Job summary
- Main area
- Oncology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-25-7089067
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Centre, Castle Hill
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Oncology SACT Care Coordinator
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 4 Oncology SACT Care Coordinator to support the existing Oncology SACT Clinical Nurse Specialist Team with the delivery of cancer services and pathways at HUTH within the Queens Centre, Castle Hill Hospital. This is a dynamic team that has been recently been nominated at the HYCCN awards for going the extra mile, we are looking for an individual that is keen to be part of this ever evolving and growing service, that will continue to go the extra mile for their patients!!
Main duties of the job
The post holder will Work under the supervision of the Systemic Anti Cancer Treatment (SACT) Nurse Specialists (CNS) team in providing patient care co-ordination for patients undergoing SACT treatment. The role will assist the team in service development and support the team in implementing new initiatives and improving existing services such as nurse led services.
Will work in a close conjunction with the SACT CNS, they will help provide co-ordination of high quality patient care services involving ongoing telephonic and face to face assessment and proactive identification of needs utilising basic clinical knowledge, approved tools and procedures
Will act as a single point of contact for patient, carers, agencies and other Health Care Professionals (HCP). Triaging enquiries to the appropriate team or department within the hospital or community setting
Collaborate and communicate with SACT CNS team and wider health and social care team to ensure signposting/referral to the appropriate services to maximise health and quality of life for the patient, improving the quality and efficiency of health care services delivery
As a SACT care pathway coordinator, the post holder works with the SACT CNS team providing patient co-ordination for patients undergoing SACT and associated care. Working under the guidance and supervision of the CNS team, the coordinator will assist in facilitating and supporting the patient through their journey.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- GCSE English Language and Mathematics (Grades A-C) or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of continued role development
- Willingness to undertake further learning and development courses or evidence of having done so
Experience and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Minimum 2 years experience within an NHS environment or similar environment.
- Relevant health or social care experience at AfC Band 2 or equivalent
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Experience in coordinating a patient workload
- Evidence of good communications skills
- Understanding of person-centred Care
- Excellent IT skills and experience with Microsoft office and use spreadsheets
- Able to use own initiative
- Effective organisation skills
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of relevant cancer treatments, interventions and terminology
- Experience in the use of data Management and audit/evaluation
- Understanding of holistic needs assessment (emotional, psychological, physical, social and spiritual impact of cancer)
- MS Office
- Presentation skills
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff/ patients/ carers
- Effective time management skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to work within a team
- Ability to motivate self and others
- Accurate written communication of information
- Ability to show empathy and understand the difficulties faced by people affected by cancer
- Ability to obtain essential equipment from other sites as to the teams need; including transferring medical/ teaching equipment at short notice.
- Ability to deal with complex and difficult emotional situations
Desirable criteria
- Communication skill training
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Lynsey Wood
- Job title
- Oncology SACT Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482461082
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