Early Diagnosis Support Worker

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person to fulfil the post of Early Diagnosis Cancer Support Worker, working within our Non Specific Rapid Diagnostic team.

You will work extremely closely with our Advanced Clinical Practitioner Nurse Specialists and assist, support and co-ordinate a smooth patient journey and pathway.

A large part of the role is providing administrative and co-ordination support to patients, families, consultants, cancer nurse specialists and other staff involved in the early part of the cancer pathway.

The successful applicant will ensure the efficient channelling and close co-ordination of the outpatient pathway ensuring robust communication between medical staff, GPs, patients, relatives, members of the public and other disciplines within the Trust.

The post holder will demonstrate an understanding of cancer services, have excellent organisational skills, must be flexible in approach, able to exercise initiative and demonstrate a consistently high standard of professionalism, being aware of the need for confidentiality and integrity.

The post holder will have excellent communication skills and be willing to undertake ongoing training and development. In addition, the post holder will be able to signpost patients and carers to the relevant sources of support and information appropriate to their needs.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.