Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Jessop Wing and Weston Park Cancer Centre
Town Sheffield
Salary £26,530 - £29,114 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period Yearly
Closing 16/03/2025 23:59
Interview date 24/03/2025
NHS AfC: Band 4
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. While you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
Have you got what it takes to provide support and advice to patients with gynaecological cancer? Are you highly motivated and driven to support and improve patient care? Do you possess exceptional organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills and have a caring sensitive attitude to encourage and promote best outcomes for patients, their relatives, and carers? If so, this could be the job for you!
If successful, this role will involve close collaboration and direct engagement with patients’ local care providers, services, and sectors to provide and promote a holistic and personalised approach to patient support. This will include navigation and co-ordination of supportive care with a requirement to signpost patients towards specialist resources to enable them to maximise the quality of care and support they receive.
This role is your gateway to a rewarding role in oncology. Bring your passion and drive, and let us help you support our patients.
Contact us today! Reach out to our recruiting manager Jen Jonas and take the first step towards joining the fight against cancer. Together, let’s make a real difference in the lives of those battling this disease.
Main duties of the job
To assist the gynae CNS Teams within the daily management and support of people affected by gynae cancers regionally and nationally who are receiving treatment and care at the Royal Hallamshire and Weston Park Hospital. The role will be pivotal in providing an additional source of contact for patients and their families/carers, helping to ensure seamless care as they move along their cancer pathway and across provider organisations. The post holder will provide comprehensive support and information to patients and families affected by cancer. This will include regular liaison between clinical and administrative team members and acting as a conduit between patients and healthcare professionals.
The post holder will be an active member of the CNS team. It will be expected that the post holder will work as a team member but also work autonomously, using their own initiative with the ability to prioritise workload, knowing when to seek advice and support from senior colleagues. A close working relationship with the Clinical Nurse Specialists/MDT members and the wider team will be paramount to ensure a quality service is delivered to those people affected by cancer.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation that values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitment to professional development and policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term/secondment contract basis for a period of 12 months due to the post being externally funded. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts, taking into consideration the ongoing source of the external funding and the requirement for the post to be maintained. Please also note any secondment must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post. When completing your application, please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Experience
* Relevant Health or social care experience at Band 3 or equivalent, or transferable knowledge & experience of working with the public
* Understanding of key referral pathways to Allied Health Professionals to support plans of care.
* Experience in managing small projects.
* Experience in involvement with data collection systems.
* Experience of dealing with challenging situations.
* Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team, or equivalent.
* Experience of working in a busy environment that requires flexibility.
* Experience in palliative care, cancer care, haematology, or oncology environments.
* Experience of supporting patients.
* Experience of participation in audit.
* Experience in service improvement.
* Awareness of Macmillan Cancer agenda and willingness to undertake training.
Skills and Knowledge
* Excellent planning and organisation skills.
* Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills able to demonstrate sensitivity and empathy.
* Data collection and analysis.
* Ability to work without direct supervision, aware of boundaries and need to seek advice and refer as appropriate.
* Able to use own initiative, solve problems and make decisions under pressure.
* Ability to work flexibly and prioritise workload.
* Ability to work well under pressure and remain calm in difficult situations.
* Ability to deal with sensitive information in a tactful and diplomatic way.
* Able to work independently and recognise when to seek help.
* Knowledge of rapid diagnostic pathway principles and key cancer pathway steps.
* Experience of scheduling/co-ordination activities and/or resources.
* Knowledge of Cancer waiting times and specifically 28 FDS.
* Analytical skills.
Personal Qualities
* Exhibits high levels of integrity, courtesy, and respect to others.
* Professional appearance and manner, act as a role model.
* Team worker but able to work autonomously with direction.
* Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
* Flexible approach to working arrangements.
* Flexible attitude to working.
* Able to travel between sites.
* A keenness to learn and for ongoing personal development.
Education and Qualifications
* 4 GCSEs Grade 4/C or above including Maths and English or equivalent.
* NVQ or QCF level 3 or working towards in Health or Health and Social Care.
* Evidence of foundation degree level study.
* Coaching or teaching courses and/or qualification or equivalent relevant experience.
* Computer literacy with good understanding of computer packages e.g. Word/Excel, and knowledge of confidentiality, information governance, and data security.
* Care Certificate completion or willing to undertake self-assessment.
* Basic counselling qualification.
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The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.
Job Share applicants are welcome for all full-time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition, for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered; please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.
All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check, and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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