Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated nurse to join the Cellular Therapy Programme at The Christie as a Cellular Therapy Coordinator on a maternity leave cover basis.

The successful candidate will play a key role in coordinating the complex patient pathway for patients undergoing stem cell transplant, cellular therapy, including CAR-T cell therapy and other advanced cellular therapy treatments. Working as part of a highly specialist multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate care across the patient pathway, ensuring effective communication between clinical teams, patients and external organisations and supporting the safe and timely delivery of treatment.

The role requires excellent organisational and communication skills, strong clinical knowledge and the ability to coordinate multiple complex pathways simultaneously. You will work closely with the Cellular Therapy Programme, transplant and donor coordinators, clinical nurse specialists, medical teams.

Experience in haematology, transplantation, cellular therapy or CAR-T therapy is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound clinical judgement, excellent coordination skills and the ability to work effectively within a complex multidisciplinary environment.

Main duties of the job
You will coordinate and support the delivery of stem cell transplant and cellular therapy pathways from referral and assessment through to treatment and follow-up, ensuring that patients receive safe, timely and coordinated care. Coordinating individual patient pathways for cellular therapy, ensuring that key investigations, assessments, appointments and treatment milestones are completed within required timescales. Acting as a key point of contact for patients, carers and members of the multidisciplinary team throughout the cellular therapy pathway. governance, audit, risk management and continuous improvement, contribute to the development and review of SOPs, and help ensure appropriate documentation and traceability.

Liaising closely with medical teams, clinical nurse specialists, transplant and donor coordinators, apheresis, pharmacy, laboratories and other specialist services to facilitate effective pathway coordination. Supporting the coordination of HSCT, & other cellular therapy treatments, ensuring appropriate communication and documentation at each stage of the pathway.

Monitoring pathway progress, identifying potential delays or risks and escalating issues appropriately to ensure timely treatment.

Supporting effective communication and handover between inpatient, outpatient and specialist services.

Providing patients and families with clear information and support throughout what can be a complex and emotionally challenging treatment pathway.

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
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year Per annum, Pro rata
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 413-111656-CNS-SD

Job responsibilities

• Clinical practice: coordinate the pre admission treatment pathway for patients/donors requiring stem cell transplantation and CART/ATMP treatments working in close conjunction with the lead Co-ordinator.
• Ensure patients have access to timely written and verbal information, providing advice and support allowing informed consent and decision making to occur.
• Provide holistic nursing care and emotional support to patients and families.
• Work collaboratively with all members of the multidisciplinary team to Co-ordinate and plan treatment pathways for patients requiring these treatments within the trust and externally.
• Management of a designated patient workload ensuring all pre admission and pre collection requirements have been correctly undertaken, documented and reviewed by the clinical team with support from lead coordinator.
• Liaise with Medical team in the development, implementation, and evaluation of individual programmes of care and protocols.
• Collect, collate, evaluate, and report information, maintaining accurate patient records on the management of patients.
• Work collaboratively with the quality and the data manager to maintain an accurate record system, collect relevant statistical information for service evaluation and change.
• Review and assist in the development of operating policies related to cellular therapies, actively participating in regulatory accreditation processes (JACIE /HTA), the clinical audit of services and the development of annual reports and quality manuals.
• Proactively review trial and commercial documentation involving these treatment pathways and participation in related meetings in the absence of lead coordinator.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, other professionals and agencies to ensure patient needs are met.
• Participate in relevant outpatient clinics and departmental meetings as requested.
• Educational: provide specialist education and training on the management of cellular therapy treatments delivered, sharing awareness/education with patients, nursing staff and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain own professional development ensuring educational and mandatory training needs are met.
• Remain up to date with current protocols and practices, maintaining specialist knowledge of cellular therapy treatments.
• Represent the organization and department nationally and internationally as appropriate.
• Promote a learning environment in which individuals take ownership for their professional development.
• Develop and deliver education programmes as required in conjunction with the practice educators.
• Leadership and management: act as a role model providing expert specialist clinical knowledge to colleagues, and promoting patient focussed care.
• Support patients, families and the wider MDT to progress the establishment of standards for practice and produce care protocols.
• Participate in the audit process.
• Lead/deputise as required at the planning meetings with medical and laboratory staff to coordinate the cellular therapy program in conjunction with the transplant/donor coordinators and apheresis team.
• Work with directorate managers and key stakeholders to provide information required to demonstrate performance indicators are being met.
• Participate in the evaluation of service delivery, identify areas for improvement and initiate and manage change.
• Research: maintain a sound knowledge base of relevant current related research.
• Assist in the application and evaluation of current research findings in order to provide quality evidence based practice.
• Develop research interests within the specialist field of practice.
• Participate as required/requested in research and audit initiated by other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Review related research applications in relation to standard practice.
• Professional and personal: show professional and courteous manner whilst practicing excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Be aware of own limitations, maintain confidentiality and adherence to NMC Professional Code of Conduct, maintaining professional registration as indicated.
• Cooperate in own performance review by indicating learning goals and support needs.
• Actively seek mentorship / supervision to enable reflection and development within the role and provide supervision to colleagues.
• Maintain confidentiality in all aspects of care and employment issues.
• Act as a role model at all times and provide specialist knowledge within the area of practice.
• Maintain appropriate records adhering to Trust and NMC guidelines on record keeping.

Person Specification
Qualifications (Essential):

• RGN Level 1
• Have a degree in a health related subject Master's degree or ability to work at that level Haematology/Oncology Course

Qualifications (Desirable):

• Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice equivalent.

Experience (Essential):

• Good relevant post registration experience in transplantation & cellular therapy

Experience (Desirable):

• Desirable apheresis Clinical trials and research experience

Skills (Essential):

• Leadership
• Autonomous practitioner
• IT skills
• Presentation skills

Skills (Desirable):

• Cannulation
• Venepuncture
• Apheresis

Knowledge (Essential):

• Evidence of a sound clinical knowledge base cell therapy and haemato oncology.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Knowledge (Desirable):

• Advanced communication training

Values (Essential):

• Ability to demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Other (Essential):

• Excellent time management Recognition of own limitations
• Approachable and enthusiastic
• Excellent role model to patients and staff
• Dedication to service development

Other (Desirable):

• Ability to adapt to changing needs of the service

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.