Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the dynamic multi-disciplinary head and neck oncology team based at the Christie.The Christie head and neck team provide specialist care and management for patients diagnosed with a head and neck malignancy. The service is always striving to improve patient care and outcomes through service development and clinical trial activity. The post holder will work alongside clinical oncology and medical oncology consultants prescribing sact treatments and reviewing radiotherapy patients as well as providing specialist information, support, co-ordination of care and these patients, in both outpatient and inpatient settings.We welcome applications from those from a nursing or allied health background with an advanced clinical practice masters. Oncology experience or head neck experience is desirable but not essential as we are a teaching hospital, but the right candidate would expected to practice within the 4 pillars of advanced practice.The post holder will be motivated and eager to improve the quality of patient care and the patient experience and have skills in audit service innovation. The post demands excellent oral and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills are paramount together with the confidence to engage and work with a range of colleagues at all levels and from all professional groups. Flexibility in working is also essential.

Main duties of the job

Along with the service line senior leadership team, including Advanced Practitioners and Consultant Practitioners, Advanced Practitioners will provide positive leadership, connecting patients, staff and partners with the vision and values of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.They will use their expert knowledge and skills to assist in leading and delivering safe and clinically effective, quality driven, personalised care for people within our communities. Working alongside the senior managers and clinicians, they will assist in leading services that meet the needs of patients and their families to achieve improved health outcomes and promote health and wellbeing while demonstrating care, compassion, competence, communication, courage, and commitment.

The post holder will provide advanced and specialist level comprehensive assessments for patients with highly complex presentations, case management, treatment, and education. This will predominantly be delivered within the setting of their service line and may extend into inpatient and clinic settings to support with highly complex cases and patient pathways.

Please refer to job description for further details.

About us

The service is committed to providing the highest quality of care, advancing practice through clinical trials, quality improvement and clinical audit. The post-holder would be integral to service development and delivering a high standard of care for this complex disease.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.

Details

Date posted

05 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£57,528 to £64,750 a year Pro rata Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-108338-CNS-LM

Job locations

Clinical Oncology Nursing - E00848

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication

Produce accurate and complete documentation and patient records consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures. These should develop to demonstrate the use of expertise in decision making skills which have informed advanced clinical reasoning. Communicate effectively, in a highly emotive, antagonistic, or hostile environment about highly complex, sensitive, and potentially distressing information such as in an oncology setting, giving prognostic information for poor clinical outcome based on diagnostic cancer markers, or breaking bad news, relapse or progression of disease and discuss options with sensitivity and compassion. Anticipate barriers to communication, be empathetic and offer reassurance. Establish methods of overcoming these barriers, ensuring patients and significant others are kept fully informed and consent to treatment is maintained and fully documented. Provide and receive highly complex reports that may contain highly sensitive or highly contentious information. This information will be completed to a high standard to ensure accuracy, relevance, and sensitivity, with clear outcomes and recommendations.

Knowledge Training and Experience

The post holder will have highly specialist knowledge through the attainment of a post registration masters (MSc) in advanced practice or through the e-portfolio supported route and have a digital badge. They will have theoretical knowledge and extensive relevant practical experience, acquired through a combination of in-depth experience and postgraduate post-registration study. They will have received significant formal training in, or experience within their clinical specialty. Work independently and autonomously within medico-legal frameworks, making highly complex expert clinical decisions, working within local and national policies being responsible for how these policies are interpreted. They will maintain and develop this expertise and competence to enable collaboration with senior colleagues and medical staff, and to facilitate the management of patients. To act autonomously as an expert resource and provide advice and support to ward/departmental areas and to The Christies local, regional, national, and international partners. The post holder will practice in compliance with relevant code of professional conduct and maintain professional registration and practice through CPD including maintaining a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with the trust competency framework to ensure that skills remain optimal and new elements can be added to the skills portfolio and presented at annual appraisal. They will identify their own development needs in line with service requirements and participate in setting a personal development plan. To support this, they will work with a named mentor from within the medical team or a senior advanced practitioner. Through ongoing supervision and mentorship identify personal learning needs, participating in personal continuing education and other activities to promote ones own personal growth across the four pillars. Practice the skills to interpret and evaluate information from diverse sources to make informed judgements about its quality, appropriateness for practice and service delivery. Develop and maintain expertise, skills and appropriate competencies in their clinical area ensuring the highest level of precision to ensure patient safety. Identify and support the development and implementation of advanced practice within services. Assist in maintaining and disseminating knowledge and expertise within their specialist field. Seize opportunities to apply new knowledge to their own and others practice in structured ways, which are capable of evaluation. Be expected to autonomously assess patients, receive, and make referrals, assess patients, receive, and make referrals, interpret, and act upon assessments, consider differential diagnosis, evaluate, treat, plan, refer and discharge patients within the Trust. Using non-medical prescribing skills and radiology requesting as relevant to professional background and training, haveIRM(E)R training. Actively engage in and promote the organisational learning culture within their service line in all aspects of clinical practice, facilitating staff to develop specific areas of expertise and proficiency to meet the needs of the caseload within the available resources. Work closely with the advanced practice lead, Senior Nursing and AHP Teams and the CICE to ensure staff have access to clinical updates and achieve required level of competency. Support the clinical areas within the area of responsibility to be excellent learning environments for all students to include robust supervision. Work closely with the leadership teams and Educator in Practice leads to encourage students to work in the Trust on qualification.

