Macmillan Cancer Care Coordinator in Transitional Oncology - Band 4

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Cancer Care Coordinator to join the Transitional Oncology Team. The post supports Clinical Nurse Specialists and provides holistic, patient-centred care for those with a palliative cancer diagnosis, coordinating assessments and ongoing management as directed by CNS and divisions.

The role focuses on communication across the Trust and external providers, supporting patients and families through the cancer journey and ensuring access to

Job description

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust requires a Cancer Care Coordinator to join the Transitional Oncology Team, to offer direct support to the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) who are already part of the established team.

Working with the Clinical Nurse Specialists, Divisional staff, cancer teams and clinicians the successful candidate will work under the direction of the CNS and Division to provide high-quality person-centred care to patients undertaking an assessment and ongoing management for a palliative cancer diagnosis.

This is an exciting opportunity for a committed, passionate and enthusiastic individual to join our transitional oncology team., The post holder will be an extended member of the cancer MDT, to support as needed, ensuring effective communication across the Trust, Tertiary providers, Primary Care and statutory and voluntary agencies.

Patients and their loved ones are supported holistically with their physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological and financial needs throughout their palliative cancer journey. This can be supporting their transition from curative to palliative oncology treatment, cancer progression or best supportive care.

You will be a point of contact for patients during their cancer journey, or their relatives, to answer questions and deal with problems that arise, under the guidance of the CNS, linking in or signposting to services such as district nursing and benefits agency as appropriate

The role involves completing Holistic Needs Assessments, patient support and completing tasks as required by the CNS team.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.

Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.

This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.

The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).