Job summary
FULL TIME POST - 37.5 HOURS A WEEK
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist team as a Cancer Care Coordinator. The role will involve supporting the Clinical Nurse Specialist team with the delivery of Personalised Care for Cancer.
Personalised Care for Cancer includes supporting the provision of Holistic Needs Assessments, the development of a supportive care plan and offering Health & Wellbeing advice and support.
In addition to this, the role will also involve supporting the implementation and administration of Personalised Stratified Follow-Up monitoring and tracking of surveillance tests and being a single point of access for patients. This will include rapid re-entry into the system for those people identified as having urgent or specialist needs.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with all grades of medical and nursing staff and wider health care teams. The role requires a team player but also someone who can work independently and use their initiative - it is an excellent development opportunity for someone who is enthusiastic with excellent organisation, IT and interpersonal skills and who is passionate about ensuring the best possible compassionate care for people living with and affected by cancer.
Communicating effectively (daily and directly, face-to-face and telephone) with a range of individuals on various levels, e.g. patients, relatives, carers, other health/social care professionals and community workers is essential.
We encourage all applicants to come forward to arrange a visit and/or informal chat
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £24.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require a Standard DBS check at a cost of £24.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in health related subject/equivalent knowledge and experience (eg Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Prepared to underatke relevant learning and development courses
Desirable
- NVQ Level 4 or additional training to Diploma level or equivalent
- Nurse Associate
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of person centred care
- Understanding of health and social care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of Macmillan Information and Support
- Knowledge of relevant cancer/treatment.interventions and terminology
Experience
Essential
- Relevant health and social care experience at AfC Band 3 or equivalent
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience of data and database management
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Experience of providing administrative support
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating a patient caseload
- Experience of coaching /teaching patients and carers
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Able to manage own personal workload using own initiative
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Effective organisational and time management skills
- Ability to show empathy and understand difficulties faced by people affectd by cancer
- Able to retrieve information from a wide range of resources
Desirable
- Enhanced communication skills
Person Specification
Education and Qualification
Essential
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent
- NVQ Level 3 in health related subject/equivalent knowledge and experience (eg Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics
- Prepared to underatke relevant learning and development courses
Desirable
- NVQ Level 4 or additional training to Diploma level or equivalent
- Nurse Associate
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of person centred care
- Understanding of health and social care environment
Desirable
- Understanding of Macmillan Information and Support
- Knowledge of relevant cancer/treatment.interventions and terminology
Experience
Essential
- Relevant health and social care experience at AfC Band 3 or equivalent
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience of data and database management
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills
- Experience of providing administrative support
Desirable
- Experience of coordinating a patient caseload
- Experience of coaching /teaching patients and carers
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Able to manage own personal workload using own initiative
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Effective organisational and time management skills
- Ability to show empathy and understand difficulties faced by people affectd by cancer
- Able to retrieve information from a wide range of resources
Desirable
- Enhanced communication skills
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.
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
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.
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).
