This is an exciting opportunity for a registered nurse or Allied Health Professional. Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role? Do you have a positive outlook, professional attitude and are you passionate about delivering patient focused individualised care to people living with cancer? If the answer is yes, then this may be the right job for you.

As a Macmillan Information and Support Facilitator you will be joining our award winning team, to provide personalised information and support to anyone affected by cancer . You will enable people to navigate the health and social care system and provide personalised support and signposting to enhance holistic wellbeing. The role will cover all sites within the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust- including Kings Mill Hospital, Newark Hospital and a community site in Newark.

The post holder will work closely with the Trust multidisciplinary teams, to ensure outstanding patient care. Externally working closely with Macmillan, other charities, organisations and support groups.

This is a Macmillan funded post for 2 years to trial a new Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Centre. The successful postholder will be at risk of redeployment to other roles, if the funding is discontinued.

Main duties of the job

As a Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Facilitator you will have direct contact with people affected by cancer, offering emotional, practical and financial information and support. You will work flexibly, being visible and accessible to those who access the Service.

You will play a key role in the day to day running of the Service, providing information and support. You will provide this support face to face, over the phone, via email, letter and text. Your role will include organisation and delivery of wellbeing events to groups of individuals affected by cancer.

You will contribute to the development of flagship information and support services and deputise in the absence of the service lead.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients we also care for you.

Our culture of learning, compassion and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification document.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Broad knowledge of cancer and its management
• Ability to work within a team
• Flexible attitude to working
• Ability to problem solve
• Understand aims of current healthcare policy

Desirable

• Knowledge of healthcare, voluntary and community sectors

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Health Professional
• Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

• Evidence of degree level learning
• Teaching and Assessing qualification
• Advanced communication training
• Counselling course

Skills

Essential

• Use of IT systems and keyboards
• Ability to use social media platforms
• Be able to work on own initiative
• Good presentation skills
• Effective time management skills
• Ability to demonstrate an empathetic approach towards people affected by cancer.
• Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information and present complex and sensitive information to service users

Desirable

• Ability to confidently deliver group sessions and manage group dynamics
• Audit and evaluation skills
• Engagement with patient and public involvement

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton in Ashfield

NG17 4JL

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