Dermatology Health Care Support Worker / Navigator

NHS; Bridgend; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health board in Wales is seeking a Dermatology Health Care Support Worker to assist cancer patients in navigating their care journey. The role involves coordinating support and ensuring patients receive comprehensive care. Ideal candidates will have strong communication and organizational skills, as well as relevant qualifications. This is a vital role within a dedicated team, ensuring patients have the guidance they need through complex health systems.

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ level 3 with additional relevant specialist training.
• 5 GCSE's including English and Mathematics - Grades A-C or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support and care for adult cancer patients throughout their journey.
• Guide patients and families through the cancer care system.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Teamwork

Education

NVQ level 3

5 GCSE's including English and Mathematics

Job description

Go back Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Dermatology Health Care Support Worker / Navigator

The closing date is 22 May 2025

This post will support the Consultant and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) for Dermatology cancer within the Princess of Wales Hospital.

The post will include guiding patients and their families through their cancer journey, signposting them to the relevant available support.

A key element of the role will be ensuring co-ordination of care for Dermatology cancer patients across the cancer pathway.

Main duties of the job

As a member of the specialist cancer team, the post holder will provide support and care to the holistic needs of adult cancer patients, ensuring that cancer patients have support in navigating through the often complex health and social care systems. They will be a valuable point of contact for the patient and their family, throughout their journey.

The successful candidate will; undertake a range of assigned tasks involving direct and indirect care for the benefit of the cancer patient in accordance with agreed protocols.

They will have excellent communication skills; be able to work confidently with a number of different electronic systems; be well organised having good time management skills; and the ability to work as part of a team or on their own initiative.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

Please see job Description and person specification which is in the attached documentation of job description and person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to NVQ level 3 with additional relevant specialist training, or working towards, in a range of nursing procedures and practices to diploma level equivalency.
• Knowledge and understanding of key NHS strategic policies e.g. Together for Health Cancer Delivery Plan
• Relevant experience in AFC Band 2 or 3 and experience of working
• 5 GCSE's including English and Mathematics - Grades A-C or equivalent

Experience

• Understanding of Cancer Support and its role across the UK.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

£26,928 to £29,551 a yearper annum pro rata