Total 20 job vacancies by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder is expected to troubleshoot patient care or technical issues in all pre-treatment areas. Work as a subject matter expert on all aspects of pre-treatment radiotherapy. The candidate will supervise, instruct and take part in pre-treatment imaging for radiotherapy planning and virtual simulation planning of patients for radiotherapy and make decisions pertaining to patient care and treatment. Supervise, instruct and take part in production of required immobilisation of patients for radiotherapy. They will do the same for cannulation of patients and administration of radiographic contrast. Identify normal anatomy and pathological appearances, to make analytical judgement on imaging and treatment actions.



We look forward to welcoming a new senior member to our existing close knit, supportive and friendly team here in pre-treatment.

Pre-treatment in radiotherapy is a fast-moving area with exposure to a diverse range of patients and techniques, with several new developments on the horizon. Post holders should be quick to learn new skills as well as the ability to develop novel techniques and disseminate learning on a regular basis. The pre-treatment area offers constant involvement with a range of disciplinary teams and working alongside clinicians which will encourage significant professional development.



We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience in the radiotherapy pre- treatment department. The role involves rotating through CT scanners, vsim planning and cannulation departments. The successful candidate will be expected to lead the pre- treatment team in a designated area together with other permanent pre treatment band 6 staff. Reporting to the superintendents on a daily basis with expectation to organise a busy workload with the highest level of patient care.

We are looking for an individual who can easily fit into our team and is willing to go the extra mile and show high levels of dedication in a very busy environment.

There will be a need to constantly train staff and students that rotate through the pre- treat department and to supervise their training through mentorship and competency packages.

We are looking for an individual who can show flexibility with shift patterns and be punctual at all times.

For the full information regarding the job duties please refer to the relevant job description.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• To ensure that the highly complex pre-treatment radiotherapy imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patient, undertaking the appropriate machine checks and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.
• Using highly complex equipment such as CT simulators and MR scanners, including the administration of contrast, to provide accurate radiotherapy planning scans, in order to plan radiotherapy treatment for a diverse range of patients
• Providing accurate written instructions of treatment set-up to ensure accurate treatment reproducibility ensuring that radiotherapy may be delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.
• Using highly complex equipment and software for virtual simulation of radiotherapy treatments in order to produce accurate treatment plans in accordance with the quality system.
• Electronic dispatch of pre-treatment images to relevant sections of the radiotherapy and treatment planning departments
• Cannulation of patients for IV contrast and competence for relevant PGD for contrast media and emergency drugs for the management of side effects in accordance with trust policies
• Monitor and assess patient’s condition and liaise with the multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate care, referral, information and support is offered to all patients. Administer appropriate drug prescriptions as prescribed by clinicians.
• Produce highly complex immobilisation devices for use in radiotherapy treatment to ensure accurate treatment and reproducibility so that radiotherapy may be delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system
• Ensure the team follows appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
• Ensure the team keeps accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures
• Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
• Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill.
• Provide information to patients and their carers with regard to the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.
• To communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients pathway.
• With the team in the assigned area, patients and the wider multidisciplinary team manage areas of conflict and escalate as necessary.
• To provide, receive and use sensitive information maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in line with information governance legislation
• Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff, abide by Health and safety legislation in the work place.
• Minimise risk of cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter. In accordance of the infection control policy
• To implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in ISO9001/2015 and report any variances.
• Maintenance of treatment skills and knowledge and understanding of advanced radiotherapy techniques and technology including VMAT, IMRT, FFF, Stereotactic and protons
• Contribute to development of the quality system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures.
• Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 2017 and IRMER Regulations 2018.
• Be aware of and participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques.
• Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD)
• Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working and on-call.
• Any other duties negotiated with the post holder, to develop their role in the organisation
• To achieve all the competencies as outlined by the pre-treatment manager within a suitable and agreed time frame. . Awareness of the process to report safeguarding issues and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.Apply and abide by trust principals and behaviours. Awareness of the process to report safeguarding issues and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.



Supervisory & managerial
• As a Senior Radiographer you will be expected to lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating in radiotherapy pre-treatment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions in regard to workload management, patient care and treatment.



Teaching and training
• As a Senior Radiographer you will be expected to provide mentorship and guidance for rotational staff, irrespective of grade and be a good role model.
• Act as a mentor cannulation of patients for IV contrast and a link worker for relevant PGD for contrast media and emergency drugs for the management of side effects in accordance with trust policies
• Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.
• Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required.
• Be capable of assimilating new ideas and techniques and have an ability to assess their value.
• Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff and all learners.
• Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Provide evidence where necessary and requested.
• Take personal responsibility for compliance with essential training.


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

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The successful candidate will assist in the Aseptic production of Clinical Trial Anti-Cancer treatment, Early Access to Medicine and Compassionate Schemes and Gene therapy injectable medicines. If you have an interest in the safe manufacture of injectable medicines, then this could be the role for you.

The Aseptic Services Unit at the Christie NHS Trust is a world leader in the production of phase one Clinical Trial materials and has an extensive portfolio of products for specialist preparation. The ideal candidate should possess a high level of concentration and the willingness to develop the ability to manipulate syringes and needles to withdraw liquid media and to be able to accurately read volumes on syringes.

All work is carried out in a clean room environment under the supervision of an accountable pharmacist and a highly trained technical team.

· Preparation of worksheets and labels for aseptically prepared products

· Setting up work trays for aseptically prepared products

· Sanitisation and transfer of all materials required for production

· Aseptic preparation of injectable materials

· In process checks

· General house keeping

· Telephone queries

Involvement in all aspects of the Aseptic Process

We are an ever-expanding, multi-disciplinary team who strive to produce exceptionally high-quality injectable medicines for each patient that uses our service.

The Aseptic team is a diverse and dynamic collective who work in a specialised cleanroom environment where teamwork is the key to efficiency and managing the patient experience. Each day is both challenging and rewarding in equal measures, with cancer treatments constantly evolving and new types of drugs being trialled each year.

We are at the forefront of developments in terms of drug innovation and team development as we were one of the first Hospitals in the country to introduce the progressive role of Aseptic Practitioner to the Aseptic workforce and we are looking forward to adding the Science Manufacturing Technician qualification to our large portfolio of training and staff qualifications here at The Christie Hospital.

The Pharmacy department has a developed career pathway for Technical staff wishing to progress as far as achievable. Helping support all qualifications and in-house training that allow for this progression should you wish to further your career within the Pharmacy Aseptic team.

So, if you want to work as part of an ever-progressing team and you enjoy a challenge then we could be the team for you.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· To aseptically prepare high quality Cytotoxic/MABS/EAMS etc. in accordance with departmental procedures, Good Manufacturing Practice and COSHH regulations ensuring that all work complies with all regulatory frameworks and standards.

· Undertake daily cleaning and disinfection of the aseptic clean rooms including Isolators, according to Standard Operating Procedures.

· To ensure ingredients and disposables are assembled, disinfected and transferred through the Aseptic Services Unit appropriately.

· To carry out in-process checks of aseptically prepared products upon completion of appropriate training.

· Participate in the safe preparation and delivery of Intrathecal chemotherapy in accordance with Trust policy upon completion of departmental training.

· To accurately prepare worksheets and labels for aseptic products using the units computer system using JAC and iQEMO program if required.

· To assist with the preparation of documentation within the aseptic unit.

· To assist with the recording of data, both manually and on the computer

· Answer the telephone promptly and politely and refer queries to the appropriate person.

· To assist the Specialist/Senior/Chief Technician to ensure the validation of all staff, equipment and processes are completed in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures.

· To assist the Specialist/Senior/Chief Technician to ensure maintenance and monitoring of environmental monitoring standards of the Aseptic Unit is carried out in compliance with QCNW and Standard Operating Procedures.

· To be responsible for the maintenance of all stock in the Aseptic Unit including evaluating stock levels within the Aseptic Unit assisting the ordering Technician to ensure adequate stock is maintained at all times.

· Ensure all Environmental monitoring plates are received and stored in the correct manner to ensure they are protected from contamination.

· Prepare environmental samples and documentation for dispatch to QCNW.

· To be responsible for receiving and documenting Environmental Reports from QCNW and referring any variances to senior staff in a timely manner.

Education and Development:

· Undertake any mandatory training, updates and courses in line with local and Trust policies.

· To complete NVQ2 in pharmacy services if not currently in possession of this qualification

· To complete all Aseptic Services Unit competency-based training packages.

· To participate in and co-operate with, individual personal assessment, continuing professional development and continuing education programmes to develop personal competencies and knowledge base.

· When appropriate to demonstrate activities to, work experience students, pre-registration pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, student pharmacy technicians and staff undergoing induction.

Communication and Leadership
• Communicate with other team members regarding activities within the Aseptic Services Unit.
• Answer the telephone promptly and politely and refer queries to the appropriate person.
• To ensure effective communication channels are maintained by all staff and any disagreements are dealt with promptly and in line with the Trusts respect policy.
• Participate in staff discussions during internal meetings and as part of a group when required.

