The closing date is 23 July 2026

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An exciting development opportunity has arisen for a Deputy Ward Manager within the outpatient department at the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre. This post is a full-time, permanent position and involves agile working between Liverpool, Aintree and Paddington sites, with occasional cover at the Wirral site.We are seeking a dynamic registered Nurse with outpatient experience to join the management team. Successful candidate will support the ward manager with managerial duties, change management and be visible clinically within the department.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide visible clinical leadership and be a point of escalation and role model for the other registered nurses within the department. The successful candidate will assist the outpatient department manager with managerial duties including, but not limited to, ensuring safe staffing across all three outpatient sites with consideration for skillsets; rostering and absence management; PADRs; recruitment selection; incident response etc.

Additionally, the post holder will be required to support with the development and maintenance of staff clinical competencies within the department to ensure safe and effective care is being delivered, optimise service delivery and support staff professional development.

About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive

Details
Date posted: 09 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 158-26-138-OPDA
Job locations: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, Aintree and Paddington

Person Specification
Qualifications

• 1st level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Evidence of consistent professional and educational development
• BSc. Nursing, Health or management related studies or above or equivalent, or evidence of ability to work at that level

Experience

• Significant post registration experience across a range of clinical specialties
• Leading service development or change
• Teaching /mentorship experience
• Leadership and/or management development training
• Complex problem solving

Knowledge and Expertise

• Understanding of the political and strategic health agendas including the impact of such at operational level
• Innovative and enthusiastic
• High level negotiation and influencing skills
• Ability to cultivate positive relationships with teams to enable effective communication at times of significant operational pressure
• Ability to develop, plan, and implement short and long-range goals

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 Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool, Aintree and Paddington, 65 Pembroke Place, Liverpool, L7 8YA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Outpatient Department Manager
Zoe Morris
zoe.morris7@nhs.net
01513188514