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Out of Hours Sister/Charge Nurse - District Nursing
Band 6
Main area: District Nursing
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 24 hours per week
Job ref: 349-LCO-6897835*
Site: Ward B4 Offices
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 22/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
Out of Hours District Nursing
The post holder will work with patients, families, and carers to provide high-quality specialist nursing care for patients in community settings during out of hours.
He/she will exercise enhanced levels of judgement, discretion, and decision-making in clinical care and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant. He/she will demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to work autonomously.
The post holder will support the team leader with innovative clinical management and leadership of the team, mentoring the continued professional development of individual team members and assisting in the continued development of the District Nursing Service as a whole. The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the supervision and day-to-day management of junior team members.
He/she will contribute to the corporate objectives of the Trust and, in the absence of the team leader, will take responsibility for implementing agreed nursing policy and clinical standards, monitoring staff compliance with agreed criteria.
Main duties of the job
Working with our Out of Hours Team, the post holder will manage a caseload of patients and support staff within their team. They must carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs of care.
The post holder will be responsible for implementing agreed nursing policies and clinical standards, monitoring compliance with the above in accordance with agreed criteria.
The post holder will assess, implement, plan, and evaluate the delivery of direct patient care. Their role involves the effective assessment and management of patients with urgent care, rapid access needs, and the case facilitation and care coordination of patients with complex health needs.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate, so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan, which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Community Experience
* RGN/RN Adult with NMC Registration
* At least 3 years post-registration
* Community experience
* Community Specialist Practitioner District Nursing
* Elderly/Palliative care course
* Experience of working out of hours
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020, and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Celestine Tchoua
Job title: Team Leader
Email address: celestine.tchoua2@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07890533440
Additional information: Shift pattern - Evening 5:30pm - 11.30pm. Nights - 10.0pm - 8am
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