Job summary
- Main area
- Lung Cancer Care
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 12 hours per week (2 x 6 hours days – Wednesday and Friday but this is open to conversation and discussion)
- Job ref
- 423-6256436
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
LUNG CANCER CARE COORDINATOR (Band 3)
NHS AfC: Band 3
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
The job holder will be based in the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Office at Airedale Hospital, under the guidance and supervision of a registered practitioner.
The job holder will be responsible for the coordination of the administrative function and care of patients within the complex cancer pathways arranging investigations, appointments ensuring Multi-Disciplinary Team discussion in a timely manner to ensure waiting time targets are not breached and patient’s needs are met.
Main duties of the job
The jobholder will work with the Lung CNS as part of a multidisciplinary team, assisting the CNS’s with actions arising from MDT outcome discussions.
The jobholder will also be required to Triage incoming calls, provide advice and support to patients over the phone and in a clinic setting and initiate appropriate response according to protocols and individual pathways, liaising with the CNS as appropriate
Working for our organisation
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of peoples age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work.
We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE grades A-C in Maths and English or equivalent
- NVQ level 2 or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Recognised administrative qualification
- Knowledge of databases and spreadsheets
- HNC/ NVQ Level 3 or equivalent evidence of working at that level
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate sensitively with patients, carers and staff about their health needs
- Excellent organisational skills
- Ability to correspond at a professional level
- Computer literate with knowledge of IT systems such as word and excel
- Flexible and adaptive to meet the needs of the service.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of the NHS Constitution & ‘Understanding the New NHS’
- Understanding of trust guidelines and policies
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of local and national guidance in relation to cancer services
- Knowledge of databases and spreadsheets
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience within the NHS or similar environment (e.g. Dept of Health or other public service)
- Experience dealing with complex and sensitive information on a regular basis
- Patient focused with a positive and caring attitude
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit and data collection
- Experience of telephone triage and patient contact
- Experience of working with cancer patients or within a relevant clinical setting
- Experience of Waiting Time Targets
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Longden
- Job title
- Lead Lung Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294535
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