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Breast Cancer Support Worker | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Posting date:	09 August 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	13 September 2024
Location:	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells, ME16 9QQ
Company:	Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	6536928/359-6536928-T1

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated & dynamic individual to join the Breast team as a Breast Cancer Support Worker. We are looking for someone who is well organised, with excellent communication skills and the ability to work autonomously. You will have a genuine interest in Breast Cancer, be passionate & enthusiastic about patient care, putting patients at the heart of everything you do. You will be energetic, positive & hardworking & have an ability to work at pace, to multitask and to prioritise your work.

The Breast Cancer Support Worker will form an integral part of the Breast multidisciplinary team. You will draw on your experience & skills to effectively communicate with patients, Clinicians & peers to support the Breast care Nursing Team.

Ideally you will have previous experience of being an initial point of contact for patients, have the ability to use your initiative and manage your own workload with an appetite to learn & develop. You will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, be flexible in your approach with the ability to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism.

We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic person with a strong work ethic and an understanding of what it means to care for patients with Breast Cancer to join our well established Breast Cancer CNS Team.

The Breast Cancer CNS team at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is a forward-thinking, patient-focused team providing a high standard of care for patients diagnosed with breast cancer, embracing change to improve patient experience.

The CNS Team are an integral part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) and work closely with medical/surgical colleagues, diagnostic services, inpatient and outpatient teams to provide a holistic and patient-centred service. The CNS team have strong links with Kent Oncology Centre & Breast Open Access Follow Up to ensure a streamlined pathway of care for patients.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, be resilient and resourceful, have experience in either a health or customer care background and be able to navigate IT systems.

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England. We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

Once your pre-employment checks have been completed you will be contacted by Recruitment to arrange your start date which will be in line with one of our Corporate Inductions.

You will be expected to attend the Trust’s Clinical Induction Programme for Clinical Support Workers (which starts on the first day of employment). The programme is full-time (please contact the CSW Induction Programme Lead if this is going to be problematic:rallen@nhs.net), lasts for two weeks and will involve travelling to both Trust sites. The programme includes 2 supernumerary shifts in the clinical area (an early and a late shift), all of the other days are classroom-based and run from 9am to 5pm

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check atenhanced level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children)

At MTW, we seek to develop a culture where everyone can reach their full potential with opportunities to grow and develop their career. We recognise and value the unique contributions that each of our staff bring, delivering the best quality care and service to our patients. We are committed to being a diverse employer and strive to reflect everyone in our local communities. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences and celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that will make our Trust the best place to work.

We support our staff with disabilities to ensure they have the adjustments they need to be the best they can be in the workplace. Collaborating with Access to Work means that our staff are assessed by experts in the workplace and we ensure that their recommendations are implemented as quickly as possible. You can find out more here: Access to Work: get support if you have a disability or health condition: What Access to Work is - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Interview Date: TBC




This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Aug 2024