About this role
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Professional to join the Macmillan Next Steps Cancer Rehabilitation Service on a six-month fixed-term basis.
Macmillan Next Steps is a community-based cancer rehabilitation service supporting people living with and beyond cancer to improve their health, wellbeing and quality of life.
We are looking for a motivated and innovative individual with strong clinical and leadership skills to help support the delivery and ongoing development of the service.
Main duties of the job
Working alongside the existing Band 7 Team Lead, you will provide specialist clinical support, leadership and supervision to the team. You will undertake holistic patient assessments and triage, provide individualised 1:1 rehabilitation support to patients with complex physical and psychological needs, and empower individuals to manage the ongoing consequences of cancer and its treatment.
You will also contribute to service improvement and development, support the delivery of patient education and health and wellbeing programmes, and work collaboratively with colleagues across primary care, secondary care and the voluntary sector.
The successful candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, experience of multidisciplinary working and a passion for delivering holistic, person-centred care.
If you are passionate about cancer rehabilitation and making a positive difference to the lives of people affected by cancer, we would love to hear from you.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Provide clinical supervision to the clinical team and contribute to the identification of objectives and training needs as part of the annual personal development reviews.
- Coordinates Multidisciplinary activities including caseload management
- Assists the other team lead with the operational management of the service on a day to day basis.
- Undertakes specialist diagnosis, assessment and treatment of people living with or beyond cancer, to assist people to adapt and cope with living with the long-term physical and psychological consequences of cancer treatment.
- Contribute to service development and quality initiatives in line with local and national policy using audit and policy development.
- To participate in and contribute to service modernisation including operational planning, implementation of policy, leading on delegated projects that enable to expansion of the service to new tumour sites and localities.
- Communicate service change and development across theCancer pathway, involving relevant partners and stakeholders.
- Co facilitate psychological based specialist courses such as Fear ofCancer Recurrence and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for hot flushes courses
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree/Qualification in relevant Professional role
- Appropriate post registration experience in either oncology or complex case management in long term conditions
- Evidence of Masters level qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant clinical area
- Professional Body Registration i.e. HCPC or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills i.e. Level 2 Psychology Advanced Communication skills or equivalent
- Experience of multi-professional working
- Knowledge of person centred care, positive psychology, behaviour change and self-management
Desirable
- Knowledge of treatments and consequences of treatment related side effects to enhance the person living with and beyond cancers experience and ability to self-manage and make positive health choices
- Experience of developing educational programmes, teaching and presenting
Knowledge
Essential
- Involvement in Appraisal process/Appraisal of others
- Ability to undertake team leadership roles where appropriate, including supervisory skills and open to additional leadership training when needed
- Evidence of relevant continued professional development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Southgate Moorings
2 Kimbrose Way
Gloucester
GL1 2DB
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)