Cancer Support Worker - Macmillan Cancer Information and SupportinHarlowinHarlowPUBLISHED MON 18 NOV 2024
Key responsibilities include delivering information tailored to patient needs, supporting holistic assessments and care plans, and facilitating connections to external resources. The ideal candidate should have strong communication skills, the ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and a commitment to enhancing the experience of cancer patients as they navigate their diagnosis.
A great opportunity is available in the Cancer Services team for a Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Cancer Support Worker, which is a newly created role within the establishment as a two year fixed term, full-time post. It is a patient facing role with no clinical responsibilities. In this role, you will become an integral part of the new, evolving service model, which seeks to ensure that cancer patients are provided with access to high quality information relevant to their needs to support living with and beyond their cancer diagnosis.
The post holder will work primarily with the Macmillan Cancer Information Manager. The individual should be able to work as part of a team and yet be able to work autonomously to ensure that a high quality service is delivered across all sites including Herts and Essex and St Margaret's Hospitals. Based at the Macmillan Cancer Information & Support Centre in the Williams Day Unit, we are seeking an enthusiastic individual with excellent communications skills able provide cancer information and support in a variety of circumstances. The role will work in collaboration with site specific cancer teams and will signpost patients to external agencies in order to meet patient's information needs. The post holder will be expected to support the delivery of patient's holistic needs assessments and care plans, provision of verbal and written information, supportive listening and refer on to appropriate services where the needs of the patient are more complex.
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