Unit manager (Senior sister / Charge nurse)

An exciting development opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Band 7 Senior sister/Charge nurse to join our dedicated SACT services team with a primary base at The Oak road treatment centre, The Christie.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, compassionate and dynamic oncology nurse with proven leadership experience to provide operational, managerial and clinical leadership across our SACT services, with collaboration and cross cover support to our Outpatient, Outreach and Bloods Closer to Home services. This is a rewarding role within a caring and well-led service, supported by strong staffing levels and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

About the Role

The successful candidate will maintain responsibility for the delivery, quality and ongoing development of the SACT services. Working collaboratively with Band 7 Departmental Managers within the SACT Directorate and Outpatients, you will act as the operational nursing lead in delivering directorate objectives and ensuring an excellent patient experience through effective workforce planning, resource management and skill-mix utilisation.

You will provide visible leadership across the service. The role offers an opportunity to influence service development, lead innovation and support the implementation of organisational change while ensuring services remain responsive, sustainable and patient-centred., The ORTC SACT service operates over Monday to Saturday, including Bank Holidays. Future expansion may involve extended weekend working which you will be required to manage and oversee. As the service continues to grow, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting service expansion, contributing to the development and implementation of new innovations and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and high-quality patient care across the service.

Working closely with the Matron and Lead Nurse, you will be responsible for the operational management of the SACT service, primarily based on the ORTC. This includes oversight of patient care standards, workforce planning, skill mix, resource management and the ongoing development and wellbeing of the nursing and healthcare support workforce.

The successful candidate will demonstrate initiative, strategic thinking and a commitment to continuous improvement, responsive and patient-centred. You will be expected to foster a positive team culture, promote professional development and maintain strong collaborative relationships with colleagues and partner organisations across the region.

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.