Bridlington Primary Care Network (PCN) in partnership with Cancer Alliance and Macmillan Cancer Support, are looking for a highly motivated and knowledgeable Cancer Care Coordinator Administrator to join our dynamic and friendly team that is committed to delivering exemplary patient care for our patients.
Working collaboratively with Cancer Alliance andMacmillan the role has been purposely created to support and improve patientexperience focusing on key areas to improve the cancer pathway and address someof the Health Inequalities experienced by patients.
The successful candidate will play a key role inproactively identifying and supporting patients both after diagnosis (such asdelivering Cancer Care Reviews) and before diagnosis (supporting the uptake ofthe national cancer screening programmes).They will work closely with GPs and other primary care colleagues withinthe Primary Care Network (PCN) and working to improve the integration betweenPrimary and Secondary Care.
Thesuccessful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skillsand be organised, patient and empathetic.They will have experience of working in health, social care or other supportroles, including direct contact with people, families or carers.
Main duties of the job
Improved screening: Cervical, Breast, Bowel and Lungscreening and the reduction of DNAs.
Focusing and workingwith patients that are not accessing the screening programmes.
Improve the patientexperience by providing non-clinical delivery of holistic Cancer Care Review.
Undertake cancerawareness activities and actively participate in various events as the CancerCare Coordinator or on behalf of Cancer Alliance/Macmillan.
Referrals to serviceto support cancer prevention and improve cancer outcomes.
Prehabilitation -identify patients that are about to start cancer treatment, ensuring they havethe relevant support and understanding of the purpose of any treatment.
Support health andequalities by experience by patients including the Learning Disabilities (LD)population.
About us
Bridlington PCN is a forward-thinking networkcomprising of 2 practices within close proximity to each other with a totalpatient population of 42,000. HumberPrimary Care and Drs Reddy and Nunn are both teaching practices linking intoacademic partners to provide ongoing support and development to the workforce.
Our aim is to improve care for patients by workingcollaboratively across primary care and our partners as part of the integratedcare partnership.
If you are passionate about patient care and wantto work in a supportive and collaborative environment, we would love to hearfrom you. If you would like to discussthis opportunity, please contact Annette Maltby, Primary Care Network Manager annette.maltby@nhs.net or Bev Coverdale beverely.coverdale1@nhs.net.
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will play a key role inproactively identifying and supporting patients both after diagnosis (such asdelivering Cancer Care Reviews) and before diagnosis (supporting the uptake ofthe national cancer screening programmes).They will work closely with GPs and other primary care colleagues withinthe Primary Care Network (PCN) and working to improve the integration betweenPrimary and Secondary Care.
Thesuccessful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skillsand be organised, patient and empathetic.They will have experience of working in health, social care or other supportroles, including direct contact with people, families or carers.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience in managing sensitive issues and difficult situations
* Experience in working in an administration environment with focus on patient care, quality improvement and the ability to work within a team and on your own initiative
* Effective interpersonal skills
* Ability to problem solve and generate new ideas/approaches
* Experience of audit and data collection
* Ability to adapt to new IT systems
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
* Evidence of continuous personal and professional development
Skills
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* Able to adapt quickly due to non-routine workload and manage work based on urgency
* Have a good sense of humour
* Knowledge of NHS policies
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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