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Deputy Ward Manager Clatterbridge Cancer Centre Liverpool

Part time position, 30.00 hours, fixed term contract. Long Day 08:00-20:30, Early 08:00-14:30, Late 14:00-20:30 includes weekends.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work as a Band 6 Deputy Ward Manager in the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) and Hotline here at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in the Acute Care Directorate based in Liverpool.  CDU and Hotline provides care and support for acute oncology patients.  As a nurse within our Directorate you will be able to develop your skills and knowledge in cancer care within our acute oncology emergency admission unit and our nurse led telephone triage service.

We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals with excellent organisation and communication skills, and ability to lead and drive change. The post holder will be supporting staff and patients within an acute environment and play a major role in supporting the ward manager in future nursing developments.

The post holder will work between the Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) and our Oncology Hotline Service. This position is for a Band 6 at 30 hours per week. Our opening hours are 08:00-20:30 with the requirement to work weekend shifts in our Hotline service too.  

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, NHS Foundation Trust has established Values and Behaviours which support the Trust Vision ‘to provide the best cancer care to the people we serve’ and our Mission ‘to improve health and wellbeing through compassionate, safe and effective cancer care’ which you are required to demonstrate throughout your employment. In order to deliver the Vision and Mission, the Trust has set out the following Values and Behaviours which are at the heart of what the Trust do and you must be able to demonstrate these in your day to day approach to work.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.

On CDU we care for oncology patients suffering from side effects from systemic anti-cancer treatments and radiotherapy treatment. This can often mean they are acutely unwell and candidates must feel confident identifying and caring for deteriorating patients. We are looking to recruit highly motivated individuals with excellent communication skills and evidence of continuing professional development. The post holder will also posses excellent clinical skills.

Our team is a supportive, friendly and welcoming group.

This job role would be suitable for an experienced staff member who has management and leadership experience.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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