Senior Healthcare Assistant | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 26 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £25,760 - £27,476 Pro Rata Per Annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 June 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8035125/413-106854-CNS-DA |
Summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen to work as a band 3 within the SACT Outreach team, we deliver treatment at various locations across Manchester providing patients the opportunity to have treatment at home. We are looking for someone to join our dynamic nurse led team and work across the sites and at Oak Road Treatment centre as required delivering a high standard of care.
This is a 30 hours per week role, sites are located at St Ann’s Little Hulton, New Mills, Dr Kershaw’s in Oldham, St Luke’s in Winsford, Tameside & Bury.
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the ‘Job Description and Main Responsibilities’ section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
A valid UK driving licence is essential for this role
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.
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.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Provide a supportive role within the SACT Services for nursing, medical and clerical Staff whilst providing rotational cover between the Chemotherapy unit and Outreach services
2. Undertake the nursing care needs of patients, ensuring privacy & dignity maintained
3. Write reports of care given under the covering signature of a qualified nurse
4. Participate in nursing procedures appropriate to the department
5. Support and assist in the induction/training of junior Health Care Assistant’s
6. Rotate to cover the phlebotomy room taking requested blood from CVC’s, porta Cath and peripherally.
7. Rotate to cover outpatient clinics, responsible for rooming patients, height and weight recording, observations when necessary and lease with medical staff.
8. Be able to act as a team co-ordinator on the treatment floor and ensure the safe and timely through put of patients.
9. Rotate to work on the treatment floor, assisting nursing staff during treatments and discharging patients.
10. Rotate to work on the chemotherapy outreach peripheral clinics, including the Mobile Chemotherapy Unit. To support the nursing staff in the care of patients whilst attending these clinics.
11. Safely escort patients to other areas and collect blood products / chemotherapy from key departments
12. Assist in the provision of meals / refreshments for patients whilst meeting their nutritional needs
13. Help to maintain a safe environment and report faults/risks etc to the nurse in charge
14. Liaise with the Estates department re repairs and maintain maintenance records
15. Liaise with nurse responsible for stores/stationery and ordering and assist in the maintenance of stock levels
16. Handle patients personal possessions, ensure cash and valuables kept securely
17. Aid the safe storage of medicines and the return of any unused chemotherapy to pharmacy
This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Jun 2026
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