Finance:
• To effectively manage a designated stockholding to ensure that stock wastage is minimised.
• To assist the Senior/Specialist Technicians in managing the Aseptic Services stock takes. To comply with legal and Trust requirements relating to the purchase, supply, use safe custody and destruction of medicines within Pharmacy and other areas of the Trust.

Effort and Environment Factors:
• • Demonstrable skills for manipulation of pharmaceutical products.
• There is a requirement/combination of Manual Handling such as sitting, standing, and walking.
• The post holder must have the ability to lift and handle pharmaceutical items.
• The post holder must have the ability to work in a cleanroom environment.
• Manual Handling i.e. In the stores area, frequent lifting and handling of heavy packages and boxes.
• Regular use of a PC for data inputting and training

Policy:
• • To be responsible for the adherence and upholding of all Trust and departmental policies and procedures.
• To comply with the updated national guidance and local Trust policy for the Safe Administration of Intrathecal Chemotherapy

Other Duties:
• The provision of a high-quality service delivered in a professional and courteous manner is a requirement of all staff employed by the Pharmaceutical Services
• It is presently a requirement of the post to participate in a Saturday / Sunday and Bank Holiday rota and be able to work between the hours of 7am and 5pm with the potential for this to change as the service requires.


This advert closes on Tuesday 12 Nov 2024

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Permanent and fixed term opportunities have arisen for enthusiastic, motivated and dynamic Senior Radiographers(Band 6) to join the radiotherapy department team. The post holders may be based at any of The Christie sites but will be discussed at interview.

Successful applicants will be highly motivated and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a commitment to developing themselves and helping develop our service.

All candidates must be already registered with the HCPC.

Please apply via Trac or NHS jobs website

This is a rotational post and you will have the opportunity to work across treatment and pre-treatment.

See Job description for full details

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients; undertaking the appropriate machine checks and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions
• Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery and complex calculations involving a range of radiation types and energies
• Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system
• Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures
• Ensure the team follows appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets
• Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway
• Ensure the team keeps accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures
• Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times
• Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill
• Provide information to patients and their carers with regard to the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects
• To communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patients pathway
• With the team on the unit, patients and the wider multidisciplinary team manage areas of conflict and escalate as necessary
• Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals
• To provide, receive and use sensitive information maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in line with information governance legislation
• Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and safety legislation in the work place
• Minimise risk of cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter. In accordance of the infection control policy
• To implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in accredited quality management system and report any variances
• Contribute to development of the quality management system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures
• Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000
• Be aware of and participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques
• Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD)
• Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working and on-call.
• Any other duties negotiated with the post holder, to develop their role in the Organisation
• To achieve all the competencies as outlined by the radiotherapy education team within a time period as outlined by line manager
• Demonstrates values in accordance with the Professional Code of Conduct and accountable for own attitude and behaviour

Supervisory & Managerial
• As a band 6 you will be expected to lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions in regard to workload management, patient care and treatment

Teaching and Training
• As a band 6 you will be expected to provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model
• Participate in an annual Personal Development Review
• Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attend all relevant training
• Be capable of assimilating new ideas and techniques and have an ability to assess their value
• Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff
• Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Provide evidence where necessary and requested.


This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

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Please note that this post is offered as a permanent contract at 37.5 h/week.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Research and Innovation Division at The Christie. We are looking to appoint a Senior Clinical Research Nurse to the Lung research delivery team within The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

This post presents an opportunity to join an established research team with a varied portfolio of clinical trials as a Senior Clinical Research Nurse (sCRN). The Lung cancer research team is responsible for a varied portfolio of academic and commercial clinical trials.

Key responsibilities of the post include supporting the coordination of the patient’s pathway through an agreed portfolio of clinical trials across Lung. Excellent communications skills in all forms are required for this role for difficult clinical conversations with patients and their families. Experience of line management and excellent leadership skills are required.

The successful candidate will be someone with excellent organisational, time management, leadership skills to be the key contact for patients and wider MDT who are being considered for Lung clinical trials.

Central to this role is the responsibility of assessing and managing the complex needs of patients participating in a clinical trial.

Management of staff and evidence of service improvement are vital

Experience in oncology and research is essential.

This position involves leading and managing a group of research nurses while supporting the Research Nurse Team Leader. Ensuring that research is conducted within the requirements of a multiregulated clinical research environment and safeguarding patient wellbeing are key responsibilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, in line with The Christie values. The role requires a strong motivation and the ability to work independently. A background in oncology and research is essential, along with experience in leadership and flexibility in working.

The sCRN will interact with a variety of research professionals across The Christie, including the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility, as well as across Manchester and wider networks. A proactive approach to self-development and the ability to demonstrate initiative and expertise in team development and wider training programmes are important. By utilising national frameworks for auditing patient experiences, the sCRN will ensure that patients in the Lung disease portfolio studies have the best possible experience while participating in clinical research.

Additionally, the role involves raising the profile of the clinical research nurse and clinical trials within the trust by engaging in promotional events related to clinical research and contributing at local, national, and international meetings.

The Lung disease team consists of nurses and consultants with clinical trial coordination and project management support. The portfolio is driven to deliver treatment opportunities to as many patients with Lung at The Christie as possible.

There is a close working relationship with all members of the team with a strategy to increase recruitment into these niche protocols thus offering patients more opportunities to be involved in clinical research. We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated individual to join our team, to help develop streamlined ways of cross-team working and to provide our research patients with the best possible experience.

The team is highly collaborative in its working practices in order to promote the teams achievements throughout the R&I division, NIHR and with our commercial sponsors with regular reviews of performance & clinical trial feasibilities and service improvement to ensure the highest possible experience for the team and our patients and their families.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Clinical Research Co-ordination
• Work autonomously in all areas of practice relating to clinical research.
• Understand and deliver care in accordance with regulatory approved clinical research protocols.
• Oversee the process for obtaining NHS permissions (R&D approval) for clinical trials within team. As project lead, ensures permissions are in place prior to any patient recruitment.
• Undertake feasibility and risk assessments of clinical trial protocols in conjunction with Team Leader, Principal Investigator and Senior Clinical Trials Co-Ordinator
• Ensure all clinical trial activities are recorded in appropriate systems in a timely manner.
• Awareness of trial specific, regional, and national targets.
• Initiate new recruitment strategies for recruiting patients to clinical trials including engagement with the research network.
• In conjunction with Team Leader lead on the delegation of all trial related activities to research team members (clinical and administrative) and ensure compliance with SOPs and ICH/GCP.
• Work with team leader and sponsor companies in the preparation and negotiation of financial contracts for individual trials.
• Arrange and facilitate clinical trial related meetings.
• In conjunction with Team Leader, oversee appropriate financial remunerations for clinical trial activity



Clinical Service and Professional Responsibilities
• Assimilation of highly complex information relating to clinical trials and communication to patients at a level appropriate to their understanding. Ensure highly sensitive information is communicated to patients, relatives, and careers regarding prognosis
• Responsible for the development, implementation, and review of specialist care pathways in conjunction with appropriate personnel.
• Demonstration of expert knowledge in specialist area to maintain clinical excellence.
• Set up processes/patient pathways in conjunction with appropriate personnel from specialist research areas to promote a cost-effective timely service for individual protocols (shared care pathways, specialist clinics, etc.).
• Support Team Leader in delivering divisional and trust strategic objectives including performance indicators and metrics.
• Escalation of governance issues impacting on delivery of job purpose.
• To act as a primary contact point for the clinical trial patients and act as adviser to other health care professionals.
• Responsibility for maintenance and development of professional knowledge and practice by attending mandatory and specialist training (e.g., GCP) in accordance with local policy
• Ensuring care delivery standards in accordance with trial protocol, local policy, NMC Code of Practice Conduct and current best practice
• Development and maintenance of a high-quality service by:
1. Overseeing the safe administration of all licensed and unlicensed medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial.
2. Overseeing assessment and evaluation of treatment toxicities and initiation of appropriate intervention.
3. Contribute to development of specialist Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines
• Provide education and support for non-research staff in the delivery of protocol driven treatment for all patients.
• Participate in monitoring and audit activities within research team
• To carry out non-medical prescribing within scope of professional practice and in accordance with local policies and procedures and national legislation (optional and depending on clinical service needs).



Personal Education, Training and Development
• Maintain professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge and practice through a process of appraisal and personal development planning.
• Promote the role of the clinical research nurse as an integral part of the healthcare system.
• Increase and maintain awareness of current advances in cancer treatments, research and nursing practice thereby maintaining the highest standard of care for patients with cancer and implementing evidence-based care by continuing professional development.
• Participation in trust-wide education programs and study days.
• Obtain clinical supervision as appropriate.
• To keep up to date with departmental, Trust, UK and EU developments for the management of clinical research ensuring timely, effective implementation of changes.
• Attendance at team and divisional meetings



Staff Management and Development
• In conjunction with the team leader, provide the induction, continued supervision and management of the research teams.
• In conjunction with the team leader, be responsible for ensuring all members of the research nurse team undergo regular appraisal and support appropriate training and development opportunities in line with role requirements.
• Lead on the development of specialist study days within own research team
• Provide specialist education and training in relation to clinical trials to all key stakeholders.
• Disseminate information by attendance and /or presentations at local, national and international conferences/meetings
• Be responsible for the development of members of the research team.



