Job Description
The SACT Day Unit is based at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust — the largest single site cancer centre in Europe and the first UK organisation accredited as a Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
Are you an enthusiastic nurse looking to join a fast paced, patient focused team?
Do you thrive on learning, teamwork, and delivering truly exceptional patient care?
Are you keen to develop specialist oncology skills in one of Europe’s most respected cancer centres?
Join us in the SACT Day Unit at The Christie — a dynamic, innovative service where your development is a priority and your contribution makes a real difference to every patient who walks through our doors.
Why Join Our Team? Every day, our highly skilled SACT team delivers world class care to up to 200 patients. You’ll be part of an environment that is fast-paced, fulfilling, and deeply rewarding.
You’ll Treat Patients Receiving
- Potentially curative therapies
- Life-extending and palliative treatments
- clinical trial regimens
You’ll also have the opportunity to support our colleagues across our peripheral outreach sites, including:
Moya Cole (Little Hulton), St Luke’s (Winsford), Tameside Macmillan Unit, Dr Kershaw’s (Oldham), and Bury Hospice.
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document, that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
A Training Package Designed to Set You Up for Success
When You Join Us, You’ll Receive ✨ Eight weeks of supernumerary training
✨ Hands-on experience with a wide variety of anti cancer treatments
✨ Completion of the UKONS SACT Passport
✨ A structured induction including visits to all peripheral sites
✨ Opportunities to work in our nurse-led clinics, including pre-assessment and pre treatment consultations
We’re a team that loves learning, improving, and supporting one another — and we welcome nurses who share that passion.
What Makes Our Unit Special?
We Pride Ourselves On
- A warm, welcoming team culture
- Innovative ways of working
- A focus on continual improvement
- Nurses having a real voice in how we shape our service
If you want development, we’ll support it. If you love delivering excellent cancer care, you’ll feel right at home.
Shift Patterns to Support Your Lifestyle
Our unit operates 6 days a week with a range of flexible options:
- Monday–Friday: 8am–8pm
- Saturday: 8am–6pm
- Bank Holidays: Open
*Please note: OSCE support is not currently available* .
Come and See Us! We warmly encourage you to visit the unit before interview — meet our team, see our environment, and discover why so many nurses love building their careers here.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anne-Marie Bradburn Job title: Senior Sister Email address: Anne-Marie.Bradburn@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 918 7567