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Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

About

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage. We are rated CQC ‘Good’ and are well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we provide for our patients and our staff. We offer a broad range of clinical care to a population of 270,000, and we have regional specialist centres for spinal injuries, rehabilitation, plastics and burns. Our longstanding links with local Armed Forces and veterans has seen us awarded Gold under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition scheme.

Our 5,500-strong workforce is at the very centre of everything we do, and we are committed to developing our people and their careers. We have high levels of staff engagement, an award-winning internal communications function, an innovative training partnership with Coventry University, and are one of 23 ‘NHS People Promise Exemplar’ sites.

At SFT we work flexibly and we think working here is pretty rewarding. Employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, a generous leave entitlement and pension scheme.

Additional staff benefits include accommodation, on-site car parking, access to a leisure centre (2 indoor heated swimming pools and a fully equipped gym and squash court), day nursery, holiday play scheme, restaurants and a number of shops.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything, you can find out more here. With easy access to London and local airports, Salisbury also has one of the 31 UNESCO world heritage sites in the UK in the form of Stonehenge and in addition boasts a number of museums and famous landmarks which are well worth a visit. Alternatively, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting https://www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk/

Contact

Address: Salisbury District Hospital; Salisbury; Wiltshire; SP2 8BJ
Contact Number: 01722 336262

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Jobs Website

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Ref: 269-SFT8934 Vacancy ID: 6834743

Cancer Support Worker Team Lead

Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 05-Jan-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Salisbury District Hospital
Cyfeiriad: Odstock Road
Tref: Salisbury
Cod post: SP2 8BJ
Major / Minor Region: Wiltshire

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: 23 months (Fixed term)
Oriau: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Cyflog: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Band 5)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Cancer Services

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Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-

Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
Cycle to work scheme
Uniform provided (where required)
On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
On site health and fitness club
On site car parking
Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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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.

Person specification

Education, Qualification and Training

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A relevant degree or equivalent knowledge and experience
Willingness to undertake learning and development courses
Evidence of ongoing personal professional development

Meini prawf dymunol

Previous experience within cancer support worker role

Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Experience in a supervisory role
Experience in prioritising and organising own workload
Previous experience in the NHS or Social Care
Experience of leading a project
Experience of maintaining comprehensive record keeping

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Experience of presenting information to a range of staff
Relevant health or social care experience at AfC band 4 or equivalent
Experience of multi-professional working
Experience of Cancer information systems

Knowledge and Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Working knowledge of the Personalised Care and Support Programme
Excellent working knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office and Windows systems
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, with the ability to communicate in a clear and articulate manner
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships across teams and staff groups
Ability to prioritise and deliver against a background of competing demands
Ability to use own initiative
Ability to work under pressure with minimal supervision
Ability to demonstrate integrity and discretion when working with confidential information
Demonstrates an understanding of the health and social care environment
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of importance of upholding privacy and dignity
Knowledge of patients/client’s needs when being treated/cared for in a healthcare setting