Job summary
- Main area
- Acute Oncology Service Support Worker
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 19.75 hours per week (Wednesday - Friday)
- Job ref
- 176-F-7958283-A
- Employer
- North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Peterborough City Hospital
- Town
- Peterborough
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Acute Oncology Support Worker - Peterborough
Band 3
Job overview
The Acute Oncology Service (AOS) delivers a 7-day service to patients admitted to Peterborough City Hospital and as well as Hinchingbrooke Hospital (5 days a week) with complications of systemic anti-cancer treatments (SACT) and radiotherapy treatments.
The post holder will support the nursing team clinically with the review and care of unwell patients attending the haematology oncology unit. They will support the Acute Oncology (AOS) team with triaging the emergency phone and maintain delivery of the service from an administration aspect, including the undertaking of audits as well as the collating of patient data.
Main duties of the job
Clinically support the nursing team with acutely unwell patients.
Triage the emergency phone to ensure the patient calls are managed and directed to the right people/department whilst ensuring to escalate where appropriate.
Support the CUP CNS
Assist in the admin of the team, to allow for service maintenance and development.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to supporting colleagues through organisational change. Priority will be given to staff at risk within North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full Job Description for more details. Contact Zara Ball or Paula Fulcher for more information.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of general education to GSCE level or equivalent
- Educated to A level or NVQ level 3, with knowledge of Health & Social Care
Desirable criteria
- Communication skills training
- Coaching qualification
- Foundation Degree/Post Graduate Diploma
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working within a busy clinical healthcare setting
- Experience of identifying a deteriorating patient and how to escalate such
- Extensive patient or public facing experience
- Prioritising, planning and organising own tasks to meet competing deadlines
- Experience of working as part of a team and individually
- Experience of working within guidelines, policies and protocols
- Experience of dealing with difficult situations and confrontations with both colleagues and patients
- Proven experience in data entry and associated documentation
- Experience of IT packages – Microsoft Office, Excel and IT equipment e.g. ipads and tablets
- Insight into cancer and related issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge / experience of Audit
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including telephone, email, face to face with both colleagues and patients
- Understanding and practice of clinical skills such as ECG’s, Bladder Scans, Phlebotomy and cannulation.
- Good time management skills
- Ability to store and safeguard confidential documents
- Flexible in approach to work and the changing needs of the service
- Ability to prioritise own workload and occasionally the work of others
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
- Willing to take on / learn new skills
- Ability to show attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to raise safeguarding concerns if required through appropriate channels.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in delivering health education sessions to groups
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience in or good understanding of health and social care services and pathways
- Demonstrate awareness of the needs of people affected by cancer
- Understanding of the anxiety and distress of some patients and relatives
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
- Awareness of national and local cancer guidance, including the living with and beyond cancer agenda
- Knowledge of cancer information and services
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Zara Ball
- Job title
- Lead Cancer Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01733 678490
- Additional information
Please contact either Zara on 07800874813, [email protected] or Paula, AOS Team Lead at [email protected]
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