Overview
Contract Type: 0
Salary: £32602 – £39686
Partner Org: Royal Surrey County Hospital
Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance (SSCA) are excited to be expanding their Cancer Education Programme and are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate coordinator.
The established Cancer Education Programme delivers education to professionals in health and social care services across Surrey and Sussex. The aim of the programme is to increase the knowledge and confidence of professionals working with patients and clients who are living with and beyond cancer. Courses include ‘foundations in cancer care’, ‘cancer as a long-term condition’, supporting patients across the cancer pathway’, ‘living with and beyond breast cancer’ and many more.
You will be a critical member of the team and will help to shape and deliver our educational packages. There is also the opportunity to get involved with filming and editing educational content for videos so we are particularly interested to hear from people with experience in this area.
Main duties of the job
Coordinating and supporting cancer education programme across Frimley, Surrey and Sussex to improve patient experience across the whole cancer pathway.
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn’t the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
A video about the Royal Surrey – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R96pMboIYdo
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
The Cancer Education Programme Coordinator role is to support the improvement in the quality of cancer care provided by health and care professionals across Surrey and Sussex. The role includes coordinating and supporting training on cancer from prevention and screening, through treatment and care to living with and beyond cancer.
The post holder is responsible for the provision and organisation of high quality administrative and secretarial skills that support the successful delivery of the Cancer Education Programme.
The post holder will ensure trainings are efficiently planned, coordinated and organised, so that educational sessions run smoothly and efficiently The post holder will be co-ordinating the overall education training schedule, preparing all relevant correspondence and papers, ensuring accurate and open communication with participants of the programme.
The post holder will facilitate and inform the interface of cancer pathways between health and social care and support the implementation of national/local guidance. The post holder will also identify and highlight any gaps in service provision.
If you have…
• enthusiasm for organising and planning events
• a background in events planning
• experience of planning multiple events simultaneously
• website management experience
If you enjoy…
• supporting and working with others to achieve a common goal
• working with venues to get the best value for our events
• working with range of professional groups
• thinking creatively about how to increase engagement with education including filming and editing videos
If you want to…
• improve outcomes for patients with cancer
• help plan exciting and engaging education events
• work with passionate and committed colleagues
…then we want to hear from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Experience of planning and managing events
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing administrative support
- Excellent written communication skills
- Extensive knowledge of administrative procedures including experience of taking minutes
- Website and social media management
Desirable criteria
- Basic knowledge of project management principles
- Experience of working in a supportive role within a team to help ensure the delivery of a shared goal
- Video filming and editing
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