# Breast Cancer Support Worker

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Basingstoke
- **Region:** South East
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rota
- **Contract type:** Permanent: Cross site working
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-16T14:43:01.420Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Breast_Unit/Breast_Unit-v8162174
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8162174?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- The Cancer Support Worker will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team caring for the holistic needs of patients, and their carers under the guidance of the wider team. The role of the Cancer Support Worker is the joining up of services, co-ordination, information and communication between care givers, treatment providers, those living with and beyond cancer, and their families that creates a seamless experience of care.
The main purpose of the Cancer Support Worker role is to support patients deemed able to self-manage and to support them navigate the complex health and social care system during and following completion of cancer treatment (Patient Initiated Follow Up (PIFU)/Patient Risk-Stratified Follow Up (PSFU).
The post holder will be part of a wider network of Cancer Support Workers at HHFT but will work independently within the remit of the role, under the guidance of the Clinical Nurse Specialist within the breast specific tumour group.

### Main duties of the job

- To support the breast clinical nurse specialists in the development of nurse led services.
- Provide information to patients related to treatment/follow-up and signposting to appropriate healthcare providers
- Support the team to develop/grow the PIFU pathway and associated electronic systems (i.e. MyMR)
- Provide telephone advice and triage where appropriate, working within defined protocols and guidelines. Document and communicate outcomes
- Provide first line psychological support within boundaries following appropriate training

- To assist with the coordination and management of patients undergoing treatment
- Support patients to complete Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA)
- Be involved in surveys and audits
- Support the development and delivery of health and wellbeing sessions (121 or group), i.e., health promotion, disease prevention and supporting self-management
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Document all interactions both verbally and written with accuracy and in line with Trust policy and procedure

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specifications.

Informal visits and enquiries about the role are welcomed.

## Person Specification

### Skills and abilities

**Essential**

- Good IT skills / data base knowledge
- Ability to plan and organise workload
- Ability to show empathy and understanding

**Desirable**

- Willingness to attend courses or workshops relevant to role
- Demonstrate self awareness and coping strategies

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Demonstration of communication skills / training
- Understanding of health and social care
- Experience of working within a team and working independently

**Desirable**

- Experience of working within a cancer setting
- Experience of working as a healthcare assistant or similar
- Experience of coordinating a patient workload

### Training and Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3 or similar
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics or equivalent
- IT skills

**Desirable**

- Experience of IT systems (excel, word)

## Documents

- [pledge (pdf, 205.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10463028)
- [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900)
- [band 4 breast cancer support worker (pdf, 550.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10463027)
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