Analytical and Judgement Skills

The post holder will assess complex facts and situations, using analytical skill, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options using a wide variety of assessment methods. In the clinical management of patients, competing, contradictory or unclear inputs are expected. Owing to the nature of the post following the whole patient pathway, they may have competing expected outcomes from the patient, the Trust, and other healthcare partners. The post holder will continually review and evaluate their own role and clinical practice informing the annual appraisal review process. They will practice evidence-based health care and by assessing clinical evidence, best practice guidelines and national policy statements will be responsible for defining developing, monitoring, and updating Trust clinical policies in relation to their own area of practice. Use quality improvement methodology to assist in changes in practice and service delivery in accordance with evidence-based standards and policy, challenging traditional boundaries and current thinking; and overcoming resistance and conflict at the Trust, system, and national level.

Planning and Organisational Skills

Act as an autonomous practitioner in their specialist field using highly specialist clinical knowledge ensuring patient centred care and family involvement, including health promotion and disease prevention. Be directly responsible for the management of patients within own caseload. Apply advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to the clinical care of people, their families and partner agencies involved when delivering and shaping services in line with national guidelines, best practice, and the national personalised care agenda. Support the development and implementation of advanced practice within services.

Physical Skills and Effort

Will be required to examine patients, pre, during and after treatment often in highly complex situations, where patients may be in distress or pain and examination needs to be performed using highly developed physical skills. Perform clinical, technical, or invasive procedures safely according to defined protocols, adhering to manual handling policy. There is a frequent requirement for light physical effort for several short periods during a shift.

Responsibility for Patient Care

Practice in compliance with relevant code of professional conduct, delivering and participating in the clinical care of patients within scope of practice; being accountable for decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice. Develop advanced clinical decision making based on highly complex facts and situations and encourage critical thinking regarding both ethical and legal issues related to high quality care delivery. Develop and maintain expertise, skills and appropriate competencies in their clinical area ensuring the highest level of precision to ensure patient safety. Develop the ability to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include equipment, prescribing medicine, care plans, exercise, lifestyle advice, social prescribing, therapies, and self-management in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local policy and protocols. Provides highly specialist clinical or technical services that contribute to the diagnosis, care or treatment of patients. Understands and applies the legal safeguarding framework that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused adults/children and is aware of statutory vulnerable patients health procedures and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust guidance. Consent patients for treatment procedures in line with Trust policy and role. Provides highly specialist advice which contributes to the diagnosis, care, or education of patients. Prescribe licensed and non-licensed drugs within the capacity of non-medical prescribing, adhering to Trust policy and existing frameworks. Prescribe appropriate blood products as per Trust policy.

Please refer to job description for further details.

