Cancer Support and Information Health Professional - Northwood, United Kingdom - East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Description
We are recruiting for a Cancer Support and Information Health Professional who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The role is to cover maternity leave for a minimum 6 months (the cover can last up till 8 months).
The role entails supporting the operational service delivery, offering emotional, practical and social support, together with the most up to date information, to anyone affected by cancer.
You will join the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre's Cancer Support & Information team, based in the Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre
The successful applicant will have a clinical, nursing or allied health professional background, will have a strong cancer knowledge base and experience working with cancer patients and their families.
You will be enthusiastic and motivated, looking to build on how our services are delivered to ensure we remain flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of our patients.
To provide a safe and comprehensive support, advice and information service to patients and carers receiving treatment at Mount Vernon Cancer Centre.
This includes those attending the drop-in centre, attending therapy appointments at the LJMC building in addition to those accessing telephone and on-line services.
To be responsible for the drop in area, managing and on-going training of volunteers and liaison with MVCC staff as appropriate.
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care.
Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees.
Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests.
Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
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