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Staff Nurse

Employer
The Christie NHS FT
Location
Manchester
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 per annum, pro rata
Closing date
22 Jun 2024
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Profession
Nurse
Grade
Band 5
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 5 Nurse post within the SACT Outreach Team.

The SACT Outreach Team delivers treatments for Patients closer to home. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team providing care closer to home.

The Nurse will be required to provide a supportive role within the SACT Outreach sites for nursing, medical & clerical staff whilst also covering the Oak Road treatment Centre if required. Sites are located at St Ann's Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw's Hospice, Bury Hospice, St Luke's Hospice & Tameside MacMillan Unit.

Main duties of the job

The SACT Outreach Team delivers treatments for Patients closer to home. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team providing care closer to home.

You will also be required to provide support where required to Oak Road Treatment Centre and staff.

The staff ensure that they are providing a supportive environment to enable others to develop excellent skills and knowledge within this field. Once established in the role, you will be expected to co-ordinate Outreach Clinics, develop your clinical skills within SACT and teach others. You will also manage staff, their personal development needs and management of attendance.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who is able to demonstrate initiative and vision in continuing to move the service forward whilst assisting in implementing service changes and developments with a positive impact of patient care. Encouraging staff engagement and leading by example showing a strong positive role model.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

GENERAL DUTIES
  • Provide a supportive role within the Chemotherapy outreach sites for nursing, medical and clerical Staff whilst providing rotational cover between the Chemotherapy Services Units. This will include the mobile chemotherapy unit and all other chemotherapy outreach sites.
  • Undertake the nursing care of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity is maintained whilst being aware of physical and psychological needs
  • To give a clear and accurate update at change of duties and ensure accurate documentation of nursing interventions

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • The staff nurse is responsible for their own personal development and maintaining a personal development plan
  • To complete the Ward introductory pack and preceptor pack
  • Complete Cannulation Skills Training and the UKONs Workbook

PERSONAL
  • Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good working relationship
  • Show professional and courteous manner when answering the telephone and other enquires
  • Maintain confidentiality with regard to patient information both at work and outside of working hours


Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • RGN Level 1 or 2


Desirable

  • Diploma in Health Care Studies


EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Qualification in Adult Nursing


Desirable

  • Chemotherapy experience
  • Cannulation skills


SKILLS

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Ability to delver high standard of nursing care


Desirable

  • Understanding need for evidence based practice
  • Computer literacy


KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Participate in personal development


VALUES

Essential

  • Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours


OTHER

Essential

  • Flexibility to work at any Christie chemotherapy clinic in the Greater Manchester and Cheshire area, including the main Christie site as required.
  • Team player


Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Outreach - E00010

Manchester

M20 4BX

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413-83219-CNS-AA

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