Job description Job responsibilities Communication Produce accurate and complete documentation and patient records consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures. These should develop to demonstrate the use of expertise in decision making skills which have informed advanced clinical reasoning. Communicate effectively, in a highly emotive, antagonistic, or hostile environment about highly complex, sensitive, and potentially distressing information such as in an oncology setting, giving prognostic information for poor clinical outcome based on diagnostic cancer markers, or breaking bad news, relapse or progression of disease and discuss options with sensitivity and compassion. Anticipate barriers to communication, be empathetic and offer reassurance. Establish methods of overcoming these barriers, ensuring patients and significant others are kept fully informed and consent to treatment is maintained and fully documented. Provide and receive highly complex reports that may contain highly sensitive or highly contentious information. This information will be completed to a high standard to ensure accuracy, relevance, and sensitivity, with clear outcomes and recommendations. Knowledge Training and Experience The post holder will have highly specialist knowledge through the attainment of a post registration masters (MSc) in advanced practice or through the e-portfolio supported route and have a digital badge. They will have theoretical knowledge and extensive relevant practical experience, acquired through a combination of in-depth experience and postgraduate post-registration study. They will have received significant formal training in, or experience within their clinical specialty. Work independently and autonomously within medico-legal frameworks, making highly complex expert clinical decisions, working within local and national policies being responsible for how these policies are interpreted. They will maintain and develop this expertise and competence to enable collaboration with senior colleagues and medical staff, and to facilitate the management of patients. To act autonomously as an expert resource and provide advice and support to ward/departmental areas and to The Christies local, regional, national, and international partners. The post holder will practice in compliance with relevant code of professional conduct and maintain professional registration and practice through CPD including maintaining a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with the trust competency framework to ensure that skills remain optimal and new elements can be added to the skills portfolio and presented at annual appraisal. They will identify their own development needs in line with service requirements and participate in setting a personal development plan. To support this, they will work with a named mentor from within the medical team or a senior advanced practitioner. Through ongoing supervision and mentorship identify personal learning needs, participating in personal continuing education and other activities to promote ones own personal growth across the four pillars. Practice the skills to interpret and evaluate information from diverse sources to make informed judgements about its quality, appropriateness for practice and service delivery. Develop and maintain expertise, skills and appropriate competencies in their clinical area ensuring the highest level of precision to ensure patient safety. Identify and support the development and implementation of advanced practice within services. Assist in maintaining and disseminating knowledge and expertise within their specialist field. Seize opportunities to apply new knowledge to their own and others practice in structured ways, which are capable of evaluation. Be expected to autonomously assess patients, receive, and make referrals, assess patients, receive, and make referrals, interpret, and act upon assessments, consider differential diagnosis, evaluate, treat, plan, refer and discharge patients within the Trust. Using non-medical prescribing skills and radiology requesting as relevant to professional background and training, haveIRM(E)R training. Actively engage in and promote the organisational learning culture within their service line in all aspects of clinical practice, facilitating staff to develop specific areas of expertise and proficiency to meet the needs of the caseload within the available resources. Work closely with the advanced practice lead, Senior Nursing and AHP Teams and the CICE to ensure staff have access to clinical updates and achieve required level of competency. Support the clinical areas within the area of responsibility to be excellent learning environments for all students to include robust supervision. Work closely with the leadership teams and Educator in Practice leads to encourage students to work in the Trust on qualification. Analytical and Judgement Skills The post holder will assess complex facts and situations, using analytical skill, interpretation, and comparison of a range of options using a wide variety of assessment methods. In the clinical management of patients, competing, contradictory or unclear inputs are expected. Owing to the nature of the post following the whole patient pathway, they may have competing expected outcomes from the patient, the Trust, and other healthcare partners. The post holder will continually review and evaluate their own role and clinical practice informing the annual appraisal review process. They will practice evidence-based health care and by assessing clinical evidence, best practice guidelines and national policy statements will be responsible for defining developing, monitoring, and updating Trust clinical policies in relation to their own area of practice. Use quality improvement methodology to assist in changes in practice and service delivery in accordance with evidence-based standards and policy, challenging traditional boundaries and current thinking; and overcoming resistance and conflict at the Trust, system, and national level. Planning and Organisational Skills Act as an autonomous practitioner in their specialist field using highly specialist clinical knowledge ensuring patient centred care and family involvement, including health promotion and disease prevention. Be directly responsible for the management of patients within own caseload. Apply advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to the clinical care of people, their families and partner agencies involved when delivering and shaping services in line with national guidelines, best practice, and the national personalised care agenda. Support the development and implementation of advanced practice within services. Physical Skills and Effort Will be required to examine patients, pre, during and after treatment often in highly complex situations, where patients may be in distress or pain and examination needs to be performed using highly developed physical skills. Perform clinical, technical, or invasive procedures safely according to defined protocols, adhering to manual handling policy. There is a frequent requirement for light physical effort for several short periods during a shift. Responsibility for Patient Care Practice in compliance with relevant code of professional conduct, delivering and participating in the clinical care of patients within scope of practice; being accountable for decisions, actions, and omissions at this level of practice. Develop advanced clinical decision making based on highly complex facts and situations and encourage critical thinking regarding both ethical and legal issues related to high quality care delivery. Develop and maintain expertise, skills and appropriate competencies in their clinical area ensuring the highest level of precision to ensure patient safety. Develop the ability to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions which may include equipment, prescribing medicine, care plans, exercise, lifestyle advice, social prescribing, therapies, and self-management in accordance with evidence-based practice and national and local policy and protocols. Provides highly specialist clinical or technical services that contribute to the diagnosis, care or treatment of patients. Understands and applies the legal safeguarding framework that supports the identification of vulnerable and abused adults/children and is aware of statutory vulnerable patients health procedures and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust guidance. Consent patients for treatment procedures in line with Trust policy and role. Provides highly specialist advice which contributes to the diagnosis, care, or education of patients. Prescribe licensed and non-licensed drugs within the capacity of non-medical prescribing, adhering to Trust policy and existing frameworks. Prescribe appropriate blood products as per Trust policy. Please refer to job description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered professional, (e.g., NMC/HCPC)
• Educated to MSc Degree Level 7 in Advanced Practice or equivalent, with NHSE Digital Staff badge demonstrating AP accreditation with The Centre for Advancing Practice
• IRM(E)R trained (where relevant to professional background and role)
• Blood product prescriber (where relevant to professional background and role)
• Non-medical prescriber (where relevant to professional background and role)

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing qualification
• Relevant research qualification - e.g., Good Clinical Practice
• Recognized leadership and management course
• Completion of relevant extended role scope competencies

Experience

Essential

• Experience of a senior professional role in relevant clinical specialty
• Enhanced clinical skills relevant to area of clinical practice
• Experienced in managing own caseload of patients as an independent practitioner
• Experience of implementing evidence-based practice
• Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience in undertaking audit, quality improvement and service evaluation

