The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Healthcare Assistant - Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
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A new exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, dynamic Band 3 Senior Health Care Assistant to join our existing team on the Clinical Research Facility (CRF).
We are seeking to recruit a full time Band 3 Senior Healthcare Assistant for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust. The CRF incorporates accommodation for inpatients and day-case patients taking part in clinical research, as well as an outpatient clinic area.
The postholder will have the opportunity to work within a supportive environment, developing excellent skills and knowledge with support from our experienced CRF team, Research Nurses and Practice education Facilitator.
Applications welcome from enthusiastic, motivated nurses who are flexible, display initiative and possess excellent communication skills.
- Provide a clinical phlebotomy service demonstrating expertise according to Phlebotomy guidelines and ensure that the samples and specimens are forwarded to the appropriate laboratory including trial specific samples.
- Carry out central venous catheter bloods and central line care as per trust policy.
- Rotate to cover an outpatient clinic, which involves rooming patients, height and weight recording, patient observations, Echocardiograms (ECGS) and liaising with medical staff.
- Be able to act independently as clinic Co-Ordinator and ensure the safe and timely through-put of patients.
- Rotate to work on the treatment floor, assisting nursing staff during treatments and discharging patients.
- An ability to work - days, evenings, night shifts and occasional weekends is a requirement of the job.
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The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 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 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
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We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Rukayat Akanbi
- Job title: Out-patient Manager
- Email address: r.akanbi@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 0161 918 3345
Amy Broome (Senior Research Administrator)
0161 918 2325
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