Job summary
We are looking for extraordinary people to help us transform the way we support people living with cancer in Lincolnshire.
There are currently 2.5 million people in the UK living with cancer; this is expected to rise to 4 million by 2030, with 45400 living in Lincolnshire alone.
Lincolnshire people affected by cancer have told us that they have unmet needs, particularly at the end of treatment, whilst others are struggling with consequences of treatment that could be either avoided or managed.
We aim to change this by transforming the way we support cancer survivors in Lincolnshire by implementing the NHS Personalised Care Model for people Living with Cancer.
This includes supporting the implementation of Personalised Stratified Follow Up Pathways in cancer.
Working collaboratively with teams in our Acute Trust and the community, the Macmillan Senior Cancer Care Co-ordinator will be responsible for supporting staff groups to embed the Personalisation Model of delivery into their practice, and ensure that full governance processes are adhered to.
We are looking for people who share the LWC Programme principles and values, and who are committed to putting people at the centre of everything they do. We are looking for people who are innovative in their approach and understand the challenges faced by stakeholders, communities and people affected by cancer in the county.
Main duties of the job
The Macmillan Senior Cancer Care Co-ordinator will be responsible for supporting staff groups to embed the Personalisation Model of delivery into their practice.
The post holder will be a professional who will work closely with staff groups to ensure that the LWC programme is delivering on key performance objectives in implementing Personalised Stratified Follow up Pathways, including supporting teams to ensure governance processes are adhered to.
About us
NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) is a new statutory organisation bringing the NHS together locally to improve population health and establish shared strategic priorities within the NHS.
The ICB is part of a wider Lincolnshire Integrated Care System which has four key objectives:
- Improve outcomes in population health and healthcare.
- Tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access.
- Enhance productivity and value for money.
- Help the NHS support broader social and economic development.
By working together with the ICB, the wider system will deliver its agreed vision of 'Better Lives for the people of Lincolnshire'. Lincolnshire ICB will use its resources and powers to achieve demonstrable progress on these aims, collaborating to tackle complex challenges including:
- Improving the health of children and young people.
- Supporting people to stay well and independent.
- Acting sooner to help those with preventable conditions.
- Supporting those with long-term conditions or mental health issues.
- Caring for those with multiple needs as populations age.
- Getting the best from collective resources so people get care as quickly as possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Macmillan Senior Cancer Care Co-ordinator will be responsible for supporting staff groups to embed the Personalisation Model of delivery into their practice.
- The post holder will be a professional who will work closely with staff groups to ensure that the LWC programme is delivering on key performance objectives in implementing Personalised stratified Follow up Pathways.
- Work closely with the CNSs, Acute Cancer Care Co-ordinators and Macmillan Information and Support Service (MCISS) in ULHT, offering support as appropriate.
- The post holder will participate in regular MDTs with the MCISS team, ULHT Cancer Care Coordinators, and Living with Cancer teams to update, report complex cases and develop actions.
- The post holder will be required to have regular contact with other internal and external stakeholders, such as primary care, social care, third sector and GPs.
- Develop a network of key contacts that they work closely with and understand the referral routes to other services.
- Support staff in completing holistic needs assessment and develop individual care plans for each patient referred into services.
- Support staff in managing complex cases as assessed through triage, referring patients into appropriate services.
- Support staff with caseload management, identifying appropriate step up/step down points whilst working with a patient, reviewing regularly.
- Evaluate outcome of service delivery.
- Signpost staff groups to other sources of support as appropriate, such as other Healthcare Professionals, websites, written information etc.
- Help to coordinate appointments with other services for efficiency and patient experience.
- Liaise with community locality teams to ensure a seamless service for patients and smooth transition through the cancer pathway.
- To identify patient and carer general information needs and accessing and signposting to the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre, countywide services, social prescribing and other local support and information routes.
- Work with staff groups to co-ordinate care to facilitate safe and effective transition between services to provide seamless support for people.
- Develop good working relationships across the cancer pathway.
- Develop partnerships with other local health and wellbeing services and understand referral mechanisms.
Support staff groups to be able to:
- Identify indication of need or changes in need through telephone contact and face to face appointments and be able to respond appropriately.
- Advise patients on individual self-care management support and education as necessary.
- Delivery of patient and carer advice and education, identification of appropriate training e.g., HOPE.
- Provide Level 2 psychological support to patients/carers.
- Encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices, identify and refer to support in community.
- Make scheduled catch-up calls to patients to check on health and wellbeing and any emerging / on-going needs.
Service development
- Contribute to the development of the Living with Cancer programme of work.
- Support the development of the personalisation programme of work.
- Work with ULHT to ensure the sustained delivery of an acute treatment pathway that reflects best practice in supporting people living with cancer.
- Work with ULHT to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer.
- Work with primary care providers, Primary Care Networks and Community Locality Teams to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer, implementing personalised care and support and personalised stratified follow up pathways which will ensure that actions are taken in a timely manner to mitigate risks and where required support rapid recovery.
- Work with wider neighbourhood networks and the Voluntary and Community sector to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer, implementing personalised stratified care and support.
- Support the work across the system to support people living with cancer whose treatment is not curative.
