Outreach Nurse

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 5 Nurse post within the SACT Outreach Team.

The SACT Outreach Team delivers treatments for Patients closer to home. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team providing care closer to home.

The Nurse will be required to provide a supportive role within the SACT Outreach sites for nursing, medical & clerical staff whilst also covering the Oak Road treatment Centre if required. Sites are located at St Ann's Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw's Hospice, Bury Hospice, St Luke's Hospice & Tameside MacMillan Unit.

The SACT Outreach Team delivers treatments for Patients closer to home. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team providing care closer to home.

You will also be required to provide support where required to Oak Road Treatment Centre and staff.

The staff ensure that they are providing a supportive environment to enable others to develop excellent skills and knowledge within this field. Once established in the role, you will be expected to co-ordinate Outreach Clinics, develop your clinical skills within SACT and teach others. You will also manage staff, their personal development needs and management of attendance.

We are looking for a dynamic individual who is able to demonstrate initiative and vision in continuing to move the service forward whilst assisting in implementing service changes and developments with a positive impact of patient care. Encouraging staff engagement and leading by example showing a strong positive role model.

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

GENERAL DUTIES

1. Provide a supportive role within the SACT outreach sites for nursing, medical and clerical Staff whilst providing cover between the Chemotherapy Services Units. This will include all other SACT outreach sites.

2. Undertake the nursing care of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity is maintained whilst being aware of physical and psychological needs

3. To give a clear and accurate update at change of duties and ensure accurate documentation of nursing interventions

4. Participate in nursing procedures appropriate to the department

5. Support and assist in the induction/training of junior staff/Health Care Assistant's acting as mentor to designated staff

6. To welcome patients to the site/unit and its routine

7. Be able to act as co-ordinator and ensure the safe and timely management of patients

8. To liaise with medical and non medical personnel and community organisations

9. Rotate/ work on ORTC SACT unit if required

10. To highlight areas of improvement/development within the department and undertake relevant projects

11. To act as support for other nurses on site

12. Assist in the provision of meals / refreshments for patients whilst meeting their nutritional needs

13. Assist in the general housekeeping duties of all areas.

14. Help to maintain a safe environment and report faults/risks etc to the nurse in charge

15. Liaise with nurse responsible for stores/stationery and ordering and assist in the maintenance of stock levels

16. Handles patients personal possessions, ensure cash and valuables kept securely

17. Aid the safe storage of medicines and the return of any unused SACT to pharmacy

18. Assist medical staff with procedures

PERSONAL

1. Demonstrate a pleasant and approachable manner and help create and promote a good working relationship

2. Show professional and courteous manner when answering the telephone and other enquires

3. Maintain confidentiality with regard to patient information both at work and outside of working hours

4. To be aware of and adhere to all policies including; sickness and absence, confidentiality, uniform and responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work Act

5. Report and record all accidents and complaints according to the agreed policy

6. To be aware of limitations and utilise the preceptor system for any issues that arise

7. To show respect for members of the team and endorse the SACT Day Services philosophy of giving mutual support