An exciting opportunity has arisen within Cancer Services at York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We are looking to recruit a Band 4 Associate Practitioner within the Breast Care Nursing Team, on a permanent basis for 18.5 hours per week (fixed working days). This is a non-clinical role that involves both patient contact and administrative duties.
As part of ongoing support all patients with breast cancer are offered a Macmillan Holistic Needs Assessment at key points after their diagnosis. A vital part of this role will be undertaking these assessments over the telephone in a virtual clinic.
The other important aspect of the role will be administrative support to the breast care nursing team. To support the nurses with administrative tasks and planning to enable them to focus on their clinical duties.
Further, the appointee must be equipped with excellent communication skills and the ability to work within a diverse multi-disciplinary group of clinicians, patients and allied healthcare providers.
You must be self-motivated, enthusiastic, organised, computer literate and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, with a commitment to continued personal development.
This post is based at York Hospital but travel to other sites may be required (occasionally).
We would strongly encourage anyone interested in this exciting opportunity to contact us for further details.
Main duties of the role are:
• Provide a professional, proactive and sensitive service to cancer patients, their carers and relatives.
• Competently advise on and deliver health and/or social care to patients via the Holistic Needs Assessment. This will involve running telephone clinics, having supportive conversations and writing up care plans/actions for patient records.
• Be responsible for the coordination of the administrative function within the complex cancer pathways, chasing investigations, appointments, Multi-Disciplinary Team discussion and creating treatment documents in a timely manner, to ensure waiting time targets are not breached and patient's needs are met.
• Will act as a main point of contact for patients, carers and wider healthcare team to provide high quality patient care through proactive identification of needs, which requires a level of knowledge utilising approved tools and procedures.
• Collaborate and communicate with the wider healthcare team, acting as a resource to ensure the provision of appropriate services to maximise the health and quality of life of the patient, improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery.
• Will be expected to support the running of the service and work flexibly to the needs of the service, which can often be demanding and unexpected.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependents
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit you application at the earliest opportunity.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:yhs-tr.recruitment@nhs.net.
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have
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This advert closes on Monday 17 Mar 2025
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