Desirable

• Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate students and registered staff
• Experience of teaching and presenting at conference or other external meeting
• Experience of analysis and reporting of data
• Clinical experience of leading health care services within specialty
• Experience of research and implementation of evidence-based practice in relevant clinical specialty
• Experience in undertaking research projects and publishing articles
• Experience of inter-agency working and system delivery

Skills

Essential

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to enable communication with a wide range of stakeholders and for clinical purposes, negotiation, leadership, and influence. This includes managing highly complex communications where there may be barriers to understanding
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Complex planning and organisational skills
• Evidence of autonomous decision making
• Evidence of problem-solving skills
• Evidence of practice innovation and quality improvement
• IT skills for data management, reporting, presentation, and communication
• Evidence of enhanced clinical skills
• Self-motivated and able to prioritise within a large and varied workload
• Ability to identify and optimise learning opportunities
• Ability to work as part of a team and ability to command respect of the multi-disciplinary team
• Self-motivated, self-starter, and organised
• Flexible and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities
• Able to respond and prioritise unpredictable health presentations and ensure effective interventions are actioned
• Able to work in unpleasant working conditions on occasions, i.e., bodily fluids
• Enhanced knowledge of the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice (2025)

Knowledge

Essential

• Enhanced knowledge relevant to the specialty area
• Knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies and experience of successful delivery in practice
• Knowledge of leadership strategies, personal leadership and how to lead successful change in an organisation
• Knowledge of teaching and learning styles
• Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
• Advanced knowledge of government strategies and policies relating to service and clinical leadership role
• Working knowledge of safety and governance frameworks and standards (including confidentiality/freedom of information/Caldicott regulations/CQC essential standards)
• Working knowledge of nursing, AHP and medical professional issues and developments

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Registered professional, (e.g., NMC/HCPC) Educated to MSc Degree Level 7 in Advanced Practice or equivalent, with NHSE Digital Staff badge demonstrating AP accreditation with The Centre for Advancing Practice IRM(E)R trained (where relevant to professional background and role) Blood product prescriber (where relevant to professional background and role) Non-medical prescriber (where relevant to professional background and role) Desirable Teaching and assessing qualification Relevant research qualification - e.g., Good Clinical Practice Recognized leadership and management course Completion of relevant extended role scope competencies Experience Essential Experience of a senior professional role in relevant clinical specialty Enhanced clinical skills relevant to area of clinical practice Experienced in managing own caseload of patients as an independent practitioner Experience of implementing evidence-based practice Experience of working in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams Experience in undertaking audit, quality improvement and service evaluation Desirable Experience of teaching and supervising undergraduate students and registered staff Experience of teaching and presenting at conference or other external meeting Experience of analysis and reporting of data Clinical experience of leading health care services within specialty Experience of research and implementation of evidence-based practice in relevant clinical specialty Experience in undertaking research projects and publishing articles Experience of inter-agency working and system delivery Skills Essential Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, to enable communication with a wide range of stakeholders and for clinical purposes, negotiation, leadership, and influence. This includes managing highly complex communications where there may be barriers to understanding Highly developed interpersonal skills, with meticulous attention to detail Complex planning and organisational skills Evidence of autonomous decision making Evidence of problem-solving skills Evidence of practice innovation and quality improvement IT skills for data management, reporting, presentation, and communication Evidence of enhanced clinical skills Self-motivated and able to prioritise within a large and varied workload Ability to identify and optimise learning opportunities Ability to work as part of a team and ability to command respect of the multi-disciplinary team Self-motivated, self-starter, and organised Flexible and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities Able to respond and prioritise unpredictable health presentations and ensure effective interventions are actioned Able to work in unpleasant working conditions on occasions, i.e., bodily fluids Enhanced knowledge of the multi-professional framework for advanced clinical practice (2025) Knowledge Essential Enhanced knowledge relevant to the specialty area Knowledge of Quality Improvement methodologies and experience of successful delivery in practice Knowledge of leadership strategies, personal leadership and how to lead successful change in an organisation Knowledge of teaching and learning styles Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults Advanced knowledge of government strategies and policies relating to service and clinical leadership role Working knowledge of safety and governance frameworks and standards (including confidentiality/freedom of information/Caldicott regulations/CQC essential standards) Working knowledge of nursing, AHP and medical professional issues and developments Values Essential Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Clinical Oncology Nursing - E00848

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Clinical Oncology Nursing - E00848

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic, and highly motivated Band 7 Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner to join our dedicated safeguarding team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced registered healthcare professional who is passionate about protecting children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and promoting excellent safeguarding practice across our organisation.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of high-quality safeguarding services, ensuring compliance with national legislation, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding arrangements.

