Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
This is an exciting opportunity for a Children's Nurse with relevant and demonstrable experience, who is looking to develop their knowledge and skills in working with children and young people within the community setting. Experience of working in a community setting is essential. You should have appropriate clinical and communication skills and be able to work independently, as well as part of the multi-agency team.
Operational hours of the service are Monday to Sunday, 08.00am - 10pm, including Bank Holidays. You may be required to provide on call support as a senior member of the team, for children and young people requiring end of life care.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the children's community nursing team where all team members have varied skills and competence in the management of caring for the child with acute care, chronic and complex, palliative and end of life care needs. The successful applicant will be able to work independently under the direction of children's community nursing team manager and work well within the team. They will also enjoy teaching and supporting pre-registration student nurses and junior members of the team.
Shift work will be required to cover 7 days a week 8am-10pm. Applicants must have a valid driving license and access to a vehicle.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & 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 & staff experience, operational effectiveness & 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 & 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.
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 & 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
Qualifications
* Registered Paediatric Nurse
* Community experience
Knowledge
* Experience with acutely unwell children
Training
* Relevant and demonstrable experience in nursing children with acute and complex needs
* Caseload management
* Multi-disciplinary teamwork
* Experience of working within a community setting
* Teaching/resource to other nurses and professionals
* Experience in research and/or audit
Skills and Abilities
* Effective communication
* Effective organisation skills and time management skills
Attributes
* Car owner/driver
* Committed to new ways of working
* Flexible approach
* Willing to be part of a development role
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
£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum, Pro Rata
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