An Exciting opportunity has arisen for a Colorectal Cancer Care Coordinator. This role is to support the Colorectal Cancer Nurse Specialist Team. This is a secondment position to cover maternity leave for 12 months.
We are looking for a motivated individual, with good communication skills, who wants to learn more about the role of cancer care coordinator to support the current team.
A Cancer Care Coordinator helps cancer patients navigate the complex health and social care system during and after their cancer treatment. The post holder is an important member of the team. They will contribute to the improvement of patient care and the patient experience by improving access to the service and providing seamless coordination of care.
The main duties of a cancer care coordinator are to support the CNS team and the patient. This will involve:
Triaging incoming phone calls, providing general advice to patients/carers and referring complex care needs to the CNS.
Undertake holistic needs assessments and the development of an individual care plan/ treatment summary under the direction of the CNS.
Coordinate appointments or investigations to fast-track patients through the system.
Make pre-planned outbound telephone calls to patients to assess ongoing health and social care needs and make the appropriate sign posting suggestions.
Encourage and support healthy lifestyle choices.
Provide psychological support to patients/ families/ carers.
Communicate effectively with all members of the clinical teams/ cancer services and health and social care services.
Contribute to data collection, audits and surveys.
Organise and prioritise the designated workload.
Provide administrative support as required.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
· Effective time management skills.
· Empathetic approach to managing and resolving enquires.
· Able to manage difficult and sometimes distressing situations effectively.
· Flexible and adaptable, ability to learn new skills.
· Able to work as part of a team.
· IT skills
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024