Main duties of the job

As a Specialist Safeguarding Practitioner, you will:

o Provide expert safeguarding advice and support to clinical and non-clinical staff.o Lead on safeguarding enquiries, complex cases, and safeguarding risk assessments.o Contribute to, and support the development and implementation of safeguarding policies, procedures, and best practice.o Deliver safeguarding supervision, education, and training programmes.o Work collaboratively with partner agencies, including local authorities, police, health, and voluntary sector organisations.o Contribute to safeguarding audits, reviews, quality improvement initiatives, and assurance reporting.o Support learning from safeguarding adult reviews, child safeguarding practice reviews, domestic homicide reviews, and other multi-agency processes.o Support vulnerable people, autistic people, and people with learning disabilities to identify reasonable adjustments, and work with their clinical teams improve their patient's experience. o Promote a culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, looking after more than 64,000 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 25% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.

We are the largest radiotherapy provider in the NHS with one in 20 treatments delivered at The Christie. We have up to 15 linear accelerators operating across our network of sites. We operate the largest chemotherapy unit in the UK on our main site and treatments are also provided at 13 other networked sites, and in patients homes. And as a specialist tertiary surgical centre, we focus on rare cancers, complex procedures, and multidisciplinary approaches to cancer surgery, specialising in colorectal, peritoneal, gynaecological, urological and plastic surgery.

We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We have been named by the UK's National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), as one of the best hospitals providing opportunities for patients to participate in clinical research studies, with more than 800 studies open at any time, caring for over 3,000 patients.

Details

Date posted

29 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Per annum, Pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

413-112596-QS-DA

Job locations

Quality and Standards - E00025

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProtecting Children and Young Peopleo Identifying and responding to concerns about abuse, neglect, exploitation, or harm.o Supporting children and young people at risk and working with partner agencies to ensure their safety.o Ensuring children receive the best possible outcomes through early intervention.

Safeguarding Adults at Risko Protecting adults who may be vulnerable because of age, illness, disability, mental health conditions, or other circumstances.o Preventing abuse, neglect, discrimination, financial exploitation, and self-neglect.

Early Identification and Preventiono Recognising signs of abuse, neglect, domestic abuse, modern slavery, radicalisation, and other safeguarding concerns.o Taking action before harm escalates

Information Sharingo Sharing relevant information appropriately between health, social care, police, and other agencies to protect individuals.o Learning from and sharing learning from safeguarding reviews where poor information sharing contributed to harm.

Multi-Agency Workingo Collaborating with local authorities, police, education providers, and voluntary organisations.o Supporting Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA) and safeguarding partnerships.

Workforce Training and Accountability

o Ensuring all staff receive appropriate safeguarding training relevant to their role.o Contributing to evidence governance and accountability through the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework

Addressing Health Inequalitieso Recognising that some groups face increased risk of abuse and poorer access to support.o Ensuring safeguarding practices are inclusive and equitable, and supporting patients and clinical teams to identify/implement reasonable adjustments.

Clinical1 Provide expert clinical knowledge and support to colleagues, patients and carers at the Trust and Network-wide on safeguarding2 Independently assess, implement, and evaluate outcomes of patients with complex safeguarding needs, facilitate Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) applications and notifications, Early Help assessments, RIC, MARAC and other multi agency referrals.3 Ensure that all patient records are accurate and updated in a timely manner.4 Demonstrate enhanced communication skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.5 Manage a clinical caseload, prioritising patient need across in-patient and out-patient settings to enable rapid response to calls for urgent advice.6 Participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency discussions to ensure continuity and co-ordination of optimal patient care.7 Support vulnerable patients, autistic people, people with learning disabilities, and their clinical teams to identify and implement reasonable adjustments.8 To be based at The Christie NHS FT Withington site. Some flexibility around working hours and some flex for working from home days, in line with service needs and in agreement with the Safeguarding Lead Nurse.9 Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies across Cancer Services to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going safeguarding concerns and discharge arrangements.10 To be flexible to changes within Safeguarding and across the organisation.11 Support staff with their own safeguarding needs i.e., domestic violence, and to advise them on appropriate specialised avenues of support and relevant formal frameworks/processes they can use.12 To work independently but share information with the Safeguarding colleagues and Matron, facilitating up-to-date overviews of patients needing Safeguarding across the service.13 Frequent exposure to patients and their relatives, who may be highly emotional, have delirium and/or display aggression, and to staff members disclosing sensitive information, i.e. domestic violence/abuse etc.14 Provide expert advice regarding the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Best Interest Decision Making, Lasting Power of Attorney, Court of Protection matters and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.15 Act as a source of expert advice for Prevent Duty concerns and support staff in undertaking referrals and risk assessments relating to radicalisation.16 Provide specialist safeguarding input for patients with complex family circumstances, young carers, domestic abuse concerns, parental cancer diagnoses and end-of-life care situations.17 Support clinical teams in undertaking safeguarding risk assessments and developing safeguarding plans that promote patient safety and wellbeing.18 Provide specialist advice regarding self-neglect, hoarding, exploitation, modern slavery, human trafficking and contextual safeguarding concerns.19 Maintain accurate safeguarding records and documentation in accordance with Trust policy, professional standards and information governance requirements.

