We are excited to welcome an enthusiastic and passionate nurse to join the Supportive & Palliative Care Team at Manchester Royal Infirmary on a fixed term contract until February 2026 to cover maternity leave. Before applying please ensure that if you are requesting a secondment this has been agreed with your line manager as we cannot guarantee a permanent post at the end of this period.
As part of the role, the post holder will work as part of a large MDT to assess, plan and implement evidence based and individualised care to inpatients with life limiting illness, complex needs and those who are approaching the end of their lives.
They will be able to provide specialist education and training to colleagues, carers and patients.
The post holder will share both SPCT and MFT's values and aspirations, to work with colleagues in the wider MDT to ensure care is coordinated, individualised, and delivered at a high standard, as outlined in our strategy.
They will support the development of the service, by taking part in audit, quality improvement, and risk assessment/management in line with local and national guidelines.
This post requires you to work 30 hours per week including weekends and bank holidays, and is not negotiable due to the need of the service.
The post holder will be expected to manage a caseload of patients with complex health needs/life limiting illness, providing clinical visits where appropriate, including the need to travel between acute sites as required. They must keep up to date with local and national guidelines related to palliative and end of life care, and should only work within their scope of practice, identifying their own learning needs and escalating as required.
They will provide specialist palliative care advice and support to patients, those important to them, and all health care professionals involved in their care as appropriate. They will support staff across MFT with their own professional development, in response to incidents and self identified needs, to ensure all staff are prepared and equipped to care for patients with palliative and end of life care needs.
The post holder will be able to recognise and address issues around palliative care, including cancer treatments, pain and symptom management, psycho-social needs and barriers, ethical dilemmas, and seek senior support when needed from the doctors and senior nursing team.
The post holder will formulate individualised plans of care for patients in liaison with the senior supportive & palliative care nursing team and doctors.
The post holder will act as a core team member of the palliative care MDT, recognising that their individual actions represent the team as whole and personal beliefs should not impact care.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 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 & 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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 12 Jan 2025
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