Band 4 Liver and Pancreas Cancer Clinical Support Worker
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Job summary
The HPB CNS Team are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Band 4 Cancer Clinical Support Worker to join them in providing specialist care for patients with liver, pancreas or biliary cancers.
This role is a full-time, permanent post and it is important that you are a caring and kind person with a genuine desire to help and support people with a cancer diagnosis. Experience in this field is not essential but would be desirable. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
If this sounds like you, you already have the attributes that make a great Cancer Clinical Support Worker.
Main duties of the job
This role can be emotionally demanding and involves working closely with the multi-professional team to care for and support people with an HPB cancer from point of diagnosis to best supportive care. There will be much face-to-face work with patients and their loved ones, and some administrative work. You will be supervised by a well-established team of Clinical Nurse Specialists.
As this role is new, it is an exciting opportunity to really make your mark and help to evolve the role to suit the needs of the patients' and the service.
You will work in a variety of settings including wards and oncology and surgical out-patients, meeting with patients at varying stages of their treatment and cancer pathway.
As the successful applicant, you will have access to learning, development and training opportunities, ensuring that you acquire the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to provide safe and compassionate patient care.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Details
Date posted
20 November 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
304-1088333PM
Job locations
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
Employer's website
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