Macmillan Patient Advisory Liaison Nurse/Facilitator

Job summary

The post holder will be expected to work within the ethos of Macmillan Cancer Support to promote optimal outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer.

The post holder will need excellent communication skills both verbally and none verbal to convey information regarding Living with and Beyond Cancer with patients, colleagues and stakeholders.

You will need to promote more effective collaborative working between patients and health professionals and across organisations involved in providing care for patients living with and beyond cancer

You will be scoping current service provision of the different elements of the Recovery Package and identify which MDT's will pilot this model.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will support the Lead Cancer Nurse in developing the LWBC programmes to support the changes and adjustments involved in long term recovery and recuperation. You will need to have excellent IT skills to train the staff on remote monitoring and to produce a report about the data for locally and nationally submission.

The post holder will manage the Cancer Care Navigators from induction onwards and provide monthly clinical supervision. This will require collaborative working with the Clinical Nurse Specialists to embed the CCN role in the teams

The post holder will develop strategies for the Courtyard Information and Support Services to meet the local needs of the population.

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

1. Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
2. Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
3. Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Sandwell Hospital Site

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B714HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Sandwell Hospital Site

Lyndon

West Bromwich

B714HJ

Employer's website

https://www.swbh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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