An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Outpatient Clinic Nurse to join the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre's multidisciplinary team.
The Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre has over 480 patients with numbers increasing year on year, with the catchment area covering the Northwest Region.
The Outpatient Department within the Centre is unique in that although we are classed as an outpatient department, we are more aligned to being a Regional Treatment centre which offers individualised, holistic patient centred care tailored to patient’s needs.
We are looking for a self-motivated, dynamic individual to join a well-established, dedicated, and supportive CF nursing team. You will need to be flexible, a team player, and be able to demonstrate a commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.
The successful candidate will work 37.5 hours over a 5-day period as part of a large MDT with the aim of:
• Delivering high quality holistic, individualised care to patients attending the CF outpatient’s department.
• Managing and coordinating staff and clinical activity within the outpatient department, playing a key role within the multidisciplinary team.
• Taking the lead role for quality improvement within the outpatient department.
Coordinate outpatient clinic activity and patient flow through the department whilst managing a clinic team.
Ensure daily safety checks and clinic set up are completed.
Overseeing management and planning of clinics.
Undertake nursing interventions in the Outpatient’s Clinic.
Working from Patient Group Directives.
Demonstrate knowledge and experience of cystic fibrosis and clinical leadership skills.
To monitor and improve standards of care through clinical audit and quality improvement.
Support students during placement and maintain educational file.
Support the Nurse led Annual Assessments process.
Attend clinic team huddles/discussions as required.
Work alongside CFSN co-ordinating the CF bowel surveillance programme in line with the updated 2024 standards for clinical care of children and Adults with Cystic Fibrosis in the UK.
Submit information and compile reports as requested using Cystic Fibrosis Data Base/HIVE.
Provide support to other nursing services within the department.
Attend Clinical / Educational meetings within the Cystic Fibrosis Department.
Member of Cystic Fibrosis Nursing Association and attending / presenting at conferences locally, nationally, and internationally.
Assist with information for Port Cystic Fibrosis data base /registry.
Facilitate unit research through ensuring access to patients during clinic appointments.
Opportunity to work alongside other CFSN to further develop skills specific to cystic fibrosis.
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 Thursday 20 Feb 2025
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