An excellent opportunity has arisen to work as a band 3 within the SACT Outreach team, we deliver treatment at various locations across Manchester providing patients the opportunity to have treatment at home. We are looking for someone to join our dynamic nurse led team and work across the sites and at Oak Road Treatment centre as required delivering a high standard of care
This is a 30 hours per week role, sites are located at Moya Cole Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw’s in Oldham, St Luke’s in Winsford, Tameside & Bury.
This role is 30hrs so would not be suitable for sponsorship.
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
A valid UK driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential for this role
Working for our organisation
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 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 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.
We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide a supportive role within the SACT Services for nursing, medical and clerical Staff whilst providing rotational cover between the Chemotherapy unit and Outreach services.
2. Undertake the nursing care needs of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity maintained.
3. Write reports of care given under the covering signature of a qualified nurse.
4. Participate in nursing procedures appropriate to the department.
5. Support and assist in the induction/training of junior Health Care Assistant’s.
6. Rotate to cover the phlebotomy room taking requested blood from CVC’s, porta Cath and peripherally.
7. Rotate to cover outpatient clinics, responsible for rooming patients, height and weight recording, observations when necessary and lease with medical staff.
8. Be able to act as a team co-ordinator on the treatment floor and ensure the safe and timely through put of patients.
9. Rotate to work on the treatment floor, assisting nursing staff during treatments and discharging patients.
10. Rotate to work on the chemotherapy outreach peripheral clinics, including the Mobile Chemotherapy Unit. To support the nursing staff in the care of patients whilst attending these clinics.
11. Safely escort patients to other areas and collect blood products / chemotherapy from key departments.
12. Assist in the provision of meals / refreshments for patients whilst meeting their nutritional needs.
13. Help to maintain a safe environment and report faults/risks etc to the nurse in charge.
14. Liaise with the Estates department re repairs and maintain maintenance records.
15. Liaise with nurse responsible for stores/stationery and ordering and assist in the maintenance of stock levels.
16. Handle patients personal possessions, ensure cash and valuables kept securely.
17. Aid the safe storage of medicines and the return of any unused chemotherapy to pharmacy.
18. Assist medical staff with procedures.
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1. The Health Care Assistant is responsible for their own personal development and maintaining a personal development plan.
2. Annually attend all mandatory study days including Principles and Practice of Intravenous Skills, Infection control, Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, moving and handling and fire safety.
3. Annually update level one IV skills, including phlebotomy, Central line/ Peripheral Inserted Central Catheter management and Cannula care.
4. To participate in and work towards the completion of the Christie Care Certificate.
PERSONAL
1. Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good working relationship.
2. Communicate effectively and appropriately in the giving and receiving of verbal and written communications.
3. Show professional and courteous manner when answering the telephone and other enquires.
4. Maintain confidentiality with regard to patient information both at work and outside of working hours.
5. To be aware of and adhere to all policies including; sickness and absence, confidentiality, uniform and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at work act.
6. Report and record all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy.
7. To show respect for members of the team and endorse the Chemotherapy Day Services philosophy of giving mutual support.
8. To be aware of limitations and utilise the preceptor system for any issues that arise.
Person specification
Qualifications
- NVQ Level II in care or equivalent experience
- Care Certificate
Experience
- Previous experience as a healthcare assistant.
Skills
- Competent in venepuncture
- Competent in the accessing of central venous access devices(CVAD).
Knowledge
- Knowledge of observations required as routine
- Competent in routine observations and tests
Other
- Participate with internal rotation if required
- Team player
The closing date for this post may be extended if there are insufficient applicants or brought forward if there is a high volume of applicants.
Application Information – If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, I regret that on this occasion your application will have been unsuccessful.
Sponsorship Information – We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.
Pre-Employment Checks – To confirm your suitability for the role, we will carry out pre-employment checks in line with NHS Employment Check Standards . These include:
- Identity verification
- Right to work check
- Disclosure and barring service (DBS)/Criminal record check (dependent on role, payment of this will be the applicants responsibility)
- Professional registration and/or qualification check
- Occupational health assessment
- Employment history and reference validation
All applicants external to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust will be required to provide their HMRC employment history to cover the most recent three years employment. This information will used to validate employment history andreferences.
If you require sponsorship, we will assess your eligibility based on current government guidance. If the role is not eligible and you cannot demonstrate your right to work, your conditional offer may be withdrawn.
If You’re Offered the Role – you will be agreeing to The Christie NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.
The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and will form part of the recruitment process. In the event that you are successful following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
No Smoking Policy – You should be aware the Trust operates a No Smoking Policy and therefore employees are not permitted to smoke at work.
Additional Information – We want to ensure that everyone who works at the Christie or uses our services is welcomed, valued and treated with dignity and respect.The Christie values diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for all and fair representation across the organisation at all levels. In support of these commitments, we particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority people and people with disabilities for this post. Appointment will be only on merit.
We are committed to creating a balanced and diverse workforce. As such we welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Together we will foster inclusion and tackle inequity and health inequalities in cancer care.
As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
We are committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity in all our activities. We have a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery in any of its forms, including slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking. We are fully committed to acting ethically and with transparency in all our business dealings and relationships, and to implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere in our organisation or supply chains.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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