Cancer Support Worker/Cancer Navigator: Sponsorship Available

North Bristol NHS Trust

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our well-established Haematology Service in a newly developed combined cancer support worker and pathway navigator position. This role will be split into 3 days a week Cancer Support Worker, based with CNS team, and 2 days a week Cancer Navigator focus, based in the Haeamtology administration office.

Under the guidance and supervision of the CNS team and the management team, this combined role will facilitate and support:

  • Care Delivery
  • Communication and co-ordination
  • Information and education
  • Administration duties for the Haematology service

They will be part of the wider Haematology team, working closely with Haematology clinical nurse specialists, Haematology clinicians, diagnostic teams, Cancer Services, Haematology administration team and allied health care professionals.

The main purpose of the Cancer Support Worker/Navigator role is to work is to be an integral supporting part of the Haematology Specialist Nursing team, administration team and link with Cancer Services.

Main duties of the job

Working alongside the Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists

Coordinating care by providing a single point of access

Triaging patients, using a risk assessment framework and initiate appropriate response according to protocols

Undertaking individual holistic needs assessments and care planning

Providing basic telephone and face to face advice and refer on or sign-post to other sources of support

Coordinating any necessary assessments

  • Ensuring the management of patients is efficient and effective, taking into account the individual needs of the patients and the requirements of the service.
  • Contribute to the achievement of the National Cancer Waiting Times targets, National Audits and Cancer Registry.
  • Support tracking 2WW and urgent patients on weekly Patient Tracking Lists by ensuring all steps in care are tracked and completed in a timely manner
  • Support the Haematology administration team in booking cancer patients to support urgent pathways, and typing letters for cancer patients to ensure timely communications to patients/GPs
  • Excellent organisational communication skills together with high levels of accuracy are therefore a key requirement for this post.

About us

This is also a great opportunity for you to live and work in or around the historic port city of Bristol: gateway to the South West England. Bristol has its own thriving art, music and cultural scene hosting several exciting annual festivals such as the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta and the Bristol Harbour Festival.

Bristol is also ideally located for the outdoors, being within easy range of the Wye Valley, Forest of Dean, Mendip and Cotswold Hills. Getting around the city is easy with Bristol being named asBritain’s first cycling cityin 2014. Consistently ranked as having thehighest quality of life in England and Wales, it’s easy to see why Bristol has the highest retention rate of students post-graduation than any other UK city.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

  • GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent
  • Experience in an administrative role and data management
  • Experience of supporting/teaching patients and carers
  • Evidence of good communications skills and the ability to communicate sensitively with patients
  • Knowledge of NHS IT systems

Desirable

  • NVQ level 4 or NVQ level 3 plus additional training to diploma level in health and social care
  • Relevant health or social care experience at AFC Band 3

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 02 December 2024

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