Urology Cancer Support Worker

3 months ago


Oldham, United Kingdom Northern Care Alliance NHS Group Full time

**Job overview**:
To support the Macmillan Urology Clinical Nurse Specialist team in the delivery of nursing care and service to patients who are on the Urology Cancer pathway; enabling delivery of the care in line with the National Cancer Services standards and NICE guidance for Urological Cancers.

**Main duties of the job**:
To provide practical support to the Macmillan Urology CNS team by contributing to patients’ assessment and care planning decisions through the supervision of the Macmillan Urology CNS team. To assist in the co-ordination of patient pathways for all patients who are suspected or diagnosed with a Urological cancer.

To work along side the Urology CNS team to provide a seamless cancer journey that will highlight any needs and allow us to safely signpost patients to the correct sources for support

To be an integral part of our growing team able to accurately access specific database, Chase results and facilitate MDT take calls and reassure patients referring onward when needed.

**Working for our organisation**:
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to **make a difference** and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - **care**, **appreciate** and **inspire** - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Knowledge, Training & Experience**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Urology / cancer experience
- Working with urological and / or patients with cancer diagnosis
- Communication skills
- Working as a health care assistant
- Awareness of role of Macmillan services

**Desirable criteria**:

- Good IT skills
- Able to use hospital systems such as Health Views and Patient Centre

**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- NVQ level 3 in Health care / willingness to undertake level 4
- Educated to GCSE level

**Desirable criteria**:

- NVQ level 4 in health care already achieved
- We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.

We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.

**Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.**

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