Job summary
- Main area
- Urology Cancer Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: Monday-Friday
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 262-A-25-7302055
- Employer
- North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cumberland Infirmary (cross site working)
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Cancer Care Coordinator - Urology
NHS AfC: Band 4
Job overview
Cancer Care Coordinator Band 4 - 37.5 hours available - Urology Service - Cumberland Infirmary supporting clinical activity at West Cumberland hospital and Workington Hospital
You will provide effective, caring and compassionate services to patients working within a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to deliver a high standard of care and support to patients with cancer. This will involve clinical interventions, with the support of the nursing team and co-ordinating care through from referral to the end of treatment. This will require regular contact with patients suffering from cancer. You will be expected to support and signpost patients face to face and over the telephone and ensure effective progress along their care pathway in liaison with other colleagues and departments in the hospital.
Main duties of the job
Duties include (but not limited to):
- Working as a team alongside service Cancer Care Coordinator and as a member of the Cancer Nursing team providing coordination of care and support for cancer patients, their carers and families
- Navigate the care pathway, as an advocate for the patient, including coordinating results and patient appointments and updating the clinical team as needed.
- Collaborate and communicate with the wider healthcare Team to ensure the provision of appropriate services to maximise the health and quality of life of cancer patients, improving the quality and efficiency of health care delivery.
- Act as a point of contact for patient and their carers and the wider health care team, signposting enquires to the appropriate department within hospital or community settings
- Actively participate in the provision of routine information and advice, for patients and their carers via the telephone, liaising with the CNS/AHP team as appropriate.
- Work closely with MDT coordinators and cancer trackers to ensure timely and efficient progress of patient care to ensure no patients breach cancer targets
- Identify opportunities for service improvement and implement these accordingly, in conjunction with the MDT.
Working for our organisation
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:
· Being a clinically led organisation
· Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
· A positive patient experience every time
· A great place to work
· Managing our money well
As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.
If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
· Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.
· If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.
Important Information
Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.
For candidates applying using a Hotmail account or have strict firewall settings please ensure the following:
- Junk Mail is checked regularly
Disclosure and Barring Service:
On 28 November 2020, the new Disclosure and Barring Service filtering rules will come into effect.
The changes mean that:
- youth cautions, reprimands and final warnings will no longer be subject to automatic disclosure
- the multiple conviction rule has been removed, meaning that if an individual has more than one conviction, regardless of offence type or time passed, each conviction will be considered against the remaining rules individually, rather than being automatically disclosed.
If you are unsure about whether you need to disclose certain criminal record information, free confidential advice may be sought from one of the charity bodies listed below. These bodies can advise you on what you are legally required to declare and may also be able to advise you on how you can disclose criminal record information to a prospective employer and your legal rights when doing so.
Nacro – Tel: 0300 123 1999, or email: [email protected]
Unlock – Tel: 01634 247350, email [email protected] or complete the online form on the Unlock website
Please note the cost of the DBS check is increasing from 2nd December and the new cost will be
Standard DBS check £21.50, Enhanced DBS check £49.50 + any admin costs.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding adults and children therefore if the post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended) the successful candidate(s) will be subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:
Standard Check: £18 + Administration cost of £3.85 = £21.85. Deducted at £6.85 from 1st month salary and £5 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
Enhanced Check: £38 + administration cost of £3.90 = £41.90. Deducted at £11.90 from 1st month salary and £10 deducted from salary over following 3 months.
As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure companies
EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
These schemes are subject to availability
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Recent experience working with cancer patients or in cancer services
- Significant NHS experience or equivalent
- Experience working with a multi-professional team, and a medical or clinical team.
- Experience of direct patient contact including telephone and face to face contact.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Programme / Project support work
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- National Care Certificate or commitment to complete as part of induction process
Desirable criteria
- Essential IT skills (EITS) or equivalent.
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- The ability to demonstrate the compassionate values and behaviours needed for dignified care.
- Demonstrable proven organisational and time management skills
- Advanced key board skills - Microsoft Word and Excel
- Ability to work under pressure with low levels of supervision.
- Ability to manage low risk, routine clinical caseload of patients and plan own workload
- Ability to manage sensitive and distressing situations.
- Ability to write and present clear, concise and relevant information in a variety of formats
Desirable criteria
- Insight into cancer services and related i.e. trained in Sage and Thyme or recognised
- Counselling certificate
Personal Circumstances
Essential criteria
- Self-motivated with the ability to engage and motivate others
- Flexible and adaptable to change
- Able to cope under pressure.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to travel independently across Cumbria.
- Ability to work as a member of a team, closely and harmoniously with others.
Desirable criteria
- Driving licence.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Continuing professional development with portfolio.
- Equality issues.
Desirable criteria
- Equality impact assessment.
- Knowledge of Cancer Waiting Times targets and guidelines.
- Insight into roles and responsibilities of wider health and social care, community and voluntary sectors.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ashleigh Fitzsimons
- Job title
- Deputy Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07500103047
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South Parkhouse Building
Baron Way
Kingmoor Park
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA6 4SJ
- Telephone
- 01228936281
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