Job overview
The main purpose of this post it to support the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and the urology team in coordinating patients’ care with a diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of urological cancer during the diagnostics, treatment and surveillance.
This job is a great opportunity to anyone who is willing to progress and to take on new challenges to work alongside the expanding urology team in Buckinghamshire NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
1. To work closely with the nursing and non-nursing team under direct supervision.
2. To provide an administrative support to the CNS and urology team.
3. To coordinate patients’ care on specific cancer pathways.
4. To support patients under the CNS and urology team.
5. To act as a point of contact for patients with pre and post cancer diagnosis.
6. Organising and contributing to the Holistic Needs Assessments.
7. To capture patients’ activity on relevant hospital electronic systems.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
8. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
9. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
10. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
11. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
12. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
13. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
14. A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
15. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
16. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
17. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
18. GCSE English Language and Mathematic or equivalent
19. Assistant Practitioner Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or NVQ 4 equivalent
20. Undertaken the HCA course (The Cancer Journey Caring for the Cancer Patient and their Family) or willingness to undertake
21. Willingness to undertake Macmillan learning and development courses
Experience
Essential criteria
22. Relevant health or social care experience at AfC Band 3 or equivalent
23. Experience of multi-professional working
24. Evidence of good communications skills
25. Understanding of person-centred care
26. Understanding of the health and social care environment
Desirable criteria
27. Experience of coach/teaching patients and carers
28. Experience in coordinating a patient workload
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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