EU DIRECTIVE ICH/GCP
• All personnel involved in clinical research have a responsibility to ensure that clinical trials are conducted in accordance with the EU Directive and ICH/GCP.


This advert closes on Wednesday 6 Nov 2024

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The Christie is an internationally and nationally recognised centre for the treatment of cancer and are leading experts in cancer care, research and education based in Manchester.

The Integrated Procedures Unit (IPU) has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, organised and experienced Healthcare Assistant to join our core nursing team.

This role is for 37.5 hours per week, worked over 4 days. IPU is open 07:30-19:30 Monday to Friday, so this is a great opportunity to achieve an excellent work-life balance whilst joining a dynamic nurse-led service.
• Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse, undertake care delivery for patients across all the services on IPU including the procedure team, outpatient clinics, admissions, recovery bays and DOSA.
• Act as a clinical role model for new staff, reflecting the philosophy, beliefs and standards of the department.
• To effectively communicate with all members of the multidisciplinary team to promote a positive working partnership across all IPU services.
• To maintain clinical competence in a wide range of clinical skills including venepuncture, cannulation, ECG, line access/care and support of ascitic drain care.
• Rotate onto the day of surgery admissions unit.
• Rotate into the endoscopy unit to support care delivery with cystoscopy lists.
• Escalate concerns in a patient’s condition to senior members of the nursing team, medical staff.
• To maintain full compliance with all essential training and clinical skills competencies.
• To identify areas for self-development and training within the Performance Planning and Development Review structure.

The Christie is an internationally and nationally recognised Centre for the treatment of cancer and we are leading experts in cancer care, research and education based in Manchester.

The Integrated Procedures Unit (IPU) is a nurse-led, fast-paced and dynamic service. The unit consists of a procedures unit, interventional radiology unit, ultrasound room, surgical dressings clinic, outpatients clinic, day of surgery admissions unit, an operating theatre and second stage recovery bays.

You will become part of this complex multidisciplinary team and benefit from a comprehensive induction period.

For further information about the role, please contact IPU Senior Sister Caroline Hibbert on 0161 446 3883.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Clinical:

1. Assists with the care of patients by:
• Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.
• Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.
• Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.
• Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.
• Ensure patient’s nutritional needs are met by assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, giving help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary.
• Assist, direct and escort patients/visitors where and when appropriate.
• Ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and escalating any concerns.
• Fluid balance monitoring.
• Handling patient’s personal possessions, ensuring money and valuables are kept securely.
• Specialing one-to-one as appropriate.
• Carrying out of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as required

2. Complete all appropriate documentation relevant to care provided and update patient’s named nurse / shift coordinator where required.

3. Perform and record patient’s vital signs as directed, reporting findings to Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to Medical staff. Perform and record temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse, oxygen saturation, modified early warning scores, height & weight, urine testing (including Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection, etc.) as per Trust policy, reporting results to a Registered Nurse.

4. Provide a clinical phlebotomy service demonstrating expertise according to Phlebotomy guidelines and ensure that the samples and specimens are forwarded to appropriate laboratory services. Perform venous cannulation. Carry out central venous catheter bloods and central line care as per trust policy. Have a basic understanding of normal and altered blood values and escalate results as appropriate.

5. Perform electrocardiograms (ECG) in line with Trust policy and reporting to the Registered Nurse and/or medical staff once completed.

6. Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team. Assist in the care of patients’ pressure areas and prevention of pressure sores. Assist patients to improve and maximise their mobility, utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team.

7. At the delegation of the Registered Nurse transfer the patient/client from one care area to another, i.e. ward environment to discharge lounge/ other ward. Chaperone the patient as required ensuring appropriate support.

8. Welcome and orientate patients, visitors and others to the ward/department and ensure that all communications result in effective customer care.

9. Communicate well within the team at all times. Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good team working relationship. Proactively help patients and carers to take an active role in care delivery.

10. Assist in the correct procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceased persons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations are adhered with, in line with Trust policies and procedures.



Clinical Support:

1. Assist the Registered Nurse in the process of undertaking clinical risk assessments e.g. recording height and weight, updating the nurse on any changes to a patient’s condition/circumstances. Responsibility for undertaking the risk assessments lies with the Registered Nurse.

2. Appropriately record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informing relevant staff of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluid intake.

3. Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers, consistent with their personal beliefs and preferences.

4 Record patient’s items of property, ensuring valuables are correctly placed into safekeeping.

5. Prepare trolleys for specific clinical procedures in line with trust policy utilising aseptic non touch technique practices.

6. Recognise and report abusive behaviour to an appropriate member of staff, documenting the same.



Environment Support:

1. Be responsible for self and others through identifying risks and undertaking work activities in a safe manner.

2. Maintain cleanliness in the work environment, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients, adhering to infection control policies and guidance in line with Trust health and safety policies.

3. Prepare and maintain environments for clinical procedures.

4. Contribute to the general tidiness and cleanliness of the clinical environment including the correct disposal of waste.

5. Assist with the checking of ward linen stock, where required. Contribute to the supply and maintenance of materials and equipment to ensure the efficient running of the clinical environment.

6. Assist with the checking and recording of deliveries to the clinical areas against original orders. Ensure stock rotation is undertaken to minimise the risk of equipment becoming out of date.

7. Assist in the transfer of materials and equipment as requested, including the maintenance of equipment as appropriate.

8. Report faults on the Unit as necessary.

9. Reports all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy to shift coordinator or senior staff.

10. Contributes to the continuous improvement of services. May be required to demonstrate and assist more junior staff to gain clinical experience, skills and knowledge.

11. Undertake all training required to perform duties effectively to the requirements of the post, including but not limited to attending all required mandatory training courses.

12. Maintain own professional portfolio in accordance with personal development plans.

13. Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.



Administration:

1. Assist in preparing patients notes, relevant charts, nursing documentation and identity bracelets prior to, and on admission.

2. Undertake clerical duties as directed by the Registered Nurse in relation to all verbal and written communications, ensuring messages and communications are passed to other team members, storage of patient information and retrieval of such information.



These duties and responsibilities are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and staff may be required to undertake other duties and responsibilities consistent with the band.


This advert closes on Tuesday 29 Oct 2024

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**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

Due to new funding we have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Lung / Senior adult oncology dietitian to join our Hepatobiliary team (band 7, 37.5hrs/week), as part of the Christie nutrition and dietetic team in our world class cancer centre.

If you are you passionate and have experience working within lung cancer, leadership and want to develop your skills further in oncology and research then this is the post for you. Clinical supervision experience skills will enable you to support the band 6 dietitians and students. Excellent presentation skills will be required to carry out training and education to the HCPs on a regular basis

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

As a senior specialist Lung/ SAO oncology dietitian, you will
• Be clinically responsible for the nutritional care and management of lung / SAO patients and independently plan organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands daily.
• Provide an expert nutritional support and dietary education service for lung and SAO oncology outpatients attending the Christie Hospital.
• To act as a specialised resource on nutrition and cancer for lung patients, carers, medical staff, nursing staff, and other health care professionals associated with the Christie Hospital and at regional and national level.
• To provide education and training to medical staff, nursing staff and other health care professionals in the Trust.
• To provide support and supervision to band 6 rotation dietitians
• To take an active role in the research and audit.

We are a supportive and dynamic department of 25 dietitians and 3 nutrition specialist nurses who work closely together, daily. The teamwork in line with the Core values and behaviours of the trust.

The team’s vision is to be an expert leader in oncology nutrition and dietetics putting patients at the centre of everything we do through innovation, education, and research. We aspire to be the best department to work in by valuing and respecting each other, working as one team, and supporting and developing the current and future workforce through experience, education, opportunities and positive learning environment.

We provide a service to inpatients and outpatient areas and engage in and support research and audit. We encourage and support professional development with regular CPD, inhouse courses and training programmes on leadership, different disease groups and advanced communication skills with the support of the School of Oncology. The trust supports and is currently developing career pathways for AHP’s.