Managerial and Clinical Leadership1. Provide specialist safeguarding knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers both within and outside the Trust.2. Participate in the evaluation of service delivery, identify areas for improvement, initiate change, and work with the Safeguarding Matron and appropriate teams to design and deliver service improvements.3. Guide, influence, develop, and implement safeguarding policy within the Trust.4. Support the development of safeguarding services at local, regional and national level through active contribution at appropriate multi-disciplinary forums within the Trust.5. Support clinical developments/projects/clinical research to promote excellence in patient care.6. Receive safeguarding supervision and mentorship to facilitate reflective practice.7. Collect and collate data on the safeguarding activity ensuring the delivery of a high-quality cost-effective service.8. Support/lead internal audit opportunities and resulting service assessment relating to Safeguarding.9. Work with Business Intelligence to develop systems to monitor Trust Safeguarding activity and identify areas for improvement.10. Provide formal safeguarding supervision in line with Trust policy and national safeguarding guidance.11. Contribute to Trust safeguarding assurance processes, Board reports, external reviews and inspections.12. Represent the Trust at statutory safeguarding meetings, safeguarding adults boards, safeguarding children's partnerships and regional safeguarding forums as required.13. Provide professional challenge where safeguarding practice falls below expected standards and support teams to achieve improvements.14. Support the Safeguarding Matron in monitoring compliance with statutory and mandatory safeguarding requirements across the organisation.

Education and Development

1. To act as part of a highly specialist resource team within the hospital and assist with the assessment of safeguarding training needs across the range of disciplines.2. To support staff to identify and implement reasonable for vulnerable patients with complex needs, autistic people, and people with learning difficulties.3. Maintain up to date high standard safeguarding skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional/national issues.4. Maintain enhanced communication skills.5. Identify safeguarding training needs Trust-wide and contribute to implementation and evaluation of teaching programmes accessible to colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team.6. Provide evidenced based education, information and training for a range of disciplines both internally and externally to the organisation.7. Maintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with Trust guidance.8. Act always in accordance with relevant Code of Conduct and guiding documents.9. Contribute to and participate in Service Reviews.10. Represent The Christie at Safeguarding Boards or meetings that require Safeguarding representation in the absence of the Safeguarding Lead Nurse.11. To provide information for internal and external reports or audits, SARS, and policy reviews.12. Develop, deliver and evaluate safeguarding training programmes in line with the Intercollegiate Documents for Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults.13. Provide specialist education and awareness sessions in relation to mental capacity, domestic abuse, Prevent Duty, exploitation, and other emerging safeguarding issues.14. Support the development of a safeguarding learning culture through reflective practice, safeguarding supervision, and dissemination of learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other safeguarding learning events.

Clinical Governance

1. Participate in clinical audit and research to influence safeguarding standards and disseminate findings through presentation to professional groups.2. Contribute to the writing of policies relevant to safeguarding.3. Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.4. Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights to shape appropriate service provision that is equitable and accessible.5. Contribute to the investigation and review of incidents, complaints, safeguarding reviews and serious events to identify learning and improve practice.6. Monitor safeguarding themes, trends and outcomes to support quality improvement and reduce risk.7. Support compliance with the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework and associated regulatory requirements.

