Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Manchester Local Care Organisation, which is part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, for a Band 6 to expand their knowledge and skills within Children's community Palliative care.
We are seeking a Registered Children's Nurse Band 6 to join our small team. We currently have 1 position available to cover maternity leave for 22.5 hours per week working a three-day pattern.
The individual would support families and patients in their own home and in the hospital setting, acting as patient advocate and coordinating care. Clinical skills are important, along with active listening skills and good communication.
Main Duties of the Job
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with excellent communication skills, good organisational skills, and leadership skills, who can operate as an autonomous practitioner, delivering evidence-based nursing care to children and their families. You will support the team leader in managing team members along with innovations to continue to develop the team.
The Children's Palliative care team supports children in the community with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Although this is a seven-day service, you would be expected to operate over four days, from 9 am to 5 pm. You will be part of a 24-hour on-call rota when it is necessary for a child to receive end-of-life care at home.
You will be part of a forward-thinking and friendly team, providing holistic care to families within the community. You will be expected to work closely with our short break facilitators and other professionals within the hospital, community, and wider team.
About Us
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 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. 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.
Job 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
* Registered Nurse RSCN/RN Child
* Study to Degree level or prepared to work towards
* Teaching and assessing certificate
* Evidence and experience of working with complex patients in different situations
* Effective communication skills (listening, speaking, and advocating)
* Evidence to support professional leadership
* Understand the holistic approach to patient care and how this is delivered in the setting
* Evidence to support your knowledge regarding palliative care, end of life, and bereavement support
* Demonstrates motivation and commitment towards personal and professional development
* Able to work independently and in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary care team
* Able to prioritise work and effectively manage time of self and others
* Able to work unsupervised and in an autonomous manner
* Ability to work flexible shift patterns including 24-hour on call
* Positive attitude towards change / Evidence of change management
* Ability to set and maintain professional boundaries with staff, children, family, and visitors
* Taken an active role in the implementation of audits and improvement work
* Knowledge of information governance and use of computer systems
* Palliative care or advanced practice modules
* Experience of managing a complex caseload, where competing demands and constant interruptions to the work pattern require workload to be prioritised
* Experience of working with children and young people with complex medical needs, learning disabilities, and complex behaviours
* Ability to organise, coordinate, and chair multidisciplinary meetings
* Experience of managing a team, training others, and ability to discuss change in a positive way
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Team Leader Children's Community Palliative Care
Depending on experience per annum, pro rata
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