- Collaborate with cancer services, system wide, to ensure LWC programme is embedded in other organisations work and led and championed to ensure delivery.
- Ensure that people LWC are placed at the centre of shaping, designing and developing the programme by extensive engagement and involvement.
- Collaborate with the Lincolnshire Cancer Co-production Groups.
Physical resource
- To be a flexible member of the team able to respond to the changing needs of the patient, carer and their community population.
- To provide a vital link between, primary care, community care and acute care.
- To attend CNS forums to develop a working relationship and promote learning.
- To meet regularly with the Macmillan Information and Support Services
- To carry out administrative duties required by the role.
- To support staff groups to review patients in community settings, providing basic counselling and support as necessary.
- To order equipment and supplies.
- To achieve the agreed competencies to fulfil the role within 6 months of being in post.
- To ensure people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a Macmillan professional and know about the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
Demonstrate an awareness of the limits of own practice and knowledge and when to seek appropriate support/advice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Macmillan Senior Cancer Care Co-ordinator will be responsible for supporting staff groups to embed the Personalisation Model of delivery into their practice.
- The post holder will be a professional who will work closely with staff groups to ensure that the LWC programme is delivering on key performance objectives in implementing Personalised stratified Follow up Pathways.
- Work closely with the CNSs, Acute Cancer Care Co-ordinators and Macmillan Information and Support Service (MCISS) in ULHT, offering support as appropriate.
- The post holder will participate in regular MDTs with the MCISS team, ULHT Cancer Care Coordinators, and Living with Cancer teams to update, report complex cases and develop actions.
- The post holder will be required to have regular contact with other internal and external stakeholders, such as primary care, social care, third sector and GPs.
- Develop a network of key contacts that they work closely with and understand the referral routes to other services.
- Support staff in completing holistic needs assessment and develop individual care plans for each patient referred into services.
- Support staff in managing complex cases as assessed through triage, referring patients into appropriate services.
- Support staff with caseload management, identifying appropriate step up/step down points whilst working with a patient, reviewing regularly.
- Evaluate outcome of service delivery.
- Signpost staff groups to other sources of support as appropriate, such as other Healthcare Professionals, websites, written information etc.
- Help to coordinate appointments with other services for efficiency and patient experience.
- Liaise with community locality teams to ensure a seamless service for patients and smooth transition through the cancer pathway.
- To identify patient and carer general information needs and accessing and signposting to the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre, countywide services, social prescribing and other local support and information routes.
- Work with staff groups to co-ordinate care to facilitate safe and effective transition between services to provide seamless support for people.
- Develop good working relationships across the cancer pathway.
- Develop partnerships with other local health and wellbeing services and understand referral mechanisms.
Support staff groups to be able to:
- Identify indication of need or changes in need through telephone contact and face to face appointments and be able to respond appropriately.
- Advise patients on individual self-care management support and education as necessary.
- Delivery of patient and carer advice and education, identification of appropriate training e.g., HOPE.
- Provide Level 2 psychological support to patients/carers.
- Encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices, identify and refer to support in community.
- Make scheduled catch-up calls to patients to check on health and wellbeing and any emerging / on-going needs.
Service development
- Contribute to the development of the Living with Cancer programme of work.
- Support the development of the personalisation programme of work.
- Work with ULHT to ensure the sustained delivery of an acute treatment pathway that reflects best practice in supporting people living with cancer.
- Work with ULHT to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer.
- Work with primary care providers, Primary Care Networks and Community Locality Teams to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer, implementing personalised care and support and personalised stratified follow up pathways which will ensure that actions are taken in a timely manner to mitigate risks and where required support rapid recovery.
- Work with wider neighbourhood networks and the Voluntary and Community sector to develop a proactive approach to supporting people living with cancer, implementing personalised stratified care and support.
- Support the work across the system to support people living with cancer whose treatment is not curative.
- Collaborate with cancer services, system wide, to ensure LWC programme is embedded in other organisations work and led and championed to ensure delivery.
- Ensure that people LWC are placed at the centre of shaping, designing and developing the programme by extensive engagement and involvement.
- Collaborate with the Lincolnshire Cancer Co-production Groups.
Physical resource
- To be a flexible member of the team able to respond to the changing needs of the patient, carer and their community population.
- To provide a vital link between, primary care, community care and acute care.
- To attend CNS forums to develop a working relationship and promote learning.
- To meet regularly with the Macmillan Information and Support Services
- To carry out administrative duties required by the role.
- To support staff groups to review patients in community settings, providing basic counselling and support as necessary.
- To order equipment and supplies.
- To achieve the agreed competencies to fulfil the role within 6 months of being in post.
- To ensure people affected by cancer are aware that they are interacting with a Macmillan professional and know about the full range of resources and services available through Macmillan.
Demonstrate an awareness of the limits of own practice and knowledge and when to seek appropriate support/advice.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway or significant relevant experience.
- Experience of multi-professional working.
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Demonstrates a person-centred approach to care.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- First level degree in related subject or undertaking a Degree Pathway or significant relevant experience.
- Experience of multi-professional working.
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Demonstrates a person-centred approach to care.
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.