Job description Job responsibilities DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESProtecting Children and Young Peopleo Identifying and responding to concerns about abuse, neglect, exploitation, or harm.o Supporting children and young people at risk and working with partner agencies to ensure their safety.o Ensuring children receive the best possible outcomes through early intervention. Safeguarding Adults at Risko Protecting adults who may be vulnerable because of age, illness, disability, mental health conditions, or other circumstances.o Preventing abuse, neglect, discrimination, financial exploitation, and self-neglect. Early Identification and Preventiono Recognising signs of abuse, neglect, domestic abuse, modern slavery, radicalisation, and other safeguarding concerns.o Taking action before harm escalates Information Sharingo Sharing relevant information appropriately between health, social care, police, and other agencies to protect individuals.o Learning from and sharing learning from safeguarding reviews where poor information sharing contributed to harm. Multi-Agency Workingo Collaborating with local authorities, police, education providers, and voluntary organisations.o Supporting Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA) and safeguarding partnerships. Workforce Training and Accountability o Ensuring all staff receive appropriate safeguarding training relevant to their role.o Contributing to evidence governance and accountability through the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework Addressing Health Inequalitieso Recognising that some groups face increased risk of abuse and poorer access to support.o Ensuring safeguarding practices are inclusive and equitable, and supporting patients and clinical teams to identify/implement reasonable adjustments. Clinical1 Provide expert clinical knowledge and support to colleagues, patients and carers at the Trust and Network-wide on safeguarding2 Independently assess, implement, and evaluate outcomes of patients with complex safeguarding needs, facilitate Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) applications and notifications, Early Help assessments, RIC, MARAC and other multi agency referrals.3 Ensure that all patient records are accurate and updated in a timely manner.4 Demonstrate enhanced communication skills when dealing with difficult or challenging situations.5 Manage a clinical caseload, prioritising patient need across in-patient and out-patient settings to enable rapid response to calls for urgent advice.6 Participate in multi-disciplinary and multi-agency discussions to ensure continuity and co-ordination of optimal patient care.7 Support vulnerable patients, autistic people, people with learning disabilities, and their clinical teams to identify and implement reasonable adjustments.8 To be based at The Christie NHS FT Withington site. Some flexibility around working hours and some flex for working from home days, in line with service needs and in agreement with the Safeguarding Lead Nurse.9 Work collaboratively with other professionals and agencies across Cancer Services to ensure patient needs are met, especially in relation to on-going safeguarding concerns and discharge arrangements.10 To be flexible to changes within Safeguarding and across the organisation.11 Support staff with their own safeguarding needs i.e., domestic violence, and to advise them on appropriate specialised avenues of support and relevant formal frameworks/processes they can use.12 To work independently but share information with the Safeguarding colleagues and Matron, facilitating up-to-date overviews of patients needing Safeguarding across the service.13 Frequent exposure to patients and their relatives, who may be highly emotional, have delirium and/or display aggression, and to staff members disclosing sensitive information, i.e. domestic violence/abuse etc.14 Provide expert advice regarding the Mental Capacity Act (2005), Best Interest Decision Making, Lasting Power of Attorney, Court of Protection matters and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.15 Act as a source of expert advice for Prevent Duty concerns and support staff in undertaking referrals and risk assessments relating to radicalisation.16 Provide specialist safeguarding input for patients with complex family circumstances, young carers, domestic abuse concerns, parental cancer diagnoses and end-of-life care situations.17 Support clinical teams in undertaking safeguarding risk assessments and developing safeguarding plans that promote patient safety and wellbeing.18 Provide specialist advice regarding self-neglect, hoarding, exploitation, modern slavery, human trafficking and contextual safeguarding concerns.19 Maintain accurate safeguarding records and documentation in accordance with Trust policy, professional standards and information governance requirements. Managerial and Clinical Leadership1. Provide specialist safeguarding knowledge to clinical colleagues, patients and carers both within and outside the Trust.2. Participate in the evaluation of service delivery, identify areas for improvement, initiate change, and work with the Safeguarding Matron and appropriate teams to design and deliver service improvements.3. Guide, influence, develop, and implement safeguarding policy within the Trust.4. Support the development of safeguarding services at local, regional and national level through active contribution at appropriate multi-disciplinary forums within the Trust.5. Support clinical developments/projects/clinical research to promote excellence in patient care.6. Receive safeguarding supervision and mentorship to facilitate reflective practice.7. Collect and collate data on the safeguarding activity ensuring the delivery of a high-quality cost-effective service.8. Support/lead internal audit opportunities and resulting service assessment relating to Safeguarding.9. Work with Business Intelligence to develop systems to monitor Trust Safeguarding activity and identify areas for improvement.10. Provide formal safeguarding supervision in line with Trust policy and national safeguarding guidance.11. Contribute to Trust safeguarding assurance processes, Board reports, external reviews and inspections.12. Represent the Trust at statutory safeguarding meetings, safeguarding adults boards, safeguarding children's partnerships and regional safeguarding forums as required.13. Provide professional challenge where safeguarding practice falls below expected standards and support teams to achieve improvements.14. Support the Safeguarding Matron in monitoring compliance with statutory and mandatory safeguarding requirements across the organisation. Education and Development 1. To act as part of a highly specialist resource team within the hospital and assist with the assessment of safeguarding training needs across the range of disciplines.2. To support staff to identify and implement reasonable for vulnerable patients with complex needs, autistic people, and people with learning difficulties.3. Maintain up to date high standard safeguarding skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional/national issues.4. Maintain enhanced communication skills.5. Identify safeguarding training needs Trust-wide and contribute to implementation and evaluation of teaching programmes accessible to colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team.6. Provide evidenced based education, information and training for a range of disciplines both internally and externally to the organisation.7. Maintain a professional portfolio to demonstrate competency in line with Trust guidance.8. Act always in accordance with relevant Code of Conduct and guiding documents.9. Contribute to and participate in Service Reviews.10. Represent The Christie at Safeguarding Boards or meetings that require Safeguarding representation in the absence of the Safeguarding Lead Nurse.11. To provide information for internal and external reports or audits, SARS, and policy reviews.12. Develop, deliver and evaluate safeguarding training programmes in line with the Intercollegiate Documents for Safeguarding Children and Safeguarding Adults.13. Provide specialist education and awareness sessions in relation to mental capacity, domestic abuse, Prevent Duty, exploitation, and other emerging safeguarding issues.14. Support the development of a safeguarding learning culture through reflective practice, safeguarding supervision, and dissemination of learning from Safeguarding Adult Reviews, Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews, Domestic Homicide Reviews and other safeguarding learning events. Clinical Governance 1. Participate in clinical audit and research to influence safeguarding standards and disseminate findings through presentation to professional groups.2. Contribute to the writing of policies relevant to safeguarding.3. Promote patient and public involvement activities in the specialist area, leading to service improvement.4. Promote peoples equality, diversity and rights to shape appropriate service provision that is equitable and accessible.5. Contribute to the investigation and review of incidents, complaints, safeguarding reviews and serious events to identify learning and improve practice.6. Monitor safeguarding themes, trends and outcomes to support quality improvement and reduce risk.7. Support compliance with the NHS Safeguarding Accountability and Assurance Framework and associated regulatory requirements.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Current Registration with: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), or Social Work England (SWE).
• Degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• Evidence of Level 4 Safeguarding competence in accordance with Intercollegiate Guidance.
• Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development.

