Skin Cancer Support Worker

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated healthcare professional to support our skin cancer nursing team. The post focuses on direct patient care, documenting contacts on cancer information systems, and contributing to audits and service development.

You will work within defined competencies, demonstrate excellent communication and organizational skills, and help patients living with and beyond cancer.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level in English and Maths or equivalent level of education, training or experience.
• Communication Skills Training
• Vocational Qualification Level 4
• Foundations in Cancer Care
• Considerable experience in caring for people diagnosed with a skin cancer
• Relevant healthcare experience at Band 3
• Experience of using the Somerset Cancer Register
• Knowledge of the National Personalised Care Agenda

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records and document patient contacts on cancer information systems.
• Support audits and service development and improve the skin cancer nursing service.
• Work within agreed competencies and boundaries of practice, escalate concerns as needed.
• Contribute to holistic needs assessment and develop an individual care plan under direction of the registered nurse.
• Implement, monitor and review aspects of the care plan with the patient and carer, reporting changes to the registered nurse.
• Evaluate the outcome of care delivery with the registered nurse.
• Review patients on the ward under the direction of the registered nurse.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Observation skills

Teamwork

Prioritisation

Organisation

Education

GCSE English

GCSE Maths

Vocational Qualification Level 4

Foundations in Cancer Care

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role will also involve maintaining accurate records, documenting patient contacts on relevant cancer information systems, supporting audit and service development, and contributing to the ongoing improvement of the skin cancer nursing service.

The post holder will work within agreed competencies and boundaries of practice, recognising when to seek advice or escalation concerns. They will be expected to demonstrate excellent communication and organisational skills, compassion, flexibility, and a commitment to supporting patients living with and beyond cancer.

Contribute to the holistic needs assessment and the development of an individual care plan under the direction of the registered nurse.

Implement, monitor and review aspects of the care plan with the patient and carer, reporting any changes in the patient's condition to the registered nurse.

Evaluate the outcome of care delivery with the registered nurse.

To review patients on the ward under the direction of the registered nurse.

Person specification

Educations, Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to GCSE level in English and Mathamatics or equivalent level of education, training or experience
• Communication Skills Training
• Vocational Qualification Level 4
• Foundations in Cancer Care

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Considerable experience in caring for people diagnosed with a skin cancer
• Relevant healthcare experience at Band 3
• Experience of using the Somerset Cancer Register

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of the National Personalised Care Agenda

Key Competencies/Personal Qualities and Attributes

Essential criteria

• Passionate and committed to bring our Dedicated to Excellence values to life, improving the way we work with each other, particularly focusing on empowerment, equality diversity and inclusion of our staff, patients and service users
• Flexible, motivated and hard working

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good IT skills including data entry
• Good observation, assessment and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise own workload
• Good organisation skills

At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.

We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).

We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Our Excellence Values:

• Compassion
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courageous
• Accountable

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust recognises that staff of differing backgrounds and life experiences enrich our workforce and bring different skills and knowledge. We therefore encourage and welcome applications for our vacancies from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.