Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Services Deputy Manager to join our team. Provide expert personalised, holistic information and support to individuals affected by cancer and refer on to appropriate specialist support services as needed from within the skin cancer service.
Responsibilities
* Recruit, train, develop and support volunteers for the Macmillan Information and Support Service at Broomfield Hospital.
* Act as a deputy to the Macmillan Information and Support Manager and manage the centre in their absence.
* Contribute to the centre’s aim to improve information and support to users and to the cancer survivorship and self-management agenda within the Trust and the local community.
* Provide expert personalised information and support to people affected by cancer, covering cancer and its treatment, supportive and palliative care, family/relationships support, stress management, lifestyle coaching, employment and benefits, as well as housing and legal issues related to accessing healthcare from within the skin cancer service.
* Provide expert information guidance to healthcare professionals and social care colleagues.
* Support nurse-led clinics in line with the skin cancer specialty service needs.
* With the Macmillan Information Manager, develop a highly specialised programme for emotional support and wellbeing as well as a healthy lifestyle.
* Recruit, train, manage and support a team of volunteers, ensuring volunteer roles complement the Centre’s support services.
* Develop, monitor and implement quality standards and outcomes for the volunteers within the Macmillan Information Centre.
* Support run and maintain nurse-led clinics in line with the specialty service needs (this could include site-specific clinics such as metastatic breast clinics or general holistic needs assessment clinics).
Organisation context
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
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