Gynae Cancer Support Worker

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Gynae Cancer Support Worker at Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a part time post at 15 hours per week and will be supporting the existing Support Worker in tracking and liaising with suspected gynae cancer patients to ensure that their pathway runs smoothly and in a timely way.

You will work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialists and the Multi-Disciplinary Teams within the specialties as well as the rest of the Cancer Services Team.

The Cancer Management team is committed to the personal development of team members and there will be opportunities for development within this role.

Enthusiasm, commitment and flexibility are required for this role along with good customer service and excellent organisational and communication skills. Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced environment with excellent attention to detail is absolutely essential.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integral part of their assigned Clinical Team, to assist, support and co-ordinate the diagnostic pathway for patients. A large part of the role is providing administrative and coordination support to patients, families, consultants, cancer nurse specialists and other staff involved in the suspected cancer pathway. The successful applicant will ensure the efficient channelling and close co-ordination of the patient pathway ensuring robust communication between medical staff, GPs, patients, relatives, members of the public and other disciplines within the Trust and close liaison with the community staff and oncology teams. In addition, the post holder will be able to signpost patients and carers to the relevant sources of support and information appropriate to their needs.

The role will be critical in the patient experience of their cancer journey, along with making supporting achievement of the 28 and 62 day cancer standards. It is expected that the post holder will be able to work autonomously, using their own initiative and within a specialised team. The post holder is expected to be familiar the healthcare context, with knowledge and evidence of medical terminology, and educated to a level required to perform the role (Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification) or equivalent experience.

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

Our workforce of nearly 5,000 across both sites comprises more than 50 nationalities. We strive to be an equal, diverse and inclusive employer, which is recognised as a pioneer in its equality, diversity and inclusion work. The Trust is proud to have achieved numerous external accreditations and is working towards achieving the Anti-Racist Organisation Framework, recognising the importance of anti-racism in all that we do.