Reasonable Adjustments Cancer Support Specialist

5 days ago


Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time

About the Role

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is seeking a highly organized and passionate individual to join our team as a Cancer Support Worker - Reasonable Adjustments Specialist. This exciting opportunity is part of our commitment to improving the quality of reasonable adjustment provision for people on cancer pathways within the BNSSG area.

Key Responsibilities

  • Work closely with the project team and other stakeholders to scope current practices around reasonable adjustments, which will feed into the wider BNSSG Cancer Improved Collaborative projects.
  • Hold responsibility for the creation and management of a resource database, relating to supportive organizations. Guiding people through the use of self-management resources.
  • Utilize outstanding communication skills and initiative to work across all elements of the cancer pathway.
  • Identify and escalate associated challenges to the project team.
  • Create and manage a patient tracker, identifying those people affected by cancer, that require reasonable adjustments.
  • Support the promotion of the accessible information standard (AIS, 2016) within UHBW, including the new learning module.
  • Encourage the operationalisation of the AIS into cancer services, with focus on the education of those involved within the oncology pathway.
  • Attend the AIS UHBW forum, and other community engagement events.

About Us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

Person Specification

  • Relevant health or social care experience at AfC Band 3 or equivalent.
  • Experience of multi-professional working.
  • Experience in the use of data management.
  • Evidence of good communications skills.
  • Understanding of person-centered cancer.
  • Understanding of the health and social care environment.
  • Experience of coaching/teaching patients and carers.
  • Understanding of reasonable adjustments.

Skills and Abilities

  • IT skills.
  • Able to use own initiative.
  • Effective organization skills.
  • Ability to communicate both verbally and non-verbally on a daily basis with people of all levels.
  • Good observation skills.
  • Ability to work in a team, Ability to motivate self and others.
  • Flexible attitude to working.
  • Accurate written communication of information.
  • Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer.
  • Ability to prioritize own workload.
  • Ability to talk sensitively about information needs.
  • Ability to retrieve information from a wide range of sources and in different formats.


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