Macmillan Health - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Are you ready for an exciting challenge? Do you have a background in behaviour change, health psychology, teaching or patient support and self-management?

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to offer this Band 4Macmillan Health and Wellbeing Facilitatorrole in our Cancer Rehab service.

Macmillan Next Steps Cancer Rehabilitation (MNSCR) is an award-winning service.

The ambitions of MNSCR are to holistically support and empower people affected by cancer to take an active role in their health and care, promoting healthy lifestyles and positive wellbeing.

The post holder will coordinate and co-facilitate a wide range of health and wellbeing events and educational programmes for people affected by cancer around Gloucestershire.

They will need to demonstrate the ability to facilitate group workshops plus listen, empathise and empower people affected by cancer to gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to recover after cancer and self-manage.

We are a friendly team and would like to welcome a proactive person who enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team and within an environment of fast paced change and innovation.

We provide ongoing training and development in what will be a rewarding and fulfilling facilitation role.

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it.

This is the same approach we take for our employees.

We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards.

The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.

Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.

Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.

Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy.

The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs.

Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our people's skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care.

So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

As a Health Care Assistant/ Support Worker you will be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care / services to patients and service users as part of a Mental Health and Social Care Health Service.

Health Care Assistant, Social Care Workers and other Healthcare Support Workers employed by the Trust are required to follow the guidance set out in Code of Conduct for Health Care Assistants/ Health Care Support Workers to provide safe and compassionate care of a high standard, and to challenge others who are not.

You will receive direct supervision and partake in reflective practice / training on a regular basis and be required to meet the Care Certificate standards.

All successful applicants will also have the opportunity to discuss the prospect of undertaking a Level 3 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship alongside their substantive post.

This apprenticeship would include the Level 3 Diploma in Clinical Healthcare.