Desirable

• Degree in relevant subject.
• Enhanced Communication Skills Training.
• Safeguarding Supervision Training.
• Practice Assessor/Mentor Qualification.
• Master's degree or postgraduate qualification in Safeguarding, Leadership or related field.
• Experience within Oncology Services.
• Experience of Board-level reporting.
• Experience of policy development and review.

Experience

Essential

• 5 years post basic qualification.
• Experience of safeguarding.
• Experience of delivering training.
• Able to work autonomously and part of a team.
• Experience of Oncology, Children, or Learning Disability nursing.
• Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• Experience of undertaking safeguarding risk assessments and referrals.
• Experience of Mental Capacity Act and DoLS application processes.
• Experience of safeguarding supervision.
• Experience of service improvement, audit or quality improvement projects.

Desirable

• Experience of providing safeguarding supervision.

Skills

Essential

• Comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding adults and safeguarding children legislation and national guidance.
• Knowledge of the Care Act 2014.
• Knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children.
• Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
• Knowledge of Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls frameworks.
• Knowledge of Prevent Duty requirements.
• Knowledge of Learning Disability and Autism legislation and reasonable adjustment requirements.
• Knowledge of information sharing and confidentiality principles.

Desirable

• Experience of Policy writing/review.
• Experience of representing a service at internal and external reviews and Boards.

Knowledge

Essential

• Excellent assessment and risk management skills.
• Ability to analyse highly complex safeguarding information.
• Excellent written communication and report-writing skills.
• Ability to provide professional challenge where required.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with senior colleagues and external agencies.
• Ability to deliver presentations and training to large groups.
• Advanced IT and data management skills.

Desirable

• Prior attendance at Safeguarding training i.e., FGM, Learning Disabilities, Child exploitation, DV.

Values

Essential

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours.

Other

Essential

• Demonstrates flexibility in working hours.
• Able to perform a wide range of duties.
• Able to lead the Safeguarding service in absence of Safeguarding Matron

Person Specification Qualifications Essential Current Registration with: Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), or Social Work England (SWE). Degree or equivalent professional qualification. Evidence of Level 4 Safeguarding competence in accordance with Intercollegiate Guidance. Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development. Desirable Degree in relevant subject. Enhanced Communication Skills Training. Safeguarding Supervision Training. Practice Assessor/Mentor Qualification. Master's degree or postgraduate qualification in Safeguarding, Leadership or related field. Experience within Oncology Services. Experience of Board-level reporting. Experience of policy development and review. Experience Essential 5 years post basic qualification. Experience of safeguarding. Experience of delivering training. Able to work autonomously and part of a team. Experience of Oncology, Children, or Learning Disability nursing. Experience of managing complex safeguarding cases. Experience of multi-agency working. Experience of undertaking safeguarding risk assessments and referrals. Experience of Mental Capacity Act and DoLS application processes. Experience of safeguarding supervision. Experience of service improvement, audit or quality improvement projects. Desirable Experience of providing safeguarding supervision. Skills Essential Comprehensive knowledge of safeguarding adults and safeguarding children legislation and national guidance. Knowledge of the Care Act 2014. Knowledge of Working Together to Safeguard Children. Knowledge of Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Knowledge of Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women and Girls frameworks. Knowledge of Prevent Duty requirements. Knowledge of Learning Disability and Autism legislation and reasonable adjustment requirements. Knowledge of information sharing and confidentiality principles. Desirable Experience of Policy writing/review. Experience of representing a service at internal and external reviews and Boards. Knowledge Essential Excellent assessment and risk management skills. Ability to analyse highly complex safeguarding information. Excellent written communication and report-writing skills. Ability to provide professional challenge where required. Ability to influence and negotiate with senior colleagues and external agencies. Ability to deliver presentations and training to large groups. Advanced IT and data management skills. Desirable Prior attendance at Safeguarding training i.e., FGM, Learning Disabilities, Child exploitation, DV. Values Essential Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours. Other Essential Demonstrates flexibility in working hours. Able to perform a wide range of duties. Able to lead the Safeguarding service in absence of Safeguarding Matron

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Quality and Standards - E00025

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Christie NHS FT

Address

Quality and Standards - E00025

Manchester

M20 4BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.christie.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)