Support Worker in Prostate Cancer

Support Worker in Prostate Cancer Band 4

Main area

Urology

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

188-AC5429-A

Site

Southampton General Hospital

Town

Southampton

Salary

£23,949 - £26,282 pa

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

13/02/2023 23:59

Job overview

Due to Prostate cancer PTFU expansion and working in collaboration with Wessex Cancer Alliance, an opportunity to be part of our supportive and dynamic team has arisen. The Uro-Oncology team require a Support Worker for patients with Prostate Cancer. The role involves being responsible for the coordination of care for patients being referred into a self-management and patient triggered follow up pathway after cancer treatment. You will be supported and supervised by experienced prostate cancer nurses and will be working with a dynamic and motivated clinical team supporting patients through telephone triage patient workshops and remote surveillance.

You will work within and offer support to the rest of our growing Urology Team. We have a large team of Urology Cancer CNS's and support workers. We have a modern Urology Centre and Cancer centre consisting of Specialist Nurses and Associate Practitioners that are pivotal in helping provide a structured urology cancer service.

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Working for our organisation What we can offer you

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated ‘Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

All non-clinical roles may involve a mixture of on site and remote working, Specific details and flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Your Responsibilities What you'll do

The overall purpose of this post is to work independently but under the guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner, to enable and support patients, to be able to access resources and services which help them to a more effective recovery and rehabilitation.

Triage incoming calls from patients using protocols and initiate appropriate responses based on appropriate tools and procedures

Communicate effectively with relevant MDTS and clinical teams to ensure that all new and migrated PTFU patients are identified for coordinated support as assessed by health professionals.

Coordinate and support access to and delivery of self-management programmes for patients and their carers on self-managed pathways.

Coordinate access to personalised information and education resources for patients and their carers on Self-managed follow-up pathways.

Monitor, audit and report on response times for access to specialist review when deemed necessary.

What we're looking for

The role would suit an experienced health care worker with excellent communication and organisational skills, who has an appetite for learning and development – experience in cancer care, IT and urology or research would be an asset.

Additional information

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person specification Qualifications / training required Essential criteria

Diploma level qualification or equivalent experience e.g. good knowledge across a range of health or social care settings

Desirable criteria

Courses/further study attended to demonstrate evidence of personal development

Knowledge of medical terminology

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word

NVQ Level 3

Previous or relevant experience necessary Essential criteria

Administrative and organisational experience

Experience of dealing with non-routine and complex problems and progress chasing

Desirable criteria

Proficient in the use of hospital computerised patient systems

Aptitudes and skills required Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills

Able to learn and assimilate information quickly

Proven ability to work to deadlines, prioritise and multi-task

To have awareness of limitations and boundaries

Ability to collect data and input electronically

Friendly and approachable manner

Polite, sympathetic, patient and diplomatic

Able to get on with people and share knowledge with others

Special requirements of the post Essential criteria

Reliability - good time keeping

Flexibility - able to work flexibly to accommodate peaks and troughs of activity

Able to demonstrate a good work/home life balance

Values and behaviours Essential criteria

Patients First

Always Improving

Working Together

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

For more information about our Trust

Head to our careers portal thinkuhs.co.uk where you'll find information about:

- Our values and vision - Our services and teams - Benefits we offer our staff - UK professional body registration - Information about our city - Relocating to Southampton - Our fantastic staff and their work

To find out what our staff think about working here, you may also wish to look at our most recent friends and family test and NHS staff survey results, or our latest CQC report.

Getting to work - our travel promise

Getting to work should be as easy as possible and that's why we have introduced the UHS travel promise – a commitment from the Trust that we will provide reasonable travel options for every member of staff. Every member of staff can apply for a permit to use our park & ride facility. Eligibility for on-site parking is dependent on the nature and requirement of the role. All staff can also access a range of discounted benefits relating to travel including reduced price bus tickets, purchase of salary sacrifice bikes and ultra-low emission cars.

Our commitment to equality

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

Job Description (PDF, 480.1KB)

Personal Specification (PDF, 144.1KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Rebekah Rice

Job title

Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

023 8120 1309

Additional information

Caroline Craig

Prostate Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist

[email protected]

02381 201309

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