Sister​/Charge Nurse

Sister/Charge Nurse (Band
6)34.5 Hours/per week

The AAU is a busy, dynamic unit which assesses, and plans care for a range of patients presenting with oncological emergencies, treatment related sideeffectsand symptom control needs. We work alongside acute care physicians who are based on the unit and work with the MDT to implement a high standard of care forall ofour patients.

The successful candidate will need to have significant experience in Acute Oncology nursing.

They will also need to have strong leadership skills, be a positive role model within the team and have quality care at the for front of everything they do.

A key aspect of the role is to be a clinical lead on the unit. The role is also supporting the Senior Charge Nurse to ensure the units are safely staffed, to develop the teams, to contribute to practice development andmaintainstandards on the unit. The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills, andbe able to work productively with other members of the team – both across AAU and externally.

A key aspect to the role is supporting the Senior Charge Nurse to ensure the unit is safely staffed, to develop the teams and to contribute to practice development.

You will also be the lead for patient’s safety and satisfaction on the shift.

The successful candidate will need excellent communication skills and be able to work productively with other members of the team.

To deputise for and support the Senior Sister/Charge Nurse.

Be responsible forandmaintaina safe environment, escalating issues appropriately

Monitor admissions are in compliance with admissions policy,monitoring and escalating breaches

Provide a welcoming and approachable management support ethic fornew staff,AAU juniorstaffand act as mentor todesignatedstaff ensuring each staff memberparticipatesin a personal development plan and act to maximise the potential of others

Act as team leader for the AAU team, ensuring that they are compliant with training requirements.

Assess,planand implement clinical care andmaintainassociated patient records. Involvingauditingappropriate documentation as per care indicators

Lead the team to provide high quality patient care and show compassion and respect to all.

To organise daily work schedule ensuringappropriateand effective skill mix and deployment of staff for appropriate patient needs

To have an awareness of the staff and non-staff budget

Be aware of Health and Safety issues and ensure relevant risk assessments are undertaken.

Report and record all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy, investigating speedily and compassionately

Ensure all trust policies and procedures are adhered to and new ones implemented as necessary

Regularly liaise and report to Department Manager/Senior Nursing team on unit affairs and staff development.

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…