Breast Care Support Worker - Bridgend, United Kingdom - Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
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Bridgend, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join the successful Breast Care team at the Princess of Wales Hospital as a Breast Support Worker.


The role sits within a well established Breast care team which, along with an established multi-disciplinary team, supports patients with primary and metastatic breast cancer.


The Breast Support Worker will work closely with the breast cancer clinical team, Cancer Services and Macmillan Cancer Support and Information Services to assist in the coordination of patient care and support.


Under the guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner the Macmillan Breast Support Worker will facilitate and support patients to regain as normal a life as possible.

Give advice about how to minimise their risk of developing further cancer-related problems.

Give advice about possible signs of recurrence or long-term effects of treatment. Enable them to re-access specialist services without delay should they need to do so.

The post holder will be working mainly at hospital environment

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

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.

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