Cancer Support Worker Hybrid role (Breast and Gynae)

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Job summary

A leading cancer care provider is seeking a motivated Cancer Support Worker for a part-time role in Liverpool. This position involves supporting patients with breast and gynae cancer, requiring strong communication and organizational skills. The successful candidate will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating a patient workload.
• Understanding of person-centered care.
• Relevant health or social care experience at Agenda for Change Band 3 or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Conduct holistic needs assessment and support to patients and their carers.
• Support the consultant and nursing team.
• Contribute to the delivery of Trust Objectives.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Computer skills

Education

GCSE (A-C) or equivalent in English and maths

NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent

Coaching or teaching qualification

Tools

European Computer Driving License or equivalent

Job description

Main area Breast and Gynae Cancer Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (3 x 7.5 hour days) Job ref 158-24-531-SRG1

Employer The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool Town Liverpool Salary £26,530 - £29,114 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 05/06/2025 23:59

Cancer Support Worker Hybrid role (Breast and Gynae)

NHS AfC: Band 4

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to automatically close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date - all vacancies are capped at a sufficient number; you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [e-mail] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.

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Job overview

The Breast and Gynae cancer team is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Band 4 Cancer Support Worker, to join the team in a new cancer support worker role. This is a new post that will support both services and be based with the Gynae team two days a week and with the breast team one day a week but will cross cover in the event of absence. The service is based at Clatterbridge Liverpool.

It is an exciting time to be involved with these teams where services are always being developed, to improve the management pathway of patients in these groups.

The successful applicant must be motivated and enthusiastic about the specialist care needs of these patient groups. They should be an outstanding communicator, able to demonstrate first-rate organisational and multitasking skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced work environment. You should possess advanced computer skills and a knowledge of community health services. They should be able to work well autonomously and as part of a strong multidisciplinary team in order to deliver and maintain a high quality of care.

Main duties of the job

The successful individual will have a role in contributing to the delivery of the Trust Objectives as well as objectives for the Breast and Gynae Cancer Service ensuring that the care delivered reflects the trusts vision and values.

The post holder will conduct holistic needs assessment and support to patients and their carer`s throughout their care pathway, as well as providing support to staff throughout the trust. The post holder will support the consultant and nursing team as well as signposting services for patients

Working for our organisation

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE (A-C) or equivalent in English and maths
• NVQ4 or NVQ3 plus additional training to diploma level equivalent, or equivalent through short courses
• Evidence of continued role development
• Coaching or teaching qualification
• European Computer Driving License or equivalent
• Willingness to undertake learning and development courses

Knowledge and Experience

• Understanding of person-centered care
• Understanding of Health and Social care environment
• Understanding of Clatterbridge Cancer Centre and the role of specialist oncology trusts
• Experience in coordinating a patient workload
• knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
• Awareness of Improving Outcomes: A Strategy for Cancer and other national cancer policies

Experience

• Relevant health or social care experience at Agenda for Change Band 3 or equivalent
• Experience of multi-professional working
• Evidence of good communication skills
• Experience in the use of data management
• Experience of coach/teaching patients and carers

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited for an interview via email. Please ensure you regularly check your emails (including junk folders) following your application and let us know if you have any problems. If you would prefer for us to communicate with you in a different way, or need adjustments to the interview process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 556 5176 [e-mail] .

The cost of processing a new DBS application is met by the successful applicant. DBS costs are recovered via salary deduction following commencement in post - further details including cost are available from the Recruitment Team. It is a Trust recommendation that candidates requiring a DBS check subscribe to the DBS Update Service - further details are available here - https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service . Candidates who withdraw post-DBS submission will be invoiced for the full cost of the check including administration fee.

The Trust takes active responsibility for meeting national guidance and legal requirements in relation to our Safeguarding Policy, including local arrangements for the protection of adults at risk.

The Trust is committed to providing high standards of both patient and staff experience. To support us in doing this the Trust, in partnership with Trade Unions has developed and embedded key values and behaviours that all staff are required to demonstrate throughout their employment. The Trust's values and behaviours support the Trust Vision 'to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve' and our Mission 'to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care'.

We promote and support diversity in our workforce. The Trust have staff networks for LGBTQ+, disability and long terms conditions, international and ethnically diverse staff and a menopause network. The Trust also hold Disability Confident Level 2 Status and provide supporting policies and processes to enable staff with disabilities and long term conditions to work in a way that best meets their needs.

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.