working relationships
- Communicate effectively with patients and carers and with a wide range of clinical and non-clinical stakeholders in secondary and community settings
- Communicate sensitively and compassionately in (potentially) high emotive situations with patients and carers, demonstrating tact, reassurance, empathy, understanding, diplomacy, honesty and integrity
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult situations and handle difficultquestions
- Demonstrate an awareness of limits of practice and seek appropriate supportand guidance
- Actively engage with the key voluntary sector and community stakeholder
- Provide sensitive support and guidance to individuals who contact the department
- Urology Cancer Nursing Service Support via multiple mediums i.e. face to face, telephone and MS teams
- Support information delivery to patients and carers on a wide range of matters within your field of expertise and recognise when onward referral is required
- Assist in the triage of incoming phone calls and drop ins. This will include consideration of callers information and support needs, provision of verbal and written information, supportive listening, action planning and signposting to available services and support
- Communicate all information and advice using a range of advanced communication skills including use of reassurance, tact, and empathy
- Support the team with day-to-day running of the service and support clinical teams when required i.e. by providing information, responding to queries and attending meetings
Key relationships will be with:
o Patients and Carerso Primary Careo The local community/publico Lead Cancer Nurseo Cancer Services Managero Consultants and other medical/nursing staffo Cancer Nurse Specialistso The Lodge Cancer Support and Information Centre staffo Wider Cancer Services Teamo Community teams and serviceso Trust administrative staffo Lodge volunteers
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree assistant practitioner/nurse associate
Desirable
- Courses/further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development
Knowledge
Essential
- Direct patient care. Experience of working in clinics and/or outpatient or inpatient setting
- Knowledge and/or experience of working directly with people with cancer
- Experience of dealing with routine and complex problems and escalation
- Administrative and organisational experience
- Ability to support and communicate virtually
Desirable
- Proficient in the use of hospital computerised patient systems
- Evidence of using Microsoft Teams by way of supporting patients
- Knowledge and/or experience of the Holistic Needs Assessment
- Business and Admin
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree assistant practitioner/nurse associate
Desirable
- Courses/further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development
Knowledge
Essential
- Direct patient care. Experience of working in clinics and/or outpatient or inpatient setting
- Knowledge and/or experience of working directly with people with cancer
- Experience of dealing with routine and complex problems and escalation
- Administrative and organisational experience
- Ability to support and communicate virtually
Desirable
- Proficient in the use of hospital computerised patient systems
- Evidence of using Microsoft Teams by way of supporting patients
- Knowledge and/or experience of the Holistic Needs Assessment
- Business and Admin
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.