The department engages in student training, education, and networking at a local and national level.
1. To be clinically responsible for a highly complex area of work, as agreed with the dietetic manager and independently plan, organise and prioritise patient related and professional demands.
1. To develop the lung and SAO dietetic service alongside the lung teams with the support of the dietetic manager.
1. To work closely with the Senior Adult multidisciplinary oncology team to enhance the person’s health, wellbeing and quality of life and contribute to the management of frailty syndromes, prior, during and post-treatment.
1. To nutritionally assess lung / SAO oncology patients by interpreting and evaluating anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary data, whilst considering the patients social and ethnic circumstances, prognosis and treatment.
1. To convey complex specialised dietary advice and lifestyle changes to patients and carers using advanced counselling and communication skills.
1. To attend appropriate multidisciplinary meetings and outpatient clinics in order to provide expert advice to clinicians regarding provision of nutritional support to lung oncology patients and carers based on clinical evidence
1. To diagnose malnutrition and to liaise with the appropriate consultant, with an aim of optimising treatment outcome, by recommending the appropriate method of nutrition intervention and reducing risk of Refeeding Syndrome.
1. To communicate, liaise and advise the lung team, key workers,nursing staff, AHP’s and other health care professionals on the appropriateevidence based nutrition care plan.
1. To prescribe the appropriate dietary regimen for lung oncology patients using evidence-based practice and to manage, monitor and reevaluate the treatment plan as necessary.
1. To refer patients to other services for monitoring and therapeutic support following discharge.
1. To work with the catering department to ensure suitable meal provision to meet the special needs of the oncology patient in line with national standards.
1. To initiate, facilitate and coordinate the setting up of a home enteral feed to ensure a safe discharge.
1. To be responsible for the ordering, delivery and monitoring of specialist nutritional supplements (ACBS endorsed) for individual client needs.
1. To write, deliver and evaluate internal and external education and training sessions on nutrition and specialist dietetics in relation to lung and SAO to medical staff, nursing staff, AHP’s, dietitians, other health care professionals, patients, and carers.
1. To act as a clinical educator by participating in student dietetic placements.
1. To provide supervision to allocated band 6 dietitians daily, carrying out regular one to one meetings, and carrying out annual PDR process.
1. To take an active role in the research and audit.
1. To maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date documentation on individual patients in line with local and national standards and be responsible for the appropriate storage of d with the Health Care Professions Council (H.C.P.C) and trust policy on confidentiality.
1. To record and submit patient data and statistics as required by the manager and provide information for annual reports and service development and planning.
1. To attend and participate in departmental, professional update meetings and trust nutrition related meetings leading them when required.
1. To attend and contribute to the trust nutrition steering committee.
1. To be responsible for own clinical professional development (CPD) to maintain competency and to ensure best practice.


This advert closes on Thursday 24 Oct 2024

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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Christie to help grow our digital systems and services. The post holder will be working closely with third parties in supporting and guiding technical work. The post holder will also need to oversee integration contracts ensuring the best products/services related to integration are agreed.

The post holder will be responsible for the implementation, support and/or upgrade of complex EHR developments, developed applications, data sharing solutions and the Trust Integration Engine (TIE). The post holder will coordinate the design, system validation, implementation and upgrade activities across developed solutions and venues of care, developing more complex aspects of the Trust's EHR systems.

The post holder will be responsible of managerial duties over technical teams which will cover external and external staff.

1. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks.

2. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering.

3. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation.

4. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture.

5. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components.

6. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust.

7. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements.

8. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes.

9. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

10. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them.







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.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Ensure objectives, policy and procedures are developed and implemented consistently to achieve the highest standards of development practice within Digital Services teams and Trust wide.

2. Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams to proactively identify and resolve technical issues and risks.

3. Provide budgetary oversight and recruitment of staff in integration and software engineering.

4. Provide guidance and support to teams on best practices, and technical implementation.

5. Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and objectives and translate them into comprehensive technical strategies for developing digital and data architecture.

6. Collaborate with system and regional wide teams, to ensure alignment and proper integration of technical components.

7. Create roadmaps and digital architectural designs that support the Digital Strategy and long-term vision of the Trust.

8. Design and implement robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business and regulatory requirements.

9. Define and support core architecture standards to ensure consistency and coherence across project by modelling approach that will integrate data and digital processes with wider human and operational processes.

10. Ensure development governance structures including operational groups, meetings, methodologies, risk management, incident management and other working practices are defined and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

11. Define and monitor performance metrics within the teams and hold the leads to account in delivering them.

12. Ensure the links, formal reporting and communications of work between Digital Services, the programme team and the digital clinical representatives are optimised and regularly reviewed for effectiveness.

13. Oversee the delivery of action plans to address key risks arising from assessment of priority, incidents, and issues.

14. The post holder will have a high degree of autonomy in making decisions on proposed designs, solutions and methodologies in software engineering.

15. The post holder will be required to appraise and implement technical direction considering the expert advice from their professional teams, industry trend and external expert advice as required.

16. Will hold responsibility for the non-functional and support implications of technical developments and will advise the Trust on the actions required to fulfil any perceived shortfall of accepted standard.

17. Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in technology architecture. Actively promote and participate in a culture of knowledge-sharing initiatives, ongoing learning and improvement.

18. To respond appropriately to operational issues as required.

19. To document and maintain existing and new data feed requirements and work with third party suppliers / trust resources in process mapping, message mapping and integration testing for these feeds.

20. To provide oversight and risk mitigation for interface activities with technical and third-party system interface engagement teams.

21. To provide data conversion/migration expertise.

22. To provide technical documentation such as reference materials, installation instructions, knowledge-based articles, and specifications related to developments and interface feeds.

23. To manage the implementation of developed configuration changes to the trust's clinical applications.



This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, however it reflects the main responsibilities of the post holder. Other duties may be required from time to time, which are commensurate with the grade of the post. This job description is subject to regular review and appropriate modification.




This advert closes on Monday 28 Oct 2024

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A new and exciting role has been developed within the Acute Oncology Management Service to improve patient experience and flow throughout the hospital. The role will be best suited to an enthusiastic, adaptable and highly motivated individual with excellent communication and organisational skills.

The successful candidate will work with both the Christie Hotline team who provide a 24/7 advice line for patients/carers and the Patient Flow team who co-ordinate safe admission, transfer, and discharge across the trust.

Experience in health care is required however band 3 experience is not, we are here to help you develop in the role.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential.
• Support acute oncology nurse advisors with tasks such as arranging ambulances and organising medication deliveries
• Assist in basic triage of patients calling the hotline when calls reach maximum wait time and inform callers of wait times for nurse advice.
• To work with the multi-disciplinary team to provide real time information to patient flow managers regarding bed status
• Facilitate flow of patients through the hospital by transporting patients from one care setting to another with direction from registered nurses
• Support care settings in preparing for admissions by preparing bed spaces, communicating with staff regarding transfers and promoting use of transfer lounge
• Assist staff in care settings with clinical tasks such as venepuncture, specimen sampling and vital signs monitoring in order to prepare patients for transfer
• Co-ordinate the transfer lounge, managing admissions to lounge including taking handover and liaising with patient flow managers regarding patient suitability for lounge
• Provide patient centred care and protect the dignity of those in the lounge
• Facilitate discharges from the transfer lounge by chasing and collecting discharge medications and organising transport
• Carry out clinical tasks in the transfer lounge which facilitate efficient flow such as rapid swabbing
• Communicate with colleagues in all appropriate departments regarding potential delays and blockages in patient flow
• To work within the trust and division policies, protocols and guideline

The patient flow and hotline teams are friendly and welcoming teams who work closely and have good relationships with a wide range of departments across the trust including both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings.

As an innovative and forward-thinking team we are always looking to improve operations for the benefit of our patients and colleagues so welcome and new and exciting ideas.

We promote a healthy work-life balance and understand that cancer care is a challenging field and our friendly team work closely together to adopt a supportive culture. The trust also offers free and confidential counselling support and discounted onsite treatments from our complimentary therapy team.

We are dedicated to our staff development and invest in your career development with access to further education and training opportunities for your progression.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES



Clinical:

1. Assists with the care of patients by:
• Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursing records. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties.
• Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights.
• Where required, assist nursing staff if they are conducting procedures or investigations.
• Assisting patients in gaining access to, and in the use of, appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care, measuring and recording body waste/fluid balance accurately.
• Ensure patient’s nutritional needs are met by assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, giving help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary. Record intake on food charts, where in place. Support nutritional monitoring by weighing patients.
• Assist, direct and escort patients/visitors where and when appropriate.
• Ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and escalating any concerns.
• Fluid balance monitoring.
• Handling patient’s personal possessions, ensuring money and valuables are kept securely.
• Specialing one-to-one as appropriate.
• Carrying out of cardio-pulmonary resuscitation as required.

2. Complete all appropriate documentation relevant to care provided and update patient’s named nurse / shift coordinator where required.

3. Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times. Undertake oral hygiene procedures for patients as per trust protocol.

4. Perform and record patient’s vital signs as directed, reporting findings to Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to Medical staff. Perform and record temperature, blood pressure, respiration and pulse, oxygen saturation, modified early warning scores, height & weight, urine testing (including Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection, etc.) as per Trust policy, reporting results to a Registered Nurse.

5. Provide a clinical phlebotomy service demonstrating expertise according to Phlebotomy guidelines and ensure that the samples and specimens are forwarded to appropriate laboratory services. Perform venous cannulation. Carry out central venous catheter bloods and central line care as per trust policy. Have a basic understanding of normal and altered blood values and escalate results as appropriate.

6. Perform electrocardiograms (ECG) in line with Trust policy and reporting to the Registered Nurse and/or medical staff once completed.

7. Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team. Assist in the care of patients’ pressure areas and prevention of pressure sores. Assist patients to improve and maximise their mobility, utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team.

8. Assist in meal service as required in line with Trust hygiene and food handling policy.

9. At the delegation of the Registered Nurse transfer the patient/client from one care area to another, i.e. ward environment to discharge lounge/ other ward. Chaperone the patient as required ensuring appropriate support.

10. Welcome and orientate patients, visitors and others to the ward/department and ensure that all communications result in effective customer care.

11. Assist in the correct procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceased persons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations are adhered with.

