Staff Nurse
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
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PERSONAL
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
Desirable
SKILLS
Essential
Desirable
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
VALUES
Essential
OTHER
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
The Christie NHS FT
Address
Outreach - E00010
Manchester
M20 4BX
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
413-83219-CNS-AA
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
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
413-83219-CNS-AA
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