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Main area: Haemodialysis
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 2
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (3 x long days including weekends)
Job ref: 349-MRI-6767329*
Site: Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust
Town: Manchester
Salary: £23,615 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
We are seeking a flexible and caring individual to join our dedicated nursing team at the Renal Dialysis Unit at Manchester Royal Infirmary and help provide high quality care to our patients.
The Renal Unit is open 6 days a week and delivers haemodialysis treatment to patients with kidney failure. We care for patients with various conditions, complex needs, and diverse backgrounds. You will take responsibility for ensuring that the patient environment is fully prepared for the patient to undertake haemodialysis, which requires a flexible, calm approach and the ability to follow direction when needed. You will have the chance to work with a diverse patient group, meaning that the role can be very rewarding.
You will have:
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* A genuine interest in patient care
* A friendly, open, empathetic, and compassionate attitude
You will be:
* Honest and trustworthy
* Able to relate well with patients, clients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team, and the wider trust staff
In return, we will provide a comprehensive induction programme and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.
Main duties of the job
To provide support to trained Haemodialysis staff in order to deliver a more timely and efficient service as part of the pathway for patients undertaking Haemodialysis treatment on the Renal Unit. The post holder will undertake duties that will allow more effective use of nursing time and will also contribute to the efficient running of the service.
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 28,000 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 driving 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 & 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
Education
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
* Willingness to undertake professional development
Knowledge
* Able to move and handle patients on hospital beds and dialysis machines according to Trust policy
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Experience of working in an acute healthcare setting
* Experience of working within a hospitality setting
* Basic computer skills
* Experience of ordering and stock control
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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