Cancer Navigator

4 days ago

Singapore Ain Society Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

The core duty of the Cancer Navigator is to provide care and support for children, adolescents, and young adult cancer patients through psycho-social and emotional support, which contributes to the patient's overall well-being and improved quality of life.

  • Provide support and assistance for the client depending on their needs (newly diagnosed, actively receiving cancer treatment, palliative/end-of-life, survivorship)
  • Provide psycho-social and emotional support for clients and their caregivers
  • Link clients with relevant and suitable resources and services (such as financial assistance, food rations, transportation, mobility equipment, medical consumables etc.)
  • Follow up with community partners to ensure continuity of care after referrals
  • Refer client for counselling, and spiritual or mental health support as and when the needs arise
  • Provide information or coordinate for clients to receive psychoeducation from medical/healthcare practitioners which could help them have better understanding of the cancer diagnosis, and its treatments and side effects
  • Maintain relationship and communicate frequently with clients and caregivers to assess their coping as they navigate their cancer journey
  • Advocate for the needs of cancer patients and create awareness on cancer through community programs and publicity campaigns
  • Document case recordings according to interventions provided for the client
  • Facilitate support group session
  • Carry out assigned administrative or coordinating duties

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

  • Degree in Counselling, Psychology
  • Demonstrated experience in case management and supporting people impacted by illnesses/multiple adversities
  • Skills in demonstrating warmth and empathy to individuals impacted by illnesses/multiple adversities
  • Interest in providing support for individuals/families from the lower socio-economic status
  • Open to work with clients of various age groups (children, adolescents, young adults, middle adults, older adults)

Other Requirements:

  • Able to coordinate logistical requirements for in-house and external programmes
  • Able to work on weekends as required by supervisor if the need arises (for outings with clients, support group sessions, outreach programmes
  • Ability to travel for home-visits
Tell employers what skills you have

Community Outreach
Referrals
Psychology
Microsoft Office
Interpersonal Skills
Treatment
Social Services
Consumables
Administration
Mobility
Transportation
Interventions
Publicity
Advocate
Mental Health
Wellbeing
Team Player
Adolescents
Case Management
Able To Work Independently

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