Charge Nurse

Are you an innovative, outgoing and self-motivated individual looking to develop your nursing career?

An exciting opportunity has arisen on the Clinical Research Facility (CRF) for an enthusiastic passionate nurse to develop their leadership and management skills.

You will need to be self-motivated, passionate and a team player in order to provide the high standard of care we deliver to our patients. You will be part of a team of band 6 staff supporting the CRF manager. You will be required to co-ordinate and manage the unit on a regular basis understanding the requirements and acuity of early phase trial activity and the required skill mix to ensure safe service delivery.

The post holder will be a key member of the CRF team, demonstrating initiative and vision in continuing to move the service forward whilst assisting and supporting the Unit Manager in implementing service changes / developments.

Develop and maintain the level of clinical skills necessary to perform highly specialised procedures as per study requirements alongside supporting junior staff to develop and maintain their expertise.

Support the unit manager in co-ordinating and managing the unit demonstrating an awareness of the patient acuity and the skill mix required to deliver trial activity safely.

Facilitate the delivery of specialised patient focused, protocol driven research in collaboration with patient, relatives, research teams and the Multidisciplinary team.

Take a lead role in the clinical and professional development of new nursing staff to the MCRF and act as mentor/preceptor to junior nurses encouraging a high level of motivation in all involved.

Undertake management of staff members as requested by the Unit Manager

Support and assist the Unit Manager in the development of core practice standards and contribute to clinical audit to maintain and improve clinical and research practice.

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.

Clinical

Act in a manner consistent with The Code NMC (2015) carrying out the role in accordance with locally agreed policies and procedures.

Develop and maintain level of clinical skills necessary to perform highly specialised procedures as per study requirements alongside supporting junior staff to develop and maintain their expertise.

Support the unit manager in co-ordinating and managing the unit demonstrating an awareness of the patient acuity and the skill mix required to deliver trial activity safely.

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