Cancer Support Worker - Poole, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Poole, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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The Cancer Support Worker will form an integral part of the
multi disciplinary team approach in caring for the physical, social and
psychological needs of patients diagnosed with cancer and their carers
throughout the care treatment pathway and after care support.
The Support Worker will work in close unison with the Clinical Nurse
Specialists to ensure the coordination and management of patients at all
points of their treatment. The Cancer Support Worker will also act as a
point of contact for patients who will have been prepared by their clinical
team for Patient triggered Follow Up (PTFU) - and will be able to signpost
patients to assist and support them with their self-management

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint to our team of cancer care support workers at University Hospitals Dorset.

The role will be based at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital but working with the cancer support worker teams across UHD.


The support worker will work closely with the cancer nurse specialists and other members of the multi-disciplinary team to support patients affected by cancer.

The post will include direct communication with patients, their families and other healthcare professionals involved in their care.

A fundamental part of the role will be to help deliver core elements of the Personalised Care Programme including undertaking holistic needs assessments, personalised care and support plans and facilitating health and wellbeing events.

Assessing the needs of people and signposting to other appropriate services will be a key part of the role, enabling people to live well, with and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

The role will also involve working on the risk stratification project which underpins the safe care of patients who are deemed to be at low risk of cancer recurrence.

The role requires a knowledge or willingness to work with hospital systems, cancer care and a multidisciplinary team.

Excellent communication skills are essential in providing support to individuals affected by cancer and their families including the ability to manage level 1 psychological distress and recognise and escalate level 2 psychological distress.

Ability to demonstrate a compassionate approach and to provide empathy with patients who may be experiencing a difficult time in their life is essential.

A commitment to further improving services for cancer patients and their families is essential.

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues


The Cancer Support worker will:


  • Work with the clinical nurse specialists to support patients on a cancer diagnostic pathway, patients with a cancer diagnosis or patients living with and beyond cancer.
  • Work closely with clinicians, specialist nurses, admin staff and all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure that patients are actively managed through the cancer pathway.
  • Support the delivery of personalised care following a cancer diagnosis
  • Support and escalate recurrence of cancer to the nursing team.
  • Support ongoing wellbeing programmes
  • Support risk stratification and delivery of open access patient followup for cancer patients


Recent experience in a clinical experience in a healthcare or social care setting, demonstrating a high level of knowledge and experience caring for adults with acute or chronic illness.

Ideally the post holder will have experience working with cancer although this is not essential.

The post is working Monday - Friday 37.5hours per week.


Base Location:
Poole Hospital


Interview Date:

TBC
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