An exciting opportunity has arisen at London North West University Healthcare Trust for an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic individual to join the Colorectal Cancer Clinical Nursing Team as a Colorectal Cancer Clinical Support Worker.

Serving a population of over 930,000, the Trust’s cancer activity is comparable to designated cancer centres, so if you thrive on a challenge and feel you can make a real difference to the care of our cancer patients, this post may be for you. The Colorectal Cancer Nursing Team is looking for a Band 4 cancer clinical support worker to assist them in providing high-quality care to patients living with and beyond a diagnosis of cancer.

The role will include a mixture of patient contact, management of databases, making appointments, and managing our health and well-being events. The patient contact will include answering phone enquiries, contacting patients directly, assisting with health & well-being events, and filling in forms for both feedback and assessment.

Main duties of the job

The Cancer Clinical Support Worker will form an integral part of the multidisciplinary team approach in caring for the physical, social, and psychological needs of patients diagnosed with cancer and their carers throughout the care treatment pathway and after care support.

You will work in close unison with the Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs) to ensure the coordination and management of patients at all points of their treatment, including stratified follow-up, and will be able to signpost patients to support their self-management. You will be responsible for the management of IT systems that support the cancer pathway and will be a key contact for patients.

The post holder will work independently within the remit of the role but under the guidance and supervision of the Clinical Nurse Specialists.

The successful candidate will have worked within the NHS and have excellent communication skills, experience in data collection, analysis, and office software, and will be able to prioritise their workload without direct supervision. Previous experience of supporting cancer patients would be advantageous.