Cancer Support Worker

Network services are offering an exciting opportunity for a Cancer Support Worker to join their team at Clatterbridge Liverpool to work with the breast MDT to lead the implementation of a new clinical model for review of CDK4 inhibitors.

It is an exciting time to be involved with this team where services are always being developed, to improve the management pathway of patients in this group., The successful individual will have a role in contributing to the delivery of the Trust Objectives as well as objectives for the Breast Site Reference Group ensuring that the care delivered reflects the trusts vision and values.

The post holder will conduct holistic needs assessment and support to patients and their carer`s throughout their care pathway, as well as providing support to staff throughout the trust. The post holder will support the consultant and nursing team as well as signposting services for patients

The successful applicant must be motivated and enthusiastic about the specialist care needs of this patient group. They should be an outstanding communicator, able to demonstrate first-rate organisational and multitasking skills and have the ability to prioritise effectively and efficiently in a busy and fast paced work environment. You should possess advanced computer skills and a knowledge of community health services. They should be able to work well autonomously and as part of a strong multidisciplinary team in order to deliver and maintain a high quality of care.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.