Clinical Educator SACT | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7496423/413-98587-CNS-AK |
Summary
To assist with the coordination and effective delivery of the operational and day to day work of the SACT specialist education and clinical skills training service across the trust. Collaboratively with the other Educators deliver the planned UKONS SACT safe handling and administration training program including competency assessment and support. Assist on moving the SACT education service forward by identifying any clinical training needs and devising, developing and implement any policies, protocols and training material in line with changing legislation and evidence-based practice. We are a pleasant, approachable and proactive small team looking for the right person to compliment this ethos, whilst working closely with the Clinical Skills Training Team, Clinical Educators and Departmental Managers. This is a varied role, and would be of interest to someone who is organised, flexible and adaptable to changing needs of the service
On a daily basis you would be expected to support staff clinically in both Oncology and Haematology areas of the trust in being able to deliver safe administration of SACT to our patients, sign off on the theory and practical elements of the UKONS digital SACT safe handling and administration competency passport, assist on the inhouse SACT study days and support associated higher academic module delivery through teaching and assessments.
You would be accountable to Specialist Practice Educator SACT for identifying training gaps, raising areas of priority, and supporting documents and policies to a range of clinical staff across professions, in large/smalls groups and/or on a 1:1 basis.
You would need to maintain and develop own knowledge, skills and competence in relation to clinical practice and clinical skills training to be able to be a subject matter expert, and offer advice and guidance to staff in relation to SACT education and clinical skills 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
PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNICATION
1. Demonstrate a pleasant, approachable and proactive manner to create and promote a good working relationship amongst the Clinical Skills Training Team, within the School of Oncology and Clinical Educators in clinical divisions.
2. Adhere to uniform policy to maintain a professional appearance.
3. Work autonomously managing own workload in designated clinical areas to maintain
SACT administration and clinical skills compliance.
4. Work as part of a specialist SACT education team to facilitate planning, set up,
delivery and resource monitoring for static UKONS SACT training sessions, and
clinical support for practical SACT competency and associated clinical skills sign offs
trust wide.
5. Cross cover static clinical skills team training sessions during absence.
6.
This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025
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