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Job summary

Main area
Oncology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
158-24-516-CTU
Employer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/04/2025 23:59

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The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

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)

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Job overview

Senior Chemotherapy Staff Nurse, Chemotherapy Treatment Unit, CCC-L

Full Time, Permanent Post

Working Pattern: 4 Days a week, 37.5 hours, Monday - Saturday

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading providers of non-surgical cancer treatment, caring for a population of 2.4 million people across Cheshire & Merseyside, North Wales, the Isle of Man and parts of Lancashire.

Our flagship specialist cancer hospital in Liverpool opened in June 2020, supported by our hospital on the Clatterbridge Health Park in Wirral providing outpatient cancer treatment and supportive care, and our radiotherapy treatment centre on the Aintree Hospital site. 

Together, working across three sites and operating specialist chemotherapy clinics in four of Merseyside’s district hospitals, we are able to 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 and the Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit we strive to stay at the forefront of novel treatments and techniques to deliver more effective and personalised treatments than ever before.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 6 SACT trained nurse to work at our CCC - Liverpool site in the Chemotherapy Treatment Unit.  They will embark on a programme of dual training for both Oncology and Haematology systemic anticancer treatments.  They must be highly motivated and willing to undergo training in the Haematology and chemotherapy fields.

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

  • CCC Liverpool
  • CCC Aintree
  • CCC Southport
  • CCC Wirral
  • CCC Chester
  • CCC Halton
  • CCC Private Unit Wirral
  • CCC Private Unit Liverpool
  • 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.

The successful applicant will support the team in a leadership role.  They are required to be fully SACT trained with relevant SACT experience.  They will support and educate junior staff and participate with educating and assessing.

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

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Competent in the delivery of all SACT
  • Competent in Cannulation/Phlebotomy/CVAD
  • Previous experience in Solid Tumour and or Haemato-oncology.
Desirable criteria
  • Leadership and management experience
  • Experience of audit and research

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
  • Degree in healthcare related subject
  • UKONS SACT Passport or NM6 995
  • Chemotherapy Administrations and Care
  • Post-basic qualification in cancer/palliative care ILS
  • Recognised teaching qualification
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Clinical Examination
  • Clinical Diagnostics
  • NM6 999 Foundations in Cancer Care.
  • NM6 998 Cancer Treatments and Care.
  • NM6 996 Chemotherapy Principles and Care.
  • Advanced Communications skills training

Knowledge

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

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Abbie Wilkinson
Job title
Ward Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 318 8548
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