Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

Band 5 Chemotherapy Nurse - 37.5hrs, permanent. Monday-Saturday working - 4 days

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust provides highly-specialist cancer care for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man, and parts of Lancashire.

In June 2020, we opened Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, our spectacular new cancer hospital in the heart of Liverpool's Knowledge Quarter, providing state-of-the-art facilities as part of a £162m investment. Alongside our flagship hospital in Liverpool, we also have two other main cancer centres:

1. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
2. Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Aintree, our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree University Hospital site

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside's district hospitals, we deliver a comprehensive range of inpatient care, advanced radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and other systemic anti-cancer therapies including gene therapies and immunotherapies.

We also deliver a pioneering Treatment at Home and Work service, are the only facility in the UK providing low-energy proton beam therapy to treat rare eye cancers, and host the region's Teenage and Young Adult Unit.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 5 nurse to work at our CCC - Liverpool site in the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit.

As we deliver treatments in sector hubs and clinics across the Wirral and Liverpool, there will be an element of cross cover required during training and once training has been completed. This will include travelling to all of our peripheral sites:

1. CCC Liverpool
2. CCC Aintree
3. CCC Ormskirk
4. CCC Wirral
5. CCC Chester
6. CCC Halton
7. CCC Private Unit Wirral
8. CCC Private Unit Liverpool
9. Clatterbridge in the Community

We're here to deliver the best cancer care to the people we serve and we're looking for applications from those who share that commitment and our values: Putting people first, Achieving excellence, Passionate about what we do, Always improving our care, and Looking to the future. If you are interested in joining our Team and support the Trust with our vision to provide the best cancer care, please apply online.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre is one of three specialist cancer centres in England. With 1,800 specialist staff and three sites, we are one of the largest NHS providers of non-surgical cancer treatment. The Trust has a unique multi-site care model serving the 2.4 million population across Cheshire and Merseyside and is consistently rated by patients as one of the best performing hospitals.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment, and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

Kind Empowered Responsible Inclusive

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Evidence of continued professional development
• In date PIN number with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Desirable

• Degree or working towards

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

• Previous nursing experience
• Knowledge of various drugs and their interactions and side effects
• Knowledge of NMC code of conduct

Desirable

• UKONS SACT Passport
• NM6 995 Chemotherapy Administration and Care
• NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care
• NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care
• NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care

Experience

Essential

• Previous nursing experience of a hospital setting
• Previous nursing experience within a medical setting

Desirable

• Previous Oncology/Haemato-oncology experience
• Cannulation/Phlebotomy

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
65 Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L7 8YA

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

158-24-305-CTU