The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is looking to recruit enthusiastic, self motivated and compassionate people to work on our hospital bank.
Our bank service aims to supply appropriately skilled staff to cover temporary shortages across the organisation. Joining the bank provides an excellent opportunity for those who wish to gain insight and experience into diverse areas and specialities while providing you with the flexibility to choose your own working hours. It can also provide the opportunity to gain experience with the trust as a precursor to permanent employment.
We are looking for kind, caring and compassionate people who share our values. Successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and be committed to assisting in the delivery of high quality patient care using the 6C’s approach. Capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment, you will maintain a high degree of confidentiality and be able to work to deadlines, both individually and as part of the wider team.
The role of a bank health care assistant includes providing a high standard of care by attending to aspects of patient personal hygiene, maintaining patient integrity and providing pressure area care, recording of observations, liaising with the patient’s families, the general public and supporting your colleagues in providing a positive experience for the patient.
We are looking for kind, caring and compassionate people who share our values. Successful applicants will have excellent communication skills and be committed to assisting in the delivery of high quality patient care using the 6C’s approach. Capable of working in a busy, challenging and rewarding environment, you will maintain a high degree of confidentiality and be able to work to deadlines, both individually and as part of the wider team.
Please see the further Key Responsibilities on the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
Please note that as this role involves direct patient care contact, we are only able to accept applications from candidates over the age of 18 years
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.

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