Unit Manager Oncology Outpatient Clinics

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are thrilled to invite applications for the Band 7 Unit Manager for the Oncology Outpatient Clinics based at Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital.

The Oncology Outpatient Clinics see a wide variety of patients with different types of cancer, including gastrointestinal (upper and lower), breast, hepato-pancreatico-biliary, endocrine, gynaecological, lung, brain tumours and urological malignancies.

The post holder will be responsible for delivering an efficient and effective service within the Oncology Outpatient Clinics, ensuring patients receive excellent care at the highest standard. You will work closely with members of the MDT and provide visible leadership.

The successful candidate must have an interest in Outpatient Nursing and working with patients who have cancer. They should be enthusiastic, motivated, compassionate and they should be able to work well independently and as part of a team. Excellent communication skills are essential.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday. The post will cover both Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital Outpatient Oncology Clinic.

This is an excellent opportunity to further your career in oncology nursing. If you are ready to take on a rewarding leadership role, we would love to hear from you.

Please contact Ellie Ewers (Trust Lead SACT Nurse & Oncology Outpatient Clinics Matron) on 07553 720307 or email eleanor.ewers@nhs.net. Informal visits welcome.

Main duties of the job

• Ensure high standards of patient care at all times challenging and ensuring others challenge poor practise, in accordance with the NMC Professional Code of Conduct.
• In collaboration with senior members of the Divisional team provide assurance that the standards set out in the relevant Nursing & Midwifery strategy and direction of Nursing & Midwifery for the Trust are delivered at Department level.
• Ensure agreed systems and process to consistently provide safe, effective high quality patient care and embed a culture of improvement, focusing on the Trust's harm free indicators, measuring practice and using variations in the data to develop local improvement projects are in place in the Department.
• To have local open and transparent communication channels that support the team to do the right thing for people we care for, to be bold when they have good ideas and to speak up when things go wrong.
• Manage the delegated budget for the department, working closely with the Lead nurse, General and Finance managers, working to achieve financial balance.
• As Line Manager, take responsibility for human resource issues including appraisal, personal development, sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance, recruitment and selection and personal career development delegating as appropriate.
• Be aware of existing research findings as they affect the physical, social and psychological care of patients with palliative and end of life care needs.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Appropriate NMC registration (Adult Nursing)
• Degree level study and postgraduate qualification applicable to cancer care.
• Mentorship/Teaching qualification.

Desirable criteria

• Master's degree or working towards in relevant subject
• Leadership qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant clinical experience working in cancer care setting
• Experience of mentoring staff and teaching and education of others.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of undertaking clinical audit and quality improvement project work
• Experience managing or supervision a clinical team.
• Health roster management experience

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential criteria

• Able to manage conflicting and changing priorities.
• IT skills (including proficiency with Microsoft Office Packages and accurate fast typing skills).

Desirable criteria

• Confident presentation skills.
• Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes.
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 713.5KB)
• Functional Requirement Form (PDF, 280.6KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)