Macmillan Community Cancer Care Co-ordinator: Sponsorship Available

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Based at St John’s Information and Support Centre with frequent time spent at Doncaster Royal Infirmary and GP practices across Doncaster.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual to join an existing team to work across Doncaster providing support to people living with cancer in the community, including a focus on ‘hard-to-reach’ groups.

The postholder will be responsible for conducting holistic needs assessments contributing to the Personalised Care and Support Plan, ensuring people’s physical, practical, emotional & social needs are identified and addressed at the earliest opportunity, referring and signposting to supportive services.

The post holder will demonstrate excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in their approach, able to exercise initiative & demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism. The post holder will have excellent communication skills & be willing to undertake ongoing training and development as part of their orientation.

Applicants should have significant experience of working in healthcare or similar public facing role.

A major remit of the post involves supporting patients with cancer and their families, both face to face and via telephone, who are referred by the clinical teams as well as those patients/relatives seeking info, advice and support independently. The role will use an existing framework to holistically assess patients to identify their information and support needs.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will focus on providing high-quality patient care & support by managing a caseload of patients in different settings with a cancer diagnosis, working across a PCN footprint. As a key point of contact, the postholder will be responsible for conducting holistic needs assessments contributing to the Personalised Care and Support Plan, ensuring people’s physical, practical, emotional, and social needs are identified and addressed at the earliest opportunity, referring & signposting to supportive services, working alongside practice staff as an extension of the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service. This diverse & key role will involve working across a number of GP practices in Doncaster and establishing close working relationships with acute Trust staff at Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHSFT as part of the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support integrated pathway.

In addition, the team work across the Doncaster community with public health partners and local organisations and groups to promote awareness of the service offer and increase accessibility. The service also focuses routinely on delivery of cancer health promotion messages relating to early signs and symptoms, importance of early diagnosis, cancer screening and reducing cancer risk.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 5 GCSE’s (grade C and above) or equivalent, including English and Mathematics
  • Previous experience of working with cancer care or other long-term condition
  • Experience of using Microsoft Office applications
  • Experience in accessing internet/email facilities and navigate social media

Desirable

  • Qualification or long-standing experience in cancer care or other long-term condition

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: 27 April 2025

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