Acute Oncology Nurse Advisor

The Acute Oncology Management Service is looking for a compassionate, hardworking and committed registered nurse with a wealth of experience in oncology, haematology or emergency care.

The hotline service provides patients within the catchment criteria with 24-hour access to advice and support. The role of the acute oncology nurse advisor is to clinically assess those who are acutely unwell following systemic anti-cancer treatments and arrange emergency review as necessary as well as providing advice, support and reassurance to patients and loved ones throughout their cancer journey., To provide telephone triage assessments for calls to the acute oncology management service 24-hour hotline.

The post holder will use specialist clinical knowledge to give advice to patients/carers for patients who are experiencing problems following systemic anti-cancer treatments. They will be required to liaise with all services involved in the patient's cancer journey, within the Christie, other local hospitals in the region and in the community. In conjunction with the patient flow team and acute assessment unit they will prioritise and risk assess patients who require emergency admission utilising the UKONS triage tool and in accordance with the Trust Patient Flow Operational Policy.

Experience in oncology or emergency care is required however triage experience is not, we are here to help you develop in the role. Palliative care and management experience is desirable.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 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 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.