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Job summary

Main area
Nursing
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (or until postholder returns, whichever is earlier)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
158-25-022-WD2
Employer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£24,169 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Healthcare Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 2

In cases where we receive a high volume of applications, we reserve the right to automatically close any vacancies prior to the specified closing date - all vacancies are capped at a sufficient number; you are advised to submit your completed application form as early as possible.

Please note that applications are accepted only by completion of our application form. If you have any needs that prevent you from applying in this way and participating in our online recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0151 5565176 or [email protected] at the earliest opportunity to ensure that support can be provided. Adjustments can be made for you during application and interview.

We operate a Values Based Recruitment (VBR) approach when recruiting new colleagues. VBR helps us to attract and select employees whose personal values and behaviours align with the values of the Trust. For more information on our vision, mission and values please see here - Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk)

If you do not receive confirmation that you have been shortlisted for interview, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.  It is with regret that we are unable to provide feedback to non-shortlisted candidates.

Overseas candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing their circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.

 

Job overview

Due to UKVI guidelines, this role is not  eligible for a Skilled Worker visa at entry level. Further information can be accessed here - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

Health Care Assistant -  Full Time Role 37.5 hours per week, 12 months fixed term contract. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Healthcare Assistants to work alongside registered nurses to provide the highest possible standard of care for patients and families. We are looking for enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated individuals to undertake this new role and be willing to commit to further learning and development.

The successful candidate will have excellent communication and clerical skills and have had previous experience working within a care environment.

If you want to be part of a fantastic team and help support the Trust with our vision for providing the best cancer care in the country, then we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

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:

  • Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral, providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care on the Clatterbridge Health Campus in Bebington, Wirral
  • 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.

Working with leading experts from the University of Liverpool, we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments.

Working for our organisation

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 

Detailed job description and main 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

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Good general education/ Literacy & Numeracy or willing to work towards obtaining
  • Willing to undertake the National Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Working towards or prepared to work towards obtaining an apprenticeship in clinical healthcare.
  • National Care Certificate

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of caring for patients
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working in a healthcare setting

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential criteria
  • Awareness and understanding of importance of confidentiality
  • Accuracy and attention to detail
  • Demonstrate interest in healthcare services
  • Caring / supportive attitude
  • Knowledge of Infection Control processes
  • Knowledge of Safeguarding processes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sarah Smith
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01515565316
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