12. Communicate well within the team at all times. Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good team working relationship. Proactively help patients and carers to take an active role in care delivery.



Clinical Support:

1. Assist the Registered Nurse in the process of undertaking clinical risk assessments e.g. recording height and weight, updating the nurse on any changes to a patient’s condition/circumstances. Responsibility for undertaking the risk assessments lies with the Registered Nurse.

2. Appropriately record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informing relevant staff of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluid intake.

3. Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient’s need for rest and sleep.

4. Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers, consistent with their personal beliefs and preferences.

5. Record patient’s items of property, ensuring valuables are correctly placed into safekeeping.

6. Prepare trolleys for specific clinical procedures in line with trust policy utilising asceptic non touch technique practices.

7. Recognise and report abusive behaviour to an appropriate member of staff, documenting the same.



Environment Support:

1. Be responsible for self and others through identifying risks and undertaking work activities in a safe manner.

2. Maintain cleanliness in the work environment, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients, adhering to infection control policies and guidance in line with Trust health and safety policies.

3. Prepare and maintain environments for clinical procedures.

4. Contribute to the general tidiness and cleanliness of the clinical environment including the correct disposal of waste.

5. Assist with the checking of ward linen stock, where required. Contribute to the supply and maintenance of materials and equipment to ensure the efficient running of the clinical environment.

6. Assist with the checking and recording of deliveries to the clinical areas against original orders. Ensure stock rotation is undertaken to minimise the risk of equipment becoming out of date.

7. Assist in the transfer of materials and equipment as requested, including the maintenance of equipment as appropriate.

8. Report faults on the ward as necessary.

9. Reports all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy to shift coordinator or senior staff.

10. Contributes to the continuous improvement of services. May be required to demonstrate and assist more junior staff to gain clinical experience, skills and knowledge.

11. Undertake all training required to perform duties effectively to the requirements of the post, including but not limited to attending all required mandatory training courses.

12. Maintain own professional portfolio in accordance with personal development plans.

13. Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour.



Administration:

1. Assist in preparing patients notes, relevant charts, nursing documentation and identity bracelets prior to, and on admission.

2. Undertake clerical duties as directed by the Registered Nurse in relation to all verbal and written communications, ensuring messages and communications are passed to other team members, storage of patient information and retrieval of such information.



These duties and responsibilities are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and staff may be required to undertake other duties and responsibilities consistent with the band.






























This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Oct 2024

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We are seeking friendly, caring, and dedicated health care assistants to join our fantastic team on the Acute Assessment Unit (AAU). You can expect both a rewarding and challenging role, working with a wide range of acutely unwell oncology patients.

The Acute Assessment Unit (AAU) is a 23-bedded unit specialising in the rapid admission, assessment, and treatment of Christie patients who become acutely unwell at home or on-site. We are a fast-paced unit with a high turnover of patients and see a variety of cancer-related issues such as sepsis, bowel obstructions, treatment reactions, and more.

The working hours for this role will be a mix of day and night shifts, however we will be open to flexible working requests.

We have a strong focus on professional development and would be keen to develop new members of staff with clinical competencies and appropriate training.

You should possess excellent communication skills, be willing to work flexibly as part of a team, and be committed to high standards of working.

As a senior health care assistant on AAU, you can expect to use skills such as venepuncture, cannulation, undertaking clinical observations, and assisting with patient admissions. Whilst this is a highly clinical role, you will also spend your time providing patient personal care, nutritional requirements, maintaining unit cleanliness and assisting patients and visitors.

We have a high standard of care on the unit, and we are looking for someone who will complement our team and who will provide compassionate and dedicated care to our patients.

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.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
DIRECT CARE

Clinical:

1. Ensure patient’s nutritional needs are met through assisting in the preparation of patients prior to meals and beverages, give help and assistance in feeding/drinking as necessary. Record intake on food charts where in place.

2. Assist patients in gaining access to and in the use of appropriate toilet facilities including catheter care. Measure and record body waste/fluid balance accurately

3. Assist patients in maintaining their personal hygiene, grooming and dressing needs with specific concern for their religious, cultural and personal preference, ensuring privacy and dignity at all times

4. Assist patients in their mobility requirements, help move and position appropriately to maximise their physical comfort

5. Assist in the care of patients pressure areas and prevention of pressure sores

6. Assist in the correct procedure of duties relating to last offices for deceased persons. Ensure that all religious and cultural wishes, obligations are adhered with

7. When necessary initiate and assist with basic cardio-pulmonary resuscitation procedures

8. At the delegation of the Registered Nurse transfer the patient/client from one care area to another, i.e. between wards and departments.

9. Undertake oral hygiene procedures for patients as per trust protocol

10. Perform and record patient’s vital signs as directed, reporting findings to the Registered Nurse on duty, or in their absence to a Medic – Temperature, Blood Pressure, Respiration and Pulse, oxygen saturations, modified early warning scores

11. Perform and record height & weight, urine testing - Midstream Specimen, 24Hr urine collection – as per Trust policy, reporting results to a Registered Nurse

12. Provide a clinical phlebotomy service demonstrating expertise according to Phlebotomy guidelines and ensure that the samples and specimens are forwarded to Path.Perform venous cannulation.

13. Carry out central venous catheter bloods and central line care as per trust policy

14. Perform electrocardiograms (ECG) in line with Trust policy and reporting to the Registered Nurse and/or medical staff once completed



Clinical Support:

1. Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery, record the patient interventions carried out utilising the patients nursingrecords. These records must be countersigned by the Registered Nurse who delegated the duties

2. Assist the Registered Nurse in the process of undertaking clinical risk assessments e.g. recording height and weight, updating the nurse on any changes to a patients condition/circumstances. Responsibility for undertaking the risk assessments lies with the Registered Nurse

3. Under the delegation of the Registered Nurse undertake care delivery

4. Appropriately record and monitor dietary intake of patients, informing relevant staff of progress and/or any difficulties relating to dietary/fluid intake

5. Assist in providing conditions to meet the patient’s need for rest and sleep

6. Assist patients to improve and maximise their mobility, utilising equipment as directed by the multi professional team

7. Prepare individual patients and the environment to ensure effective movement and/or handling procedures

8. Chaperone the patient as required ensuring appropriate support

9. Actively support and assist in alleviating distress and anxiety of patients or carers, consistent with their personal beliefs and preferences

10. Record patient’s items of property in the ward property and valuables book, ensuring valuables are correctly placed into safekeeping

11. Prepare trolleys for specific clinical procedures in line with trust policy utilising asceptic non touch technique practices



Environment Support:

1. Be responsible for self and others through identifying risks and undertaking work activities in a safe manner

2. Maintain cleanliness in the work environment in line with Trust health and safety policies

INDIRECT CARE

Clinical Support:

1. Welcome and orientate patients, visitors and others to the ward/department and ensure that all communications result in effective customer care

2. Proactively help patients and carers to take an active role in care delivery

Professional:

1. May be required to demonstrate and assist more junior staff to gain clinical experience, skills and knowledge.

2. Demonstrate respect for the individual patient, ensuring religious, cultural and social needs are considered at all times and acknowledge their individual rights. In all situations ensure consideration is made to the patients cultural background

3. Recognise and report abusive behaviour to an appropriate member of staff. Document same

4. Contribute to effective team working, by being fully involved, committed and participative to achieving full potential

5. Develop personal awareness of others perceptions, acknowledging and changing behaviour in response to any constructive feedback

6. Adhere to Trust Uniform Policy at all times

7. Undertake all training required to perform duties effectively to the requirements of the post

8. Attend all Mandatory training courses

9. Maintain own professional portfolio in accordance with personal development plans

Administration:

1. Assist in preparing patients notes, relevant charts, nursing documentation and identity bracelets prior to, and on admission

2. Undertake clerical duties as directed by the Registered Nurse in relation to all verbal and written communications, ensuring messages and communications are passed to other team members, storage and retrieval of such information

Environment Support:

1. Prepare and maintain environments for clinical procedures

2. Contribute in the supply and maintenance of materials and equipment to ensure the efficient running of the clinical environment

3. Assist with the checking and recording of deliveries to the clinical areas against original orders. Ensure stock rotation is undertaken to minimise the risk of equipment becoming out of date

4. Assist in the transfer of materials and equipment as requested, including the maintenance of equipment as appropriate

5. Contribute to the general tidiness and cleanliness of the clinical environment including the correct disposal of waste


This advert closes on Saturday 14 Sep 2024

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is an international leader in cancer research and development and is one of the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe.

This post presents an exciting opportunity to join The Breast Research Team with an extensive portfolio of early to later phase trials.

Key responsibilities of the post include leadership and management of a group of research nurses supporting the Research Nurse Team Leader, ensuring research is conducted within requirements of a multiregulated clinical research environment safeguarding the wellbeing of patients, raising the profile of the clinical research nurse and clinical trials and ensuring Divisional, Trust and national objectives.



You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills in line with The Christie values, possess strong motivation and have the ability to work independently. A background in oncology and research is essential, as it is experience in leadership and flexibility in working.You will interact with variety of research professionals across The Christie including the NIHR Manchester Clinical Research Facility as well as across Manchester and the wider networks.You should have a proactive approach to self-development as well as being able to demonstrate initiative and expertise in team development and wider training programmes.

