University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
The Cancer Support Worker team at UHBW are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our compassionate & well established team of cancer support workers, who provide personalised support and information to people living with and affected by cancer. Our cancer support workers work closely with all members of the cancer clinical teams and cancer services across the Trust, providing coordination & delivery of support and signposting to additional services. This provides a fantastic opportunity for you to contribute to improving the overall experience of cancer care at UHBW and work within a friendly and supportive team with an interdisciplinary approach to delivering personalised care.
Main duties of the job
1. Coordinate the necessary assessments, appointments or investigations to fast track people back into the Service.
2. Demonstrate the ability to recognise and respond appropriately when faced with a sudden deterioration or an emergency situation, alerting the clinical team or enabling rapid response as appropriate.
3. Complete and contribute to the holistic needs assessment and the development of an individual care plan.
4. Make pre-planned outbound telephone calls to patients to assess ongoing needs to enable a proactive prevention approach.
5. Support people to access appropriate information and support, by sign-posting to a range of support services and take an approach which helps people to self-manage where appropriate.
6. Encourage and support active and healthy lifestyle choices.
7. Plan, invite, and organise Health and Well-Being events or other supported self-management events.
8. Support the development of new patient information packs / website pages / patient leaflets, following guidance from the clinical team.
9. Demonstrate an awareness of the limits of own practice and knowledge and when to seek appropriate support/advice.
10. Support and promote Cancer Awareness campaigns.
11. Contribute to service development, research, and audit projects.
12. Work in the Macmillan Centre on a rota basis as directed by the Senior Cancer Support Worker providing support and information to patients, carers, and family members.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities and Person Specification, please refer to the job description attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
* Relevant health or social care experience at AfC Band 3 or equivalent (E).
* Experience of multi-professional working.
* Experience in the use of data management.
* Evidence of good communication skills.
* Understanding of person-centred care.
* Understanding of the health and social care environment.
* Experience of coaching/teaching patients and carers.
* Understanding of Macmillan Cancer Support and its role across the UK.
* Experience in coordinating a patient workload.
* Awareness of Improving Outcomes: A strategy for Cancer and other national cancer policies.
* Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology.
Skills and Abilities
* IT Skills.
* Able to use own initiative.
* Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people of all levels.
* Good observation skills.
* Ability to work in a team, Ability to motivate self and others.
* Flexible attitude to working.
* Accurate written communication of information.
* Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer.
* Ability to prioritise own workload.
* Ability to talk sensitively about information needs.
* Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats.
* Calm and objective.
* Confident yet approachable.
* Acts in a mature manner - both personally and professionally.
* Recognition of own limitations.
* Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations.
* Ability to travel between sites.
Qualifications and Training
* GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent.
* NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses.
* Evidence of continued role development.
* Willingness to undertake Macmillan learning and development courses.
* Coaching or teaching qualification.
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.
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