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Job summary

Main area
Cancer Services
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (7 day service)
Job ref
275-2504CSW-AO-CoUP
Employer
Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Medway Foundation NHS Trust
Town
Gillingham
Salary
£26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/04/2025 23:59

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Cancer Support Worker - Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary

Band 4

Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People?

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust, we are able to give our employees flexibility on where, when and the hours they work.

Our culture and values are what drives Medway NHS Foundation Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when you are completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

Job overview

Cancer Support Worker - Acute Oncology and Cancer of Unknown Primary

Division: Cancer and Core Clinical Services

Care Group: Cancer Services

Band: 4

Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum

We are recruiting for a Cancer Support worker who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

Main duties of the job

The Cancer Support Worker’s role (CSW) supports the coordination of care for cancer patients throughout their treatment pathway. The CSW works with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Nurse Specialists and the multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide support, advice and assessment for Acute Oncology (AO), Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) patients and Malignancy of Unknown Origin (MUO). The CSW also helps support follow-up pathways and works with the Macmillan Personalised Care and Support Facilitator to implement and develop Health and Wellbeing Information and Support.

The CSW works under the guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner, assisting the AOS team and the wider MDT by undertaking clinical and administrative tasks in accordance with relevant procedures, guidelines and policies.

Working for our organisation

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved.  Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.  

All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.

We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under – represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust’s and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board’s policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The CSW will undertake specifically identified tasks for which they have been trained, can demonstrate skill and understanding and are assessed as competent.

These include, but are not limited to;

Communicating with cancer patients, their family, friends and carers, both face-to-face and on the phone

Liaising effectively with the MDT and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality coordinated patient-centred care

Providing evidence-based patient information according to patient need

Assessing patients’ emotional and practical needs and responding appropriately

Undertaking Holistic Needs Assessments and making appropriate referrals

Providing support for administration and management of Health and Wellbeing Information and Support

Accessing appropriate IT systems

Signposting patients to resources and support for self-management

Assisting in coordination of patient treatment pathways

Assisting in coordination of care for patients on a follow-up pathway

Maintaining database to monitor workload

Recording of nursing activity

Auditing and evaluation of follow-up pathways, Health and Wellbeing Information and Support and patient outcomes

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE A level or equivalent AND NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in Healthcare
  • OR equivalent experience across a range of health or social care settings at AfC Band 3 or above
  • Care Certificate

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and previous experience of using hospital computerised systems
  • Insight into cancer and related issues
  • Understanding of health and social care environment

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working within clinical, health or social care setting
  • Administrative tasks
  • Dealing with routine and complex problems
  • Experience working within guidelines, protocols and policies

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Proficient communication skills, verbal and non-verbal
  • Ability to learn and assimilate information quickly
  • Ability to multi-task, prioritise and work to deadlines

Values Based Question

Essential criteria
  • Give an example of a time where you have demonstrated a ‘can do’ attitude (including the situation you were in) and the outcome

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverDisability confident employerNHS Rainbow badgeStep into health

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note this vacancy may close early if the number of applications is met.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cherie Neill
Job title
Macmillan AOS CNS
Email address
[email protected]
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