Job overview

The Macmillan 1-1 Primary Care Nurse will provide support to maximise the quality of life for people living with and beyond cancer through the development and delivery of community-based, personalised care and support across the borough of Oldham.

The post holder will encourage patients to self-manage their condition effectively.

The post holder will recognise the possible signs of deterioration, recurrence, or long-term effects of treatment and will have the ability to access generalist and specialist services as needed.

The post holder will complete Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA) with patients, agree on an action-based care plan, and signpost to appropriate services for additional support. This will form part of the Cancer Care Review (CCR), which will be rolled out for all cancer patients within the first three months of diagnosis and annually thereafter, for those registered with an Oldham GP.

The post holder will work as an integral member of the wider community multidisciplinary team (MDT), supporting the Specialist Palliative Care Team (SPCT) and District Nurse Team (DNT) with stable palliative cancer patients. This includes stratified risk assessment and monitoring for those at risk of pressure damage, as well as identifying signs of deterioration for timely referral into the SPCT and DNT for specialist palliative intervention, end-of-life care planning, and delivery.

The post holder will support the Team Leader in the day-to-day leadership of the team.

Main duties of the job

Are you passionate about providing compassionate, patient-centered care to individuals living with and beyond cancer? We are seeking a dedicated Macmillan Primary Care Nurse to join our team in Oldham.

About the Role

As a key member of our primary care team, you will:

• Complete Macmillan Holistic Needs Assessments (HNA) for new diagnoses and ad-hoc referrals
• Collaborate with patients to create personalised care plans, identifying current and future needs
• Deliver coaching to promote active, healthy lifestyles, using motivational interviewing skills
• Educate patients and carers on recognising signs and symptoms needing concern, including long-term effects
• Review and update care plans regularly
• Share HNA summaries with GPs and advise on coding as a Cancer Care Review
• Oversee ongoing review, advanced care planning, and risk assessments for patients with palliative diagnoses who are stable
• Stay informed about NHS Long Term Plan for cancer and its focus on delivering personalised care in primary care, moving monitoring from secondary care

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in cancer care or community nursing
• Strong communication and motivational interviewing skills
• Ability to work within multidisciplinary teams
• Commitment to holistic, patient-centred support

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a compassionate, innovative team dedicated to improving cancer care
• Contribute to models aligned with NHS Long Term Plan
• Support professional development

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.  Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.