Band 4 Macmillan Personalised Care Cancer Support Worker in Birmingham inBirmingham PUBLISHED MON 10 NOV 2025 Jump to job information section
Job description
You’ll be part of the Macmillan Personalised Care team, having holistic conversations with patients, producing personalised care plans and recording activity on the Somerset Cancer Registry. Day‑to‑day duties include providing tailored information and signposting, covering the patient phone line with the Cancer Information and Support Service, contributing to wellbeing events, and working across UHB hospitals as required. The trust seeks someone with A‑level or NVQ Level 3/4 in Health or Social Care (or equivalent), healthcare and multi‑disciplinary team experience, strong IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), excellent communication, empathy and resilience when supporting distressed patients, plus attention to detail and the ability to triage and prioritise. This role will appeal particularly to women and carers wanting flexible working, meaningful patient contact and a clear route to develop personalised‑care skills in cancer services. Click the “Apply Now” button alongside this listing to submit your application via jobsincare.com.
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Benefits
Macmillan-backed personalised care role — high-profile cancer support, emotionally rewarding and valuable on your CV; Flexible working at Band 4 (salary £27,485–£30,162) — ideal for juggling family, childcare or school runs; UHB's inclusive, values-driven culture with CPD and reasonable adjustments — supportive for women, working parents and carers; One-year fixed-term or secondment — perfect for returners, career-changers or testing cancer care without long-term commitment; Work locally at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (B15) and across UHB — great if you drive; short commutes and strong community links; Hands-on patient contact, holistic assessments and health‑and‑wellbeing events — builds transferable skills for future nursing or senior roles
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