Job Description
An exciting opportunity has become available in the Cancer Support Team as a Cancer Information Coordinator. The role will be supporting the delivery of the Personalised Care Programme, focusing on patient information. The role aim is to ensure cancer information is easily accessible both in print and digitally to patient and people affected by cancer.
In your role as Cancer Information Coordinator with the support of the Lead Cancer Nurse and Cancer Support Lead, you will work with the site specific teams and cancer services to: -
- Understand what information is currently being used
- Obtain copies of this information
- Optimise and agree future information
- Ensure all information is within Trust templates both print and digital
- Work with departments across the Trust to ensure information Is displayed in the appropriate areas
- Work with volunteers to ensure displays are maintained (version control and stocked)
- Work with the communication team to build an online information library
- Support in the development of an Information Hub
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, 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 www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.