Cancer Support Specialist

1 month ago


Lanarkshire, United Kingdom Maggie's Full time

**Job Title**: Cancer Support Specialist - Lanarkshire

**Salary**: £33,535 - £44,911 DOE

**Location of appointment**: Maggie's Lanarkshire, Elizabeth Montgomerie Building, Monklands Hospital, Monkscourt Avenue, Airdrie ML6 0JS

Full Time, 37.5hrs/week, Monday - Friday

We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Cancer Support Specialist to join the team at our Lanarkshire centre in Airdrie.

You will have a warm empathic manner and enthusiasm and willingness to develop skills of providing cancer support in an innovative programme that integrates contributions from a range of professional disciplines.

You will have a nursing degree (or equivalent training), current state registration and at least three years' post-qualification experience within an oncology nursing or related setting. A post-graduate qualification in a relevant field would be advantageous.

You will be emotionally sensitive yet resilient, organised, and able to manage the demands of ongoing emotionally intense work.

**Responsibilities**:
Help individuals, families and groups engage with, and utilise, Maggie’s psychosocial programme of support through ongoing work with them.

Provide person-focused, care support and a commitment to working as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.

Liaise with colleagues to ensure appropriate internal referrals of centre visitors.

Lead on delegated aspects of facilitated psychosocial and psychoeducational components of Maggie's programme.

Read the full job description for more information.

Benefits we offer

In addition to a highly rewarding career, we offer a range of staff benefits, including:
a unique, experiential induction week based in one of our centres

a competitive holiday entitlement

Read more about our staff benefits

How to apply

Take a look at the full job description CSS Band 6 - Lanarkshire.pdf

Interviews will be conducted in person at the Maggie's Lanarkshire centre.



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