An informal visit to discuss the post is highly recommended.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Research Co-ordination

· Work autonomously in all areas of practice relating to clinical research.

· Understand and deliver care in accordance with regulatory approved clinical research protocols.

· Oversee the process for obtaining NHS permissions (R&D approval) for clinical trials within team. As project lead, ensures permissions are in place prior to any patient recruitment.

· Undertake feasibility and risk assessments of clinical trial protocols in conjunction with Team Leader, Principal Investigator and Senior Clinical Trials Co-Ordinator

· Ensure all clinical trial activities are recorded in appropriate systems in a timely manner.

· Awareness of trial specific, regional, and national targets.

· Initiate new recruitment strategies for recruiting patients to clinical trials including engagement with the research network.

· In conjunction with Team Leader lead on the delegation of all trial related activities to research team members (clinical and administrative) and ensure compliance with SOPs and ICH/GCP.

· Work with team leader and sponsor companies in the preparation and negotiation of financial contracts for individual trials.

· Arrange and facilitate clinical trial related meetings.

· In conjunction with Team Leader, oversee appropriate financial remunerations for clinical trial activity



Clinical Service and Professional Responsibilities

· Assimilation of highly complex information relating to clinical trials and communication to patients at a level appropriate to their understanding. Ensure highly sensitive information is communicated to patients, relatives, and careers regarding prognosis

· Responsible for the development, implementation, and review of specialist care pathways in conjunction with appropriate personnel.

· Demonstration of expert knowledge in specialist area to maintain clinical excellence.

· Set up processes/patient pathways in conjunction with appropriate personnel from specialist research areas to promote a cost-effective timely service for individual protocols (shared care pathways, specialist clinics, etc.).

· Support Team Leader in delivering divisional and trust strategic objectives including performance indicators and metrics.

· Escalation of governance issues impacting on delivery of job purpose.

· To act as a primary contact point for the clinical trial patients and act as adviser to other health care professionals.

· Responsibility for maintenance and development of professional knowledge and practice by attending mandatory and specialist training (e.g., GCP) in accordance with local policy

· Ensuring care delivery standards in accordance with trial protocol, local policy, NMC Code of Practice Conduct and current best practice

· Development and maintenance of a high-quality service by:

o Overseeing the safe administration of all licensed and unlicensed medicinal products within the context of a clinical trial.

o Overseeing assessment and evaluation of treatment toxicities and initiation of appropriate intervention.

o Contribute to development of specialist Standard Operating Procedures and guidelines

· Provide education and support for non-research staff in the delivery of protocol driven treatment for all patients.

· Participate in monitoring and audit activities within research team

· To carry out non-medical prescribing within scope of professional practice and in accordance with local policies and procedures and national legislation (optional and depending on clinical service needs).



Personal Education, Training and Development

· Maintain professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge and practice through a process of appraisal and personal development planning.

· Promote the role of the clinical research nurse as an integral part of the healthcare system.

· Increase and maintain awareness of current advances in cancer treatments, research and nursing practice thereby maintaining the highest standard of care for patients with cancer and implementing evidence-based care by continuing professional development.

· Participation in trust-wide education programs and study days.

· Obtain clinical supervision as appropriate.

· To keep up to date with departmental, Trust, UK and EU developments for the management of clinical research ensuring timely, effective implementation of changes.

· Attendance at team and divisional meetings.



Staff Management and Development

· In conjunction with the team leader, provide the induction, continued supervision and management of the research teams.

· In conjunction with the team leader, be responsible for ensuring all members of the research nurse team undergo regular appraisal and support appropriate training and development opportunities in line with role requirements.

· Lead on the development of specialist study days within own research team

· Provide specialist education and training in relation to clinical trials to all key stakeholders.

· Disseminate information by attendance and /or presentations at local, national and international conferences/meetings

· Be responsible for the development of members of the research team.


This advert closes on Monday 16 Sep 2024

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We're looking for a full time Band 5 Clinical Research Practitioner to coordinate and deliver clinical research studies at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who can contribute to the development of clinical research for people with cancer within the Rare Tumours Research Team. Our team work with Teenagers and Young Adults (TYA) and an interest in TYA would be an advantage. We look after patients with rare cancers including patients with CNS tumours and Sarcomas.

We have an extensive portfolio of trials, NIHR academic and commercial clinical trials, covering these disease groups. The role of the CRP will involve recruiting patients to these clinical trials, obtaining informed consent where appropriate, supporting patients enrolled in clinical trials, and ensuring study interventions are completed according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and Trust standards.

You will be working within a supportive team of experienced clinical research nurses and the clinical trial administration team.

The post will involve coordinating a portfolio of research studies across different specialties within the Trust and is ideal for individuals with an interest in TYA and experience of working in a busy clinical / research environment who wish to further develop their skills and experience.

We are seeking candidates with experience in working in clinical research in the NHS that can demonstrate knowledge of Good Clinical Practice and clinical skills, such as phlebotomy. Strong communication and organisational skills are essential, and a flexible working approach is a key element to this role.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The specific responsibilities will depend on the requirements of each team, but may include:

Clinical Research Delivery & Co-ordination

· To act as a primary contact point for the clinical trial patients for defined clinical trials and act as adviser to other health care professionals.

· Interview, recruit, take informed consent and support patients and carers in clinical trials/studies. This involves educating patients on the trials involved, explaining the advantages and disadvantages of taking part in trials, whilst always remaining unbiased.

· Ensure the provision of optimal patient care by alerting appropriate clinical colleagues when referral to other members of the MDT may be required.

· Be responsible for the safe and accurate collection of research samples and data, through clinical procedures such as venepuncture, and history taking, standard observations and other assessments including questionnaires, rated scales, qualitative interviewing as required by the protocol.

· Centrifuge, process, track and ship samples in line with protocol requirements

· Work with the clinical trials team and investigators to develop strategies to overcome barriers to recruitment and to solve other problems relating to specific studies

· Work with other departments within the Trust to ensure that trial specific investigations and procedures are undertaken as required by the trial protocol, to establish eligibility and safety of patients within clinical trials.

· Act as a key point of contact with the R&D core team, study sponsors, clinical research organisations and specific research teams.

· Manage the set up and initiation of allocated clinical trials within assigned Clinical Research Teams.

· Where delegated to do so, set up and maintain study site files in accordance with GCP and Trust SOPs.

· Understand and deliver protocols in accordance with regulatory requirements

· Ensure all clinical trial activities are recorded in appropriate systems in a timely manner.

· Maintain adequate patient records and ensure all relevant information is documented in the patient’s notes.

· Oversee and complete case report forms and participate in monitoring visits as per sponsor requirements.

· Ensure that all documents are archived in the appropriate way by following the Trust’s archiving guidelines.

· Undertake general administrative tasks as delegated by managerial representatives from the R&D division to contribute to the smooth running of the patient recruitment teams.

· Attend research team meetings to maintain an overview of team activity.

· Awareness of trial specific, regional and national targets. Identify and implement strategies for recruiting patients to clinical trials ensuring that targets for patient recruitment are delivered.



Clinical Service Responsibilities

· Demonstrate awareness of divisional and trust strategic objectives including performance indicators and metrics.

· Escalation of governance issues impacting on delivery of job purpose.

· Participate in monitoring and audit activities within research team

Management

· Provide induction support and training to new and existing clinical trials staff, including development of training sessions and guidance documents.

· Encourage the sharing of best practice and dissemination of information through regular structured meetings with all trials administration staff.

· Assist with metric tracking for performance indicators including mandatory training requirements, divisional key performance indicators (i.e. time to recruiting first patient from NHS permission, patient recruitment to time and target), amendment timelines and divisional absences.



PERSONAL AND PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT

· Maintain professional development whilst evaluating own specialist knowledge with assistance from their assigned line manager to satisfy the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework.

· Participate in and deliver Trust-wide education programmes and study days, regional and national meetings and research seminars as appropriate.



PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL EFFORT

· Long periods of time spent using keyboard to input information and use of VDU for electronic communication.

· Prolonged concentration is regularly required (e.g. when checking through trial documentation and entering data into spreadsheets).

· Occasional exposure to distressed circumstances as trial patients are commonly suffering from terminal illnesses.


This advert closes on Thursday 26 Sep 2024

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with NHS experience to join our Band 6 rotation.

Rotations take place every 9 months across the following areas: Clinical and Medical oncology and Haematology/CAR-T. There is also the opportunity to gain experience in the Teenage and Young (TYA) service. All our rotations will provide you with the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and competence within the field of oncology in one of Europe’s leading Cancer centres.

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced Band 5 Occupational Therapist looking to progress or an existing Band 6 Occupational Therapist with an interest in oncology and palliative care.

As a dynamic Occupational Therapist, you will carry out assessments and interventions targeting often complex physical, psychosocial and cognitive problems as a result of cancer and its treatment. The post holder will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to provide holistic care and they will be expected to support staff development via training and education.

You will be provided with regular supervision from the clinical leads and will be encouraged to participate in continuing professional development, with access to a wide range of training and networking opportunities.

