There is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic proactive individual to join our Clinical Skills Training Team as a Senior Clinical Skills Trainer.
The Clinical Skills Training Team within The Christie Institute for Cancer Education provides effective generic clinical skills training and support for a range of Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, and Healthcare Support Workers.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual who will assist in moving the service forward, focusing on developing and maintaining standards and upholding trust protocols and guidelines in relation to clinical skills and systemic anti‑cancer therapy training and competency assessments.
The successful candidate will need to lead and coordinate the operational and day‑to‑day work of the clinical skills training service in designated clinical areas, working closely with Departmental Managers, Clinical Educators, Specialist Practice Educators (SACT), clinical staff and other members of the multidisciplinary team. They will also work as part of a team to deliver planned generic clinical skills and SACT training sessions, provide a trust‑wide Alertive bleep service and cross‑cover clinical skills and SACT training in other designated clinical areas during absence.
Also the successful candidate, in designated clinical areas, will monitor and supervise The Christie Care Certificate and identified medical devices training processes alongside specific Leads for new staff.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop and deliver clinical skills and SACT training to agreed standards, procedures and policies to a range of internal and external clinical staff across professions. This may be to small or large groups and/or on a 1:1 basis.
* Evaluate and adapt delivery of training dependent upon assessment of the current level of knowledge, skills and experience of the learner.
* Assess the practical clinical skills competencies of individual clinical staff to established competency assessment frameworks. Provide feedback to senior colleagues and/or departmental managers.
* Devise, develop and review training materials, presentations and input/comment on policy updates under the direction of the Clinical Skills Training Manager.
* Maintain and develop own knowledge, skills and competence in relation to clinical practice, clinical skills and SACT training.
* Demonstrate a pleasant, approachable and proactive manner to create and promote a good working relationship amongst the Clinical Skills Training Team, within The Christie Institute for Cancer Education and the clinical divisions.
* Adhere to uniform policy to maintain a professional appearance.
* Work autonomously managing own workload in designated clinical areas.
* Work as part of the team to deliver static training sessions and provision of trust‑wide Alertive bleep service and cross‑cover during absence.
* Prioritise, plan and coordinate the delivery of the operational work of the team. Liaise with the Clinical Skills Training Manager to ensure that operational work issues are addressed and to assist in informing overall strategic delivery of the service and priorities.
* Be responsible for liaising with managers and/or Clinical Educators in designated clinical areas to assess needs and monitor competencies.
* Feedback to the managing clinical skills training team members ensuring the appropriate operational service cover arrangements are in place e.g., during sickness or annual leave and be adaptable to ensure that the overall work of the team is carried out effectively.
* Attend and actively participate in departmental and Trust committees, providing reports and information relating to the work of the clinical skills training team and feedback to managing clinical skills training team members.
* Be aware of own limitations and that of others, seeking advice and guidance as required.
* Act as a specialist resource/support for the Trust in relation to clinical skills training, Healthcare Support Worker developments, and identified medical devices training processes and liaise with the managing clinical skills team and/or multidisciplinary team as appropriate.
* Demonstrate effective written, verbal and non‑verbal communication skills with team colleagues, staff in designated clinical areas and other staff trustwide and externally, at all levels on a range of matters relating to clinical skills training provision and developments.
* Manage difficult conversations with staff in designated clinical areas maintaining confidentiality at all times and escalates to senior colleagues as appropriate.
* Demonstrate effective use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook IT packages – adhering to trust and IT governance policies at all times.
* Demonstrate a professional and keen interest in the overall work of The Christie Institute for Cancer Education.
* Identify training gaps, raise areas of priority and develop and deliver clinical skills training programmes and supporting documents and policies to a range of clinical staff across professions, in large/small groups and/or on a 1:1 basis.
* Implement and oversee in collaboration with the Clinical Skills Training Manager and clinical managers an effective Healthcare Support Worker development programme in designated clinical areas.
* Supervise and monitor identified medical devices training processes in designated clinical areas in collaboration with the Clinical Skills Training Manager.
* Adapt delivery of training dependent upon assessment of current level of knowledge, skills and experience of the learner.
* Devise, develop and review training materials, presentations and policies under the direction of the Clinical Skills Training Manager.
* Maintain and develop own knowledge, skills and competence in relation to clinical practice and clinical skills training. Proactively engage in annual appraisal with line manager.
* Assess the practical clinical skills competencies of individual clinical staff to established competency assessment frameworks. Provide feedback to managing clinical skills team colleagues and/or departmental managers.
* Get own essential training up to date and manage health and safety in line with trust policy.
* Lead on design, operational collation of data, evaluation, report writing and presentation of results for audits relevant to the work of the Clinical Skills Training Team.
* Handle investigation of clinical incidents relevant to the work of the Clinical Skills Training Team.
* Collate and maintain training and development records in designated clinical areas.
* Identify, devise, develop and implement new clinical skills training initiatives and educational pathways that are evidence‑based and adhere to trust standards and policies.
* Establish competency standards to ensure the agreed standard of care is maintained.
* Supervise the professional work of staff requiring training in designated areas, reporting any concerns to clinical managers.
* Advise and support staff in relation to clinical skills training.
* Train, standardise and monitor Clinical Skills Link Workers to ensure training and assessment are carried out to agreed standards, offering guidance and support.
* Evaluate clinical skills training provision, identify skills gaps and take action to address these for continued improvement and standardisation of training.
* Consider opportunities for income generation in relation to clinical skills training provision and propose ideas to senior colleagues.
* Work with the Clinical Skills Training Manager and subject matter experts to provide guidance and support to clinical managers in procuring clinical skills equipment and consumables, ensuring best use of resources.
* Lead on the trial of relevant clinical skills equipment/consumables, its evaluation, reporting and procurement under supervision.
* Report all accidents, incidents and near misses in relation to own sphere of work and/or defects in equipment as per trust policies and communicate as required with departmental managers and senior clinical skills training team colleagues.
* Book appointments and complete preparation work for annual PDR appraisal, draft summary of discussion and objectives.
* Support the department, division and Trust and at times undertake other activities to ensure the smooth running of The Christie Institute for Cancer Education and the Trust.
INTERVIEWS WILL TAKE PLACE WEEK COMMENCING 1st DECEMBER 2025.
About The Christie
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 % of 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.
This advert closes on Sunday 23 Nov 2025.
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