Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey

Who we are:

NHS Ayrshire and Arran is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards within NHS Scotland.

In support of our core purpose of Working together to achieve the healthiest life possible for everyone in Ayrshire and Arran we are committed to a culture that is Caring Safe and Respectful. You will be required to work collaboratively in a safe, caring and respectful way.

To find out more about NHS Ayrshire and Arran please visit our website -

Position

An opportunity has arisen for a Project Support Facilitator

3x Locations:

East Ayrshire: CVO East Ayrshire, Belford Mills, 16 Brewery Rd, Kilmarnock KA1 3HZ

South Ayrshire: Ailsa Hospital, Ayr

North Ayrshire: North Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership, 5th Floor, West Wing, Cunninghame House, Irvine, KA12 8EE

You will work within one of the three Health and Social Care Partnerships areas, which cover Ayrshire and Arran.

PLEASE BE SPECIFIC WHICH AREA YOU ARE APPLYING FOR

What you will do:

In partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support, the purpose of this post is to provide a
person-centred service that enables people affected by cancer to navigate the health, social care and wider systems to access practical, emotional and social support and promote
self-management for people to live well, addressing their holistic needs during and after cancer treatment. There will be a requirement to work across organisational boundaries with partners to ensure the best possible outcomes for people affected by cancer.

You will be responsible for proactively identifying the needs of people affected by cancer using Macmillan’s Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) tool to ensure individuals get the right support to meet their needs, offering the time to find out what matters to the individual and their family, and for providing appropriate information and signposting to local services.

You will also be responsible for providing health, wellbeing and social care expertise and advice to develop capacity to positive disease specific (cancer) outcomes and reduce health inequalities and access to support services and organisations.

You will identify community resources and facilitate relationships between these resources and the service for the benefit of people affected by cancer. They will also build relationships and processes with statutory organisations, health services and voluntary organisations, NHS services and third sector organisations.

For further information on the role please click the link below to view the job description

Knowledge, training and/or experience required to do the job:

Ideally, you should be educated to HND/SVQ (Scottish Vocational Qualifications) level 4 in health and social care, community development and/or equivalent relevant health and social care experience. You will have experience of delivering a person-centred service in a support/advice giving role and have the ability to demonstrate a proactive approach to problem solving and decision making. Additionally, you will have well-developed communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal with complex and emotional situations.

You will be equipped to work remotely, with regular travel within the locality area, and on occasion wider travel across Ayrshire and Arran, to meet the needs of the service.

Posts are offered as a 3 year fixed term appointment and offers a unique opportunity to work with a wide range of partners across health and social care, local authority, third sector and service users and their carers.

For further information on the requirements for the role please click the link below to view the person specification

Hours: Various hours for fixed term post for 3years.

Driving Licence/Car Ownership:

Car licence/Car ownership is essential to this role.

If you want to find out more about the role, please contact:

From 1 April 2024, the working week for NHS Agenda for Change workers in Scotland will be reduced. Full-time hours will reduce from 37.5 to 37 hours (pro rata for part-time staff) without loss of earnings.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran will implement this change but it may not be possible to fully transition from 1 April and there may therefore be some areas of the organisation where implementation may take longer. If the department is currently unable to safely accommodate the reduced hours from 1st April, you may be required to work 37.5 hours per week (pro rata for part-time staff) until the department can meet the requirements without impacting patient safety - you will, of course, be remunerated accordingly. NHS Ayrshire and Arran is committed to full implementation of the 37 hour working week across all areas as soon as it is safe to do so