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Cancer Support Specialist (Band 7) – Maggie’s Highlands
We have an exciting opportunity for a Cancer Support Specialist to actively support centre visitors to understand and articulate their cancer related concerns in our Highlands centre.
We are happy to accept applications for full or part time working for this role. If you are applying to be considered on a part time basis please state this in your cover letter and include how many hours you would be looking to work for.
You will have a nursing degree (or equivalent training), current state registration and at least three years post qualification experience within an oncology nursing or related setting.
Your responsibilities:
· Through ongoing work with individuals, families and groups you will help them to engage with, and utilise, Maggie’s psychosocial programme of support.
· You will be able to demonstrate experience of providing person focused, care support and a commitment to working as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team.
· You will have broad and up-to-date clinical knowledge in the field of cancer and be comfortable using narrative and strong interpersonal skills to assess cancer support needs and elicit concerns.
· You will be well organised, emotionally sensitive while also resilient, the post-holder will be able to manage the demands of ongoing emotionally intense work.
In addition to a rewarding career, Maggie’s offers a range of staff benefits including competitive holiday entitlement, workplace pension, option to apply to continue NHS pension, sick-pay scheme, and travel and cycle loans.
To apply for this vacancy, please send your CV and cover letter to recruitment@maggiescentres.org by Thursday 12 May 2022 at 11pm.