Manchester - Supportive Care Coordinator
Job overview
Are you looking for a role that provides support to patients in the community who are affected by Cancer?
This maybe the role for you! we are looking to recruit a Supportive Care Coordinator to be part of our MacMillan Team in Trafford.
You will have the pleasure of working with patients and their careers/families throughout their journey by organising, planning and offering guidance and support in a wide range of areas.
Main duties of the job
Undertake holistic assessment and together with clients plan a programme of interventions according to their identified need, whilst utilising your clinical skills and knowledge of supportive and palliative treatments n the training of volunteers, students, and other staff.
Organise and facilitate group work for the benefit of this target group of patients and carers.
Work with the Centre Manager to provide an accessible and integrated cancer information service.
Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on all clients to ensure documentation meets agreed standards.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Current NMC registration
- Evidence of post registration experience in supporting people with cancer and life limiting illnesses.
- Teaching?Mentorship Qualification
- Counselling skills/qualification
Experience nd Knowledege
Essential criteria- Palliative care nursing experience.
- Understanding of National and Local initiatives and agendas in cancer care.
- Awareness of recent government initiatives and the implications for palliative care.
- Knowledge of other agencies working in supportive palliative care.
- Clinical Governance knowldege and application to practice
- Experience of service development within own area of practice
- Experience in developing policies and procedures.
- Experience of managing volunteers
- Awareness of public health initiatives.
Skills
Essential criteria- Ability to work as a keyworker within the Supportive Palliative Care Service.
- Ability to design, assess, plan, implement and evaluate a holistic programme of care for clients.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Ability to take on additional responsibilities within the scope of professional practice, demonstration of the acquisition of post registration skills.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
- Ability to maintain accurate and contemporaneous records on all systems.
- IT skills