Cancer Care Co-ordinator

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As a Cancer Care Co-ordinator you will be responsible for supporting Medical/ Nursing team (Nurse Specialists) to support appropriate patients referred to the Lung cancer team across the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Nursing service within the Thoracic Medicine Unit).

You should be able to show empathy and respect to service users, have good verbal and written communication skills being able to speak appropriately within personal/sensitive situations.  Observational skills will be important in this role as will time keeping/prioritising work, accuracy and ability to keeping to deadlines. Good planning and organisation skills will also be required.

• Interview Date Thursday, 15 August 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy.  Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

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An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Cardiothoracic Directorate for a 12-month position as a Cancer Care Co-ordinator.  This post will support the Cancer Care Specialist Nurses within the Thoracic Medicine unit and duties will include:

• Managing appointments and queries; 
• Answering and returning calls to patients, GP surgeries, district nurses, nurse specialists and secretaries; 
• Booking tests for patients undergoing investigations;
• Complete referral proformas; 
• Ensure patients have follow up plans;
• Prioritise workload;
• Work under supervision of nurse specialists; 
• Coach Patients and carers on how to make contact;
• Complete holistic needs assessments with patients. 

You should be able to show empathy and respect to service users, have good verbal and written communication skills being able to speak appropriately within personal/sensitive situations.  Observational skills will be important in this role as will time keeping/prioritising work, accuracy and ability to keeping to deadlines. Good planning and organisation skills will also be required.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.