Job overview
Join our team as a vital member of the Colorectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting the administrative aspects of our service. Working closely with nursing and medical colleagues, you'll extend your impact beyond traditional roles, providing essential support to our specialist nursing service to ensure effective clinical management of patients with Colorectal cancer.
In this dynamic role, you'll be responsible for direct care delivery, assessing patient and carers' needs, and providing invaluable general information, assistance, and support. Your focus on holistic, multi-faceted support will ensure that patients and carers receive comprehensive care throughout their illness journey. Effective communication across the Trust, Primary Care, and with statutory and voluntary agencies will be key as you coordinate care and provide essential information to all stakeholders.
If you're passionate about delivering the highest quality patient care and thrive in a collaborative environment that values continuous improvement, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful difference while expanding your skills and contributing to the well-being of those affected by Colorectal cancer. Join us in our mission to provide compassionate, coordinated care that enhances the lives of our patients and their families.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Relevant health or social care experience
- Experience of multi professional working
- Experience of coaching/teaching patients carers
- Experience of using Microsoft Office and web-based systems Hospital computer systems e.g PAS, case note tracking, ORION
Desirable
- Research experience
- IT Skills
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grade A-C) or equivalent
- NVQ3 or equivalent through short courses
- European Computer Driving Licence or equivalent
Desirable
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent experience
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Understand person-centred care
- Understand the health and social care environment
- Effective team player able to work with people at all levels within the trust
- Self motivated but also able to motivate others
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Knowledge of multidisciplinary team meetings
Desirable
- Offers appropriate help and advice with sensitivity
- Seeks ways to improve systems and efficiency
- An understanding of clinical audit and data collection methodology
- Knowledge of cancer waiting times policies and procedures
- Knowledge of Cancer Pathways, cancer care, national initiatives
- Personalised information agenda including information prescriptions
- Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- Full UK Driving Licence
Skills and Effort required
Essential
- Possess effective listening skills
- Negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to deal tactfully with patients and relatives
- Excellent communicator who can communicate with a wide range of different professional groups (both clinical and non-clinical)
- High degree of concentration
- Effective judgment skills for decision making
- Ability to prioritise tasks, work to deadlines and manage own time effectively
- Ability to deal with difficult emotional situations
- Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer
- Work with those affected by cancer on a regular basis
- Effective organisational skills
- Practical problem solving skills
- Good observation and assessment skills
- IT skills including data entry
- Ability to work as part of a team as we use own initiative
- Ability to prioritise own workload
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This advert is for Colorectal Cancer Support Worker with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in King's Mill Hospital. It is listed as a Band 3 role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Sep 2026.
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