The post holder will work as an integral part of the Occupational Therapy service, providing high quality and person-centred interventions for our patients. They will be responsible for:
• The effective management of a clinical caseload
• Contributing to and supporting the development of the Occupational Therapy service
• Participation in junior staff and student supervision and development

The successful candidate will be required to work flexibly with a potential for 6-day working. They will also be expected to contribute to clinical audit, research, CPD and in-service training.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical

· To undertake comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments of patients as an autonomous practitioner, including those with complex physical, psychosocial and cognitive problems. You will use clinical reasoning skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice to determine treatment plans, rehabilitation and discharge planning.

· To work collaboratively with the senior physiotherapists in delivering a high quality efficient service to patients.

· To undertake treatment planning and implementation of agreed goal-orientated interventions with patients/carers.

· To accept clinical responsibility for those patients referred to the Occupational Therapy service.

· To monitor, evaluate and modify Occupational Therapy treatment plans in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of interventions.

· To assess for specialist adaptive equipment.

· To carry out risk assessments and provide training and advice on safe moving and handling within the ward environment and to facilitate discharge to the patient’s home environment.

· To liaise effectively, as appropriate, with other National Health, Social Services, private and voluntary agencies to ensure the safety of patients whilst undergoing treatment.

· To provide accurate reports on patients’ functional abilities as required.

· To make appropriate and timely referrals to external agencies.

· To communicate complex and sensitive patient-related information to ensure effective, collaborative working between multi-disciplinary team members.

· To communicate discharge plans and Occupational Therapy interventions to patients and relatives and the multi-disciplinary team members.

· To participate in the supervision and management of assistant staff, students and other healthcare professionals.

· To be responsible for the safe use of all Occupational Therapy equipment within the Trust, by staff, patients and relatives.

· To assist the Band 7 Occupational Therapists to monitor referrals, caseloads and prioritising referrals as required.

· To monitor the effectiveness of interventions through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice.

Professional
• To be fully aware of and comply with the rules of professional conduct as set by The College of Occupational Therapists and Health & Care Professional Council.
• To work within the guidelines of policies and procedures and standards set by the Christie Hospital NHS Trust.
• To participate in an ongoing evaluation of the Inpatient Occupational Therapy Service and to demonstrate the role and contribution it offers to cancer care.
• To promote the role of Occupational Therapy both internally and externally of the Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
• To ensure the health and safety of staff and patients and to report any areas of potential risk to the Senior Occupational Therapist or Divisional Manager.
• To be responsible for Continuing Professional Development as directed by the Health and Care Professions Council.

Managerial
• To contribute to the development of all staff within the rehabilitation department and actively encourage and participate in supervision, training and development opportunities within the team, including students and junior staff.
• To delegate duties to the Occupational Therapy assistant.
• To collaborate with other senior staff on ways to maintain, monitor and improve services and undertake audits or research projects as appropriate.
• To behave in a professional manner at all times and to all people.
• To supervise the education of Occupational Therapy students during their fieldwork practice.
• To operate flexibly according to the needs of the service and the clinical area as directed by senior staff.
• To discuss service provision issues with senior staff and to report any incidents, clinical or non-clinical, promptly.


This advert closes on Wednesday 11 Sep 2024

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Band 3

Full time Post 37.5 hours

Join a world-leader in cancer treatment and research.

Work with a successful operating team, and an award-winning organisation which invests in its staff. Awarded outstanding by CQC.

We are pleased to be able to offer exciting opportunity for a Health care assistant to join our team in surgical theatres.

As an oncology trust we care for varying specialities including colorectal, urology, gynaecology and plastic surgery and brachytherapy. We also have seven main operating theatres including two Da Vinci Robotic theatres and an Endo alpha Olympus Laparoscopic theatre.

At The Christie Theatres we see staff health and wellbeing and career development as our underpinning drive in delivering excellent patient care. We place a strong emphasis on personal and professional development, with opportunities to undertake further courses in support of your on-going professional development and career progression. In addition, we have an in-house Practice Based Educator to support your learning and training needs. All healthcare assistants will be required to complete the Christie Care Certificate as part of their continuous professional development.

In return we are seeking professional, flexible, motivated, and committed team members, capable of delivering high quality, patient focused care.

The role includes care of the surgical patient, supporting patient positioning, preparing surgical sets and consumables for use, use of computer systems, working as part of the theatre transfer team which includes collection and return of patients to the ward and collection of blood products, and maintaining a high standard of infection control procedures in the department.

The role involves moving and handling of bulky and heavy instrument trays, trolleys, transferring of patients and standing for potentially long periods of time.

You will be required to work 37.5 hours Monday to Saturday, some evening shifts and on call duties are required within this post.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Demonstrate effective communication as a core principle in providing effective care in the peri-operative setting.
• Provide perioperative care to patients as a circulating assistant in the surgical theatre environment, including the anaesthetic room, operating room, and recovery room.
• To maintain 100% mandatory training compliance at all times and inform line manager of any barriers to maintaining compliance.
• Maintain patient confidentiality.
• Maintain patient privacy and dignity.


This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024

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There has never been a more exciting and innovative time to work for our Aseptic services team. An excellent opportunity has become available for a newly-qualified Pharmacy Technician/Science Manufacturing Technician with experience and interest in Aseptic Services to become a member of our team as a Band 4 to 5 Aseptic Services Pharmacy Technician/ Science Manufacturing Technician OR for an experienced Pharmacy Technician/ Science Manufacturing Technician to develop their role as a Senior Aseptic Services Pharmacy Technician/ Senior Science Manufacturing Technician.

The Aseptic Services Unit at the Christie NHS Trust is a world leader in the production of phase one clinical trial materials. We prepare an extensive portfolio of hundreds of Clinical Trials alongside Early Access Medicines, Free of Charge products and Compassionate use schemes.

The suitable applicant should be highly motivated and show accurate attention to detail. They should be organised and able to prioritise work effectively showing excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

See Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are an ever-expanding multi-disciplinary team of Assistants, Practitioners, Science Manufacturing Technicians, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacists who strive to produce exceptionally high-quality injectable medicines to each patient that uses our service.

The Aseptic team is a diverse and dynamic team who work in a specialised cleanroom environment where teamwork is the key to efficiency and managing the patient experience. Each day is both challenging and rewarding in equal measures, with cancer treatments constantly evolving and new types of drugs being trialled each year.

We are at the forefront of developments in terms of drug innovation and team development. We were one of the first hospitals in the country to introduce the progression role of Aseptic Practitioner to pharmacy and we are looking forward within the next year to being able to add the Science Manufacturing Technician qualification to our already large portfolio of training and staff qualifications here at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

The Pharmacy department has a developed career pathway for technical staff wishing to progress as far as achievable. Helping support all qualifications and in-house training that allow for this progression should you wish to further your career within the pharmacy aseptic team.

So, if you want to work as part of an ever-progressing team and you enjoy a challenge then we are the team for you.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIE

Communications and Relationships

Promotes team working within the Aseptic Services team.

Keeps team informed of changes throughout preparation sessions.

Is self-motivated and committed as a team leader, promoting staff development and supporting all levels of staff working in accordance with local SOP’s and guidelines.

Ensures that essential information is communicated effectively to all aseptic staff, customers, MDT’s and to other pharmacy staff in a timely manner.

Acts as a professional role model, develops positive relationships with key personnel both internally and externally to the department.

Keeps ASM, Deputy ASM and Lead Technician up to date with changes which may affect capacity or cause delays in workload.

Liaises with wards and departments regularly to ensure patients treatments are provided in a timely manner when treatment is taken off hold. Gives achievable ETA to ward staff as when treatment will be ready to collect.

Analytical and Judgmental Skills

Perform Final Accuracy Checks on unlicensed products as per the National Framework for Final Accuracy Checking for Technical Services and Trust Procedures, once required qualification is achieved.

Is aware of alert and action limits for environmental monitoring and subsequent measures needed to rectify issues in line with Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and policies.

Performs accuracy checks on documentation, including worksheets and labels which may contain complex calculations.

Receives stock and performs technical release of outsourced products to an approved product specification in accordance with Departmental Standard Operating Procedures, when qualified to do so.

Ensures the completion of all logs and records and informs Authorised Pharmacist, ASM, Deputy ASM or Lead Technician of any results which either show significant changes or are outside the specified limits.

Performs in-process accuracy checksduring cleanroom supervision sessions as required.

Reviews Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and worksheets and assist in implementation of any new/changed procedures.

Reviews training packages when required.

Planning and Organisational Skills



Is responsible for the planning of workload schedules, informing the Lead Technician of any discrepancies or issues as they arise.

Assists the Lead Technician in planning, organising and managing the workload in accordance with the capacity plan, ensuring adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff are available to perform tasks required for a given activity level and feeding back information to managers when breaches and constraints occur.

Ensures adherence to environmental monitoring schedules in accordance with departmental procedures.

Ensures that an efficient aseptic dispensing and distribution service is provided to patients and staff which is in line with current standards and conforms to agreed service deadlines within the service level.

Is responsible for ensuring Aseptic Services administrative duties are carried out appropriately by technical staff including the filing and archiving of information and data.

