Urology Cancer Support Worker - Paignton, United Kingdom - Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Paignton, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

The Urology Cancer Team Support Worker will be based within the Urology Cancer Nursing Team establishment.

This role will provide support to the team of specialist nurses and also to the patients accessing this service.

This is a new post to Urology Cancer Services and aims to improve efficiencies within the pathways of care for patients diagnosed with Urological Cancers.

To provide general, specific and specialist information to patients and clinical teams regarding urological cancer and cancer services, to ensure patients are signposted at all times during their treatment and beyond.
Provide information and support for people with noncomplex care needs
To engage with the community services as appropriat
Recording patient information on the Trusts System
Assisting the PSA Tracker team with administration tasks. Ensuring blood tests are requested as required, documenting on the appropriate IT systems

The team you will be working within consists of 4 cancer clinical nurse specialists.

There is also a team of Urology Nurse specialists based at Paignton hospital and 2 secretaries that provide secretarial services to the whole of the Urology Nursing team.

We predominately work over 2 sites Torquay and Paignton Hospitals and at times you may be expected to travel between sites.

The base of the role will be at Belmont Court in Torquay (just off the main hospital site).

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

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