Staff Nurse | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	14 Mai 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£29,970 - £36,483 pro rota, per annum
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	13 Mehefin 2025
Lleoliad:	Manchester, M20 4BX
Cwmni:	The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Cytundeb
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7210719/413-94821-CSSS-AK

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

This role is for 37.5 hours per week, worked over 4 days for a fixed term initially of 12 months. 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.

Please note, you must have a valid and current NMC PIN to apply for this post. Please do not apply if you have not got a UK NMC PIN and are unable to practise immediately as a Registered Nurse.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for patients undergoing a diverse range of day case procedures
• 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 act as a preceptor/mentor/clinical supervisor for junior staff and students.
• Ensure that all prescribed drugs and treatments are given correctly and in accordance with Trust policy, including the correct care and custody of controlled drugs.
• Rotate onto the day of surgery admissions unit.
• Rotate into the endoscopy unit.
• Rotate into the nurse lead dressings clinics.
• Escalate concerns in a patient's condition to senior members of the nursing team, medical staff
• To participate in clinical audit.
• 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 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 participate as a member of the IPU core nursing team with knowledge in the care of the patients on the unit.
• To demonstrate high standards of individual patient care with a commitment to the development of evidence-based practice.
• To competently care for the patient including the assessment, planning and evaluation of programs of care.
• Liaise and integrate with the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring patients receive comprehensive care and promote a team approach to working.
• Develop good working relationships and promote effective communication between all clinical grades of staff within the multi-disciplinary IPU team.
• The post holder will be proactive towards change and change management.
• Take responsibility for your own professional development.
• To monitor the progress of learners and in particular their skills in carrying out practical procedures.
• Demonstrate professional accountability.
• Act as a clinical role model for new staff, reflecting the philosophy, beliefs and standards of the department.
• Ensure that all prescribed drugs and treatments are given correctly and in accordance with Trust policy, including the correct care and custody of controlled drugs.
• Offer help and advice to the patient’s relatives and friends responding to their individual needs in a caring supportive manner.
• Ensure safe use and efficient management of equipment and supplies.
• Communicate using a range of methods to ensure a caring, sensitive andempatheticmannertopatientsandtheirrelatives.
• Provideclearandconcisepatienthandovertoothermembersoftheteam.
• To participate as a member of the IPU team with knowledge in the care of the patients on the unit.
• To competently care for the patient including the assessment, planning and evaluation of programs of care.
• Liaise and integrate with the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring patients receive comprehensive care and promote a team approach to working.
• 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.
• Recognises people’s differences and act in a non-discriminatory way.
• Recognise and report abusive behaviour to an appropriate member of staff. Document same.Liaise, communicate and negotiate with colleagues to ensure co-operation in achieving departmental objectives, promoting good working relationships and establishing team spirit.Contribute to effective team working, by being fully involved, committed and participative to achieving full potential.
• Take responsibility for your own professional development.
• Rotate onto the day of surgery admissions unit.
• Rotate into the endoscopy unit.
• Rotate into the nurse lead dressings clinics.
• Escalateconcerns inapatient’s condition to senior members of thenursing team,medicalstaff
• Initiatereferralstoothermembersofthehealthcareteam.
• ToreportdepartmentalaffairstotheSister/ChargeNurse.
• Canprioritiesworkloadtomanagethecareforagroupofpatients
• Toensurethatconfidentialityismaintainedatalltimes

FreedomtoAct
• · Worksautonomously.Requiredtoactindependentlywithinappropriateguidelines,decidingwhenitisnecessarytorefertotheirmanager.

PhysicalEffort
• Willberequiredtobeabletoundertakearangeofmanualproceduresincludingassistancewiththemovementofpatientsandequipment
• Tobeabletomanoeuvrebetweenpatients’quicklytoensureemergencysituationscanbeattendedinatimelyfashion.

MentalEffort

· Abilitytointerpretcomplexinformationwhentheremaybefrequent,unplannedinterruptionsthroughouttheshift.



InfectionControl
• · InfectionControliseveryone’sresponsibility. Allstaff,bothclinicalandnonclinical,are requiredtoadheretotheTrusts’InfectionPreventionandControlPoliciesandmakeeveryefforttomaintainhighstandardsofinfectioncontrolatalltimestherebyreducing theburdenofHealthcareAssociatedInfectionsincludingMRSA.

SafeguardingChildren,YoungPeopleandtheVulnerableAdult
• AllstaffareresponsibleforensuringthattheyarefamiliarwithandadheretotheTrustsSafeguardingproceduresandguidelines.
• Allstaffarerequiredtoattendsafeguardingawarenesstrainingandundertakeanyadditionaltraininginrelationtosafeguardingrelevanttotheirrole.

CLINICAL GOVERNANCE, AUDIT, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
• Work within trust guidelines, policies and standard operating procedures.
• Utilise incident reporting system.
• Support patient and public involvement activities in the IPU and DOSA area as appropriate, leading to service improvement
• Ensure compliance with untoward incident reporting & near misses
• Promote people’s equality, diversity and rights. Assist the IPU Matron in the effective use and monitoring the quality of supplies / equipment
• TotakereasonablecareforyourownHealthandSafetyandthatofanyotherpersonwhomaybeaffectedbyyouractsoromissionsatwork.
• Beresponsiblefortheassessmentofneeds,development,implementationandevaluationofprogrammesofpatientcareinlinewiththeNursingandMidwiferyCouncil(NMC)codeofProfessionalConductandreflecttheTrust’spolicies,procedures,standardsandguidelines.

Finance/PhysicalResources
• ResponsibleforthesecurityandsafeuseofallTrustequipment.
• Tobe responsibleforthemaintenanceofequipmentwithintheUnitand on DOSAwithregularcheckingofallequipmentandensuringthatrepairsareperformedassoonaspossible.
• Assistinthemanagementofresourcesbyparticipatingintheselection,orderingandmonitoringofdepartmentalstockitems.
• ToensurethesafekeepingofpatientspropertyandvaluablesinlinewithTrust policy
• Assist the Matron to maintain IPU budgets and assist in cost saving projects
• Comply with best practice in the safe use of equipment by self and other members of the team, i.e. trainees / medical and nursing staff

Registered Nurses at The Christie have a responsibility to:

¨ Maintain Active Status on the NMC

¨ Act always in accordance with NMC Code of Conduct and guiding documents Adhere to Trust Policy and Procedures. Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.

¨ Maintain a professional portfolio.


This advert closes on Wednesday 21 May 2025

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