Complies with all legal requirements relating to the prescribing, dispensing and storage of pharmaceutical products and always works to the relevant standard operating procedures and in accordance with criteria set out under COSHH regulations.

Physical Skills

Participates in the production of all types of aseptically prepared products demonstrating the necessary high standard of dexterity, accuracy and precision required for aseptic manipulations.

Long periods of concentration performing accuracy checks.

Responsibility for Patient Care

Maintains compliance with Rules and Guidance to Good Manufacturing Practice and any other local, regional and national guidance documents.

Assists with the maintaining Quality Assurance Standards in accordance with National, Regional and local requirements.

Participates in ensuring that the aseptic service complies with clinical governance strategies, including risk management assessments of working practices, reporting of clinical incidents, pharmacy error reporting schemes, intervention monitoring and risk reduction strategies.

Conducts regular documented GMP Observations, referring to Lead Technician and Production manager/Deputy where non-compliance or deviation identified.

Is trained and named on the Intrathecal register to undertake appropriate preparation and documentation tasks relating to Intrathecal chemotherapy services following local, trust and national guidance for the safe administration of intrathecal chemotherapy.

It will be a requirement of the post holder to participate in the Aseptic On-Call preparation service for chemotherapy outside normal working hours on a rotational basis.

To participate in a Saturday / Sunday and Bank Holiday rota, when the service requires which may be on a regular/rota’d basis.

Undertakes any other duties of a similar nature requested by the Production Manager/Deputy, or the Director of Pharmacy

Responsibility for Policy/Service Development



Assists the Lead Pharmacy Technician – Aseptic Services /Deputy in audits and produce written reports and provide statistical information with identified action.

Assists in the validation, performance reviews of equipment and processes used in Aseptic Services, ensuring that they continually achieve their intended purpose in the allocated area.

Establishes and enforces effective communication systems to ensure pharmacy staff are kept informed of all technical operations in line with the Change Control Process

Responsibilities for Financial and Physical Resources



Ensures the completion of workload statistics as required.

Assist in the management of procurement of medicines, equipment and consumables and the stock control within the Unit. To ensure patients receive drug products as required for administration.

Receives, checks and reconciles goods received with orders placed / delivery notes. Enters details of goods received onto delivery notes / computer system. Transfers goods to correct stock location and rotates stock to ensure that shorter dated stock is used first to avoid unnecessary wastage.

Complies with legal and trust requirements relating to the purchase, supply, use, safe custody and destruction of medicines within Pharmacy and other areas of the Trust.

Ensures that all items used in aseptic and dispensing procedures are recorded as costed issues through the Drug Management and Administration software systems.

Assesses pharmaceutical products returned from clinical areas. Returns to stock items which are fit for reuse or disposes of items unfit for use, in accordance with COSHH regulations and Trust procedures. Processes the returns following departmental procedures.

Carries out regular stock checks within the department in accordance with local procedures to ensure computer records accurately reflect stock holding.Performs investigations when stock deviations are identified in order to rectify and document actions.Identifies and reports stock discrepancies to ensure that pharmaceutical products are available for patients when required and waste is minimized.

Monitors cold storage equipment to ensure temperatures are within the defined limits and reports any variation to a supervisor.

Maintains storage areas in an organized, safe and tidy condition in accordance with Health and Safety regulations.

Participates in a system for checking expiry dates of stock. Ensures that stock is rotated so that shorter dated stock is used first to avoid unnecessary wastage.

Removes out of date stocks informing Senior Technicians and where appropriate, disposes of the stock, recording the issue on the pharmacy computer.

Ensures High-Cost Drugs are accurately stocked and maintained. Performs weekly checks, investigating, rectifying and reporting any deficiencies.

Responsibilities for Human Resources

Supervises Band 4 Technicians and Assistants groups within the aseptic suite to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice and departmental procedures and protocols.

Participates in the recruitment process for Band 4 Pharmacy Technicians, Science Manufacturing Technicians and Assistants.

Performs appraisals with junior members of the team as delegated.



Responsibility for Information Resources

Can navigate pharmacy systems used for prescribing, dispensing, ordering and receipt.

Ensures completion of records, worksheets and logs including patient data following ALCOA principles, adhering to data integrity standards.

Accurately transcribes prescription details to generate worksheets and labels for Aseptically prepared products in line with National, Regional and local guidance.

Assists in ensuring that systems are in place for the accurate and effective management of the Aseptic Services computer system to record all issues, receipts and returns.

Reports and participates in the collation of near miss and error data.

Participates in the collation of activity data.

Responsibilities for Research and Development

Participates in the aseptic services audit/validation calendar.

Contributes to the remedial action plan in response to audits and to the delivery of these plans.

Pro-actively identifies and initiates improvements and developments to working practices, procedures and documentation.

Participates in aseptic preparation of clinical trials.

Assists the Lead Technician Aseptic Services / ASM / Deputy in audits and produce written reports and provide statistical information with identified action.


This advert closes on Monday 9 Sep 2024

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We are looking for a hardworking team player to join us in the friendly proton beam therapy team. We have been operational for several years, have an excellent new starter induction package and great opportunities for training and development across the service. These include encouragement for personal development alongside our specialist education team and opportunities to attend/present at our proton school. There are many more! This position enables a high level of multidisciplinary working including close working with anaesthetics, nursing and physics teams. The Band 6 position is a key member of the treatment team and is encouraged to contribute towards the development of the treatment delivery service. The centre is a Varian site and has state of the art ProBeam spot scanning equipment and a warm welcoming environment.

We look forward to hearing from you.

2 positions available
• 37.5hrs per week, permanent post
• 37.5hrs per week, 1-year fixed term

HCPC registration required. We welcome informal enquiries from interested candidates who would like to know more about the role.

Full and Part time applications welcome

Example shift times 7am-15.00pm and 11am-19.00pm, finish time flexible to meet the needs of the service

Main duties include:


• To lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions regarding workload management, patient care and treatment
• To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients, undertaking the appropriate machine checks, reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions as necessary
• Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.
• Follow appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.
• Be able to accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway. Keep accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures.
• Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times

PLEASE REFER TO THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR A FULL LIST OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

·To ensure that the highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment is safe and accurate to operate, both for staff and patients, undertaking the appropriate machine checks and reporting any variances, faults and malfunctions.



·Undertake and evaluate radiation dose delivery and complex calculations involving a range of radiation types and energies.



·Interpret, monitor and evaluate the treatment prescriptions to ensure that radiotherapy is delivered accurately and reproducibly and in accordance with the quality system.



·Evaluate delivery of radiotherapy through application and interpretation of treatment verification procedures.



·Ensure the team follows appropriate systems and working methods to achieve the safe, timely achievement of workload targets.



·Accurately position patient and operate highly complex radiotherapy and imaging equipment along the radiotherapy pathway.



·Ensure the team keeps accurate records and comply with necessary policies and procedures



·Analyse systematically and evaluate all data and information relevant to patients’ diagnosis, ensuring the patient and their relatives are treated with dignity and respect at all times.



·Communicate confidential sensitive information, and provide emotional support, to patients and their carers/relatives including children and the terminally ill. Provide information to patients and their carers with regard to the radiotherapy pathway and expected side effects.



·Communicate accurate and timely information with all other disciplines involved along the patient’s pathway.



·With the team on the unit, patients and the wider multidisciplinary team manage areas of conflict and escalate as necessary.



·Anticipate and identify common and complex treatment related side effects, offering advice and where necessary refer to other relevant health care professionals.



·Provide, receive and use sensitive information maintaining patient confidentiality at all times in line with information governance legislation



·Apply safe and effective moving and handling skills in order to protect patients and staff and abide by Health and safety legislation in the workplace.



·Minimise risk of cross infection through contamination by bodily fluids/matter. In accordance of the infection control policy



·Implement the procedures and work instructions described for the department in accredited quality management system and report any variances.



·Contribute to development of the quality management system by reviewing and writing work instructions and operating procedures.



·Ensure all work and actions comply with local rules and current UK Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 and IR(ME)R 2000.



·Be aware of and participate in the audit and research within the department and the implementation of new processes and techniques.



·Undertake training and competency to dispense medication under Patient Group Direction (PGD)



·Participate in the extended shift system, bank holidays, weekend working and on[1]call.



·Any other duties negotiated with the post holder, to develop their role in the organization



·Achieve all the competencies as outlined by the radiotherapy education team within a time period as outlined by line manager.







Supervisory & managerial



·Lead, co-ordinate, supervise and manage a team of staff operating radiotherapy equipment and act as lead practitioner, making assessments and key decisions in regard to workload management, patient care and treatment



Teaching and training



·Provide mentorship and guidance for junior staff and be a good role model



.·Participate in an annual Personal Development Review.



·Attend all essential training and clinical updates as required and ensure your team also attend all relevant training.



·Assimilate new ideas and techniques and have an ability to assess their value.



·Assist in the supervision and training/teaching of pre-registration students and new members of staff.



·Highlight to line manager all issues of inadequate performance, including capability and poor professional standards, for students and employees. Provide evidence where necessary and requested.


This advert closes on Monday 26 Aug 2024

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