Deputy Nurse Manager - Cancer and Haematology Outpatients Department inOxford inOxford PUBLISHED
MON 18 NOV 2024
The Cancer and Haematology Outpatients department operates in a fast-paced environment, accommodating up to 300 patients daily. The successful applicant will collaborate closely with the Outpatients Sister, taking on responsibilities in their absence. The Trust values excellence, compassion, and continuous learning, providing opportunities for both personal and professional growth through educational programs and nurse-led research initiatives.
Are you interested in joining a small, friendly team that is continually striving to improve the standard and quality of care for patients with cancer and haematological disorders in the outpatient setting?
The Cancer and Haematology Outpatients department at the Churchill Hospital are looking for a dynamic, experienced, and innovative nurse to join our team as a Deputy Nurse Manager to help the team achieve the best care for patients.
This is a very busy department seeing up to 300 patients a day and is open from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with occasional evening and weekend shifts. We work in a modern environment in the Cancer Centre with access to shops and cafes.
This is also an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the UK with an international reputation and a tradition of innovation and clinical research.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit (which we do recommend), please email Susan Fletcher, Cancer and Haematology Outpatients Sister, on
As a band 6 Deputy Nurse Manager you will contribute to the smooth running of the department, acting as a role model for junior team members and support the development and delivery of a high standard of nursing care. You will work closely with the Outpatients Sister, acting as deputy in their absence, and provide clinical and managerial leadership to the team. The successful applicant will take the lead in a specific area of practice/project work in the outpatient environment. The role will also involve providing patients with health education, line care and venesection, phlebotomy, cannulation and associated elements of treatment.
We aim to provide a service tailored to individual patients' needs as well as ensuring staff are supported through clinical supervision, educational programmes and on-going professional development. We actively support nurse-led activities and research, offering opportunities for professional and personal development. Our focus is always on providing the best possible patient care and our values reflect those of the Trust: Compassion, Delivery, Excellence, Learning, Respect and Improvement.
For more information or to arrange an informal visit (which we do recommend), please
About us
Overall Objectives:
- To assist the OPD Nurse Manager, taking responsibility for the operational management of staff and resources to provide a safe environment for patients and in the managers absence, assume responsibility for the department.
- To assist the OPD Nurse Manager in ensuring patients attending OPD are cared for to the highest possible standard and to develop practice with the support of the OPD manager.
- To take the lead in a specific aspect of OPD service, including practicing clinically in an agreed care setting according to approved protocols or guidance, for example, line care and phlebotomy
Key Result Areas:
- Co-ordinate service activity daily ensuring appropriate use of resources.
- Supervise and mentor qualified and unqualified staff.
- Manage complex patient referrals to maintain patient and department safety.
- Contribute to the development of the service philosophy and the therapeutic environment.
- Have a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients and relatives who are in various states of emotional distress in view of delicate nature of the disease
For more details please see the full Job Description
Please wait...this will take a moment...