MacMillan Link Worker - Cancer Care

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our established Macmillan One to One team as Band 4 link workers.

Working under the leadership of the Macmillan One to One Team Lead, you will provide a person-centred service that enables people affected by cancer to navigate the health, social care and wider systems to access holistic support. You will do this by empowering and promoting the self-management needed for people to live well during and after cancer treatment by proactively identifying the needs of people affected by cancer using Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) tool.

The successful candidate will have a genuine interest in working with people affected by cancer and have excellent interpersonal skills with the proven ability build and maintain relationships based on trust and respect, recognising people as experts in their own lives.

For this role you will have an HND (or equivalent) qualification in a relevant area such as Health and Social Care or Community Development. Additionally, you should have excellent understanding of social care services relevant to the role, and a good understanding of the overall health and social care environment. There will be a requirement to travel across the Forth Valley area to provide the service in local communities as well as making home visits.

Ability and willingness to travel throughout the area of service delivery is essential for this post.

The duties of this post require the successful candidate to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. More information on this scheme can be found at www.disclosurescotland.co.uk

For further information or enquires contact Jane Niblo, Macmillan One to One Team Lead at Jane.niblo@nhs.scot

Location is Airth Health Centre.

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NHS Forth Valley is positive about disabled people and is committed to offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please contact the Recruitment Office on 0330 041 4694 if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you with your application and/or interview.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.