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Band 4 1.0 WTE - Fixed Term 2 years
The Haematology Clinical Support Worker will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team approach in providing personalised care interventions to patients diagnosed with cancer and their carers throughout the care treatment pathway and after care support. The Support Worker will work independently within the remit of the role but under the guidance and supervision of the Haematology Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) and Personalised Care Team to coordinate and manage patients identified to the service by the CNS team.
The Haematology Clinical Support Worker will ensure patients are supported to regain as normal a life as possible, provide advice about how to minimise their risk of developing further cancer related problems, provide advice about possible future signs of cancer recurrence or long-term effects of treatment and enable patients to re-access specialist services without delay should they need to do so
As part of a team, the Cancer Support Worker will speak to patients to discuss what matters most to them through a holistic conversation and assessment. The Cancer Support Worker will provide cancer information and/or signpost them to support services and resources and will develop a personalised care plan which is shared with the patient and specialist team and that this and other communications are documented on the Somerset Cancer Registry.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
*Please Note : For a full list of the main duties of this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to A-level, and or NVQ Level 3 or 4 in Health and or Social Care
- Continued professional development
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of working in a healthcare setting
- Customer Care experience
- Knowledge of patients needs when being treated / care for in a healthcare setting
- Accurate data entry, typing and checking skills
- Ability to produce letters / reports using Word and Excel
- Understand own limitations and know where to seek advice and support.
- Have an understanding of the physical and psychological needs of a patient
- Knowledge of the elements of personalised care initiatives in cancer
- Experience of using Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
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.
