Macmillan Uro

5 months ago


Newport, United Kingdom Aneurin Bevan University Health Board Full time

A unique opportunity has arisen within the Urology Department at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board for a Uro - Oncology Health Care Support Worker band 4. The successful post holder will help co-ordinate and fully support the smooth running of the Uro - oncology Services. This post will be extremely busy, quite diverse and will be very demanding but satisfying. The post holder will be expected to work alongside and in partnership with a multi disciplinary team and will be central to the smooth running of the Service.

The post-holder will be responsible for supporting the work of the Uro-Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists and providing a point of contact for patients and professionals. Triage incoming calls, provide basic telephone advice and refer on or sign-post to other sources of support.

Coordinate the necessary assessments, appointments or investigations.

The post holder will act as a point of contact for the service and will liaise with all members of the multi-disciplinary team on various organisational aspect of patients care.

The post-holder will provide practical support to the smooth running of the Clinics as appropriate.

The post
- holder will be responsible for providing the communication, co-ordination and administrative support necessary in the setting up of a Urology cancer patients support group.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy opening in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.