Job summary
- Main area
- Cancer Services
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- 23 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 269-SFT8934
- Employer
- Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Salisbury District Hospital
- Town
- Salisbury
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer Support Worker Team Lead
Band 5
Job overview
Care coordination is not one person’s role, job or responsibility. It is the joining up of services, coordination, information and communication between care givers, treatment providers, those living with and beyond cancer which is referred to as personalised care and support and their families that creates a seamless experience of care. Reporting to the Lead Cancer Nurse the post holder will be responsible for operational management and leadership of the Cancer Support Worker (CSW) team and working with the wider clinical workforce will support the implementation of Personalised Care and Support (PCS) agenda for all cancer patients with the trust.
In conjunction with the Lead Cancer Nurse the post holder will contribute towards the Personalised Care and Support (PCS) strategy.
In conjunction with the Lead Cancer Nurse, the post holder is required to co-ordinate and support delivery of the cancer support services across all tumour sites, ensuring there is equity for all patients affected by a cancer diagnosis.
The post holder will line manage the Cancer Support Workers.
Main duties of the job
As the Cancer Support Worker Team Lead, the post holder will be responsible for managing a Team of Cancer Support Workers, working alongside the MDT in promoting patient self-care, supporting patients diagnosed with cancer to regain as normal a life as possible post diagnosis and treatment.
The post holder will undertake a scoping exercise to support the Lead Cancer Nurse and Lead Cancer AHP understand what the future opportunities are for the service.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person specification
Education, Qualification and Training
Essential criteria
- A relevant degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Willingness to undertake learning and development courses
- Evidence of ongoing personal professional development
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience within cancer support worker role
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in a supervisory role
- Experience in prioritising and organising own workload
- Previous experience in the NHS or Social Care
- Experience of leading a project
- Experience of maintaining comprehensive record keeping
Desirable criteria
- Experience of presenting information to a range of staff
- Relevant health or social care experience at AfC band 4 or equivalent
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience of Cancer information systems
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Working knowledge of the Personalised Care and Support Programme
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office and Windows systems
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate in a clear and articulate manner
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships across teams and staff groups
- Ability to prioritise and deliver against a background of competing demands
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
- Ability to demonstrate integrity and discretion when working with confidential information
- Demonstrates an understanding of the health and social care environment
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of importance of upholding privacy and dignity
- Knowledge of patients/client’s needs when being treated/cared for in a healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of local cancer policy
- Skills in synthesising and presenting data in a readable format
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Luke Curtis
- Job title
- Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920560112
- Additional information
Sarah Garratt - [email protected]
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