Cancer Care Coordinator Team Leader

The post holder will support the Federations Service Lead and PCN Manager with the continued implementation of the nationally recommended Personalised Cancer Care Programme (Holistic Needs Assessment & Care Planning, Health and Well-being Event, Treatment Summary, Self-Management including risk stratified remote monitoring and surveillance), Day to day management and organisation of the Macmillan Cancer Care Support Coordinators working across the cancer teams within the PCNs. This will include line management duties, as well as the operational development of the service.

Providing support to cancer specialists when implementing personalised cancer care including assisting with holistic needs assessments and treatment summaries, organising health and well-being events and providing a single point of access, including rapid re-entry into the system for those people identified as having urgent or specialist needs.

Communicating effectively, daily and directly, face-to-face and telephone with a range of individuals on various levels, eg:- patients, relatives, carers, other health and social care professionals and community workers.

Providing general information and support about cancer and cancer services to enable navigation of health and social care and to make choices that are best for the individuals cancer and their life.

WBFH employ over 70 staff in different roles supporting and managing Primary Care contracts. All our staff are enthusiastic, dynamic, friendly and passionate about patient care. You can expect a warm welcome, doors are always open, and every voice is heard.

We constantly strive to improve patient pathways and health care outcomes. The post holder will play an integral role within the network and this new and exciting role will be integral to our new partnership building with the Cancer Care Alliance and Macmillan.