Cancer Care Coordinator

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The post holder will work under the guidance of the Clinical Nurse Specialist. The role supports people who have been referred with a suspicion of or have a diagnosis of a gynaecological cancer. The aim of the role is to make sure that patients can access the right support, at the right time and to be the patient advocate. The Cancer Care Co-Ordinator will act as a keyworker, identifying a person's holistic needs, coordinating a person's care, navigating the health and social care system on their behalf.

Main duties of the job

The jobholder will assist in the overall implementation and evaluation of care as part of the multi professional team and provide a single point of contact for the patients/carers and will be expected to work to agreed protocols.

Main duties include:

Provide regular supported conversations with the person living with a suspicion of cancer and confirmed diagnosis, assessing their holistic needs
Answering non routine phone calls from clinically vulnerable patients and using knowledge, training, experience and resources to triage to appropriate intervention.
Completing post operative checks for non complex patients.
Utilise reports in the PPM database to monitor patients and identify delays for actions.
Makes contact with the person living with cancer to assess their wellbeing, provide basic telephone advice, and refer on or signpost .

About us

We are always looking for enterprising and innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. We are a national centre for telemedicine and introduced telehealth to the UK offender healthcare sector and also provide the service to patients in their care homes. Community matters to us and we are supported by 400 dedicated volunteers and have strong links with Bradford University, Craven College and Leeds City College to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future.We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.

Date posted

25 January 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£25,147 to £27,596 a year Pro Rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

423-5937256

Job locations

Airedale General Hosp

Skipton Road

Keighley

BD20 6TD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literate and numerate - Basic Skills Maths and English (level 2/GCSE A-C equivalent)
HNC or NVQ 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Administration Qualifications
Knowledge of databases and spreadsheet

Experience

Essential

Experience within the NHS or similar environment (e.g. Dept of Health or other public service)
Experience of working with cancer patients or within a relevant clinical setting
Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Patient focused with a positive and caring attitude
Effective interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience of audit and data collection
Experience of telephone triage and patient contact
Experience of gynaecology patients

Skills

Essential

Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills
Able to adapt quickly due to non routine workload and manage work based on urgency

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Literate and numerate - Basic Skills Maths and English (level 2/GCSE A-C equivalent)
HNC or NVQ 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Administration Qualifications
Knowledge of databases and spreadsheet

Experience

Essential

Experience within the NHS or similar environment (e.g. Dept of Health or other public service)
Experience of working with cancer patients or within a relevant clinical setting
Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
Patient focused with a positive and caring attitude
Effective interpersonal skills

Desirable

Experience of audit and data collection
Experience of telephone triage and patient contact
Experience of gynaecology patients

Skills

Essential

Excellent written/oral communication and interpersonal skills
Able to adapt quickly due to non routine workload and manage work based on urgency

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information