Oncology Care Support Worker

Job Title: Oncology Care Support Worker Band 2

Trust: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust

Pay Rates: £10.90 - £19.95 per hour

*These pay rates are subject to seasonal incentives and may change*

We are all NHS Professionals... could you be?

Could you be an NHS Professional?

Are you searching for a career/job that gives you control of your day, time and location?!

We are NHS Professionals (NHSP), working together to care for patients in the NHS. Providing you with the power to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community.

As a member, you’ll have fantastic benefits:

· Competitive pay rates – work this week, get paid next week

· Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go – access your “My Bank” shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

· Essential support when you need it – 24/7 365 days – Call us anytime

· Multi-locational - work across neighbouring Trusts

· First choice of shifts or placements at your Trust – access before they are made available to agency

· Varied working options to suit your lifestyle – access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or fixed term placements

· Training and development opportunities

· Build holiday allowance for every shift you work

· Stakeholder pension scheme available

We are looking for enthusiastic Oncology Care Support Workers to join our ward teams at CCC We actively promote flexible working, and our range of flexible working options are designed to help you, as a parent or carer, balance your work and home life.

About the Trust - 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,

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.

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.

To apply for this post, you will/have:

· A minimum of 6 months paid experience as an Care Support Worker Band 2 within the last 2 years.

· Comply with NMC Professional Registration and keep up to date with current nursing practices.

· Undertake nursing assessment and evaluation to enable development of appropriate plans of care based on the needs of the individual.

· Be able to work under own initiative and without direct supervision.

· Be proficient in the delivery of care to patients.

· Ensure safe administration of drugs in accordance with NMC and CHS policies.

· Ensure accurate records are kept in accordance with CHS policy and NMC guidelines.

· Carry out nursing procedures and techniques in accordance with agreed policies and standards.

· Undertake regular mandatory training.

Who are NHS Professionals?

We are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), running England’s largest NHS staff bank, with over 50 client Trusts. We specialise in flexible working, which means giving our members greater access to shifts, in line with their qualifications and training. Every year we help thousands of dedicated candidates and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, access to more shifts and a healthier work-life balance, giving more choice and control to our members.

Right now, we have members across England registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS millions each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS to provide better patient care.

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By joining us today, you can start looking forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts across any of our client Trusts in England, as well as the ability to develop professionally and gain experience in several wards or areas.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Zero hours contract

Salary: £10.90-£19.95 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• Night shift
• No weekends
• Weekend availability
• Weekends only

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Wirral, Merseyside: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Work Location: One location