Cancer Support Worker, Colorectal Services
| Posting date: | 12 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27,857.00 to £30,570.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27857.00 - £30570.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 September 2024 |
| Location: | Chertsey, KT16 0PZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9323-24-0795 |
Summary
To work with and cross cover single point of contact and re-entry contact number. Coordinate the follow up investigations required post cancer diagnosis or treatment and provide a point of contact for patients post cancer treatment. Ability to promote patient empowerment and self-management strategies. Deliver self-management advice, support and know when to escalate to clinical team. Support and coordinate the EHNA tracking, ensuring the monitoring patient needs. Responsible for coordinating rapid re-entry for specialist review against a clinically approved triage model. Provide fast and accurate clinical correspondence administration service with proficient use of appropriate software and systems to meet the required Trusts standard of work. To coordinate and organise appointments and information. Arrange face to face and telephone communication and engagement with cancer patients and families. Ability to deal with level 1 distress and recognise and escalate concerns regarding psychological wellbeing and management. Involvement in the planning / organisation and delivery of health and wellbeing events and supported management events.Development of survivorship and wellbeing services. To support the department and organisation by carrying out any other duties that reasonably fit within the broad scope of a job of this grade and type of work.