An exciting opportunity has arisen for a senior nurse looking for their next step towards nursing management and leadership.
We are looking for a highly motivated nurse leader to undertake the role of Ward Manager for INRU.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have previous substantive experience at Band 6 or Band 7 level and possess experience within change management and managing a team.
Excellent communication skills are essential and the successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate and sustain new and innovative ways of working which facilitate developments in nursing practice.
You will have an extensive skill set in nursing management, excellent communication skills and a passion for delivering safe and effective care.
You will be able to display supportive skills and an ability to nurture teams and develop the workforce to providing innovative, outstanding patient care.
The ability to lead, manage and direct a team efficiently and effectively is essential. The successful candidate will be self-motivated and committed to improving service delivery with a flexible approach to the needs of the service. This post provides an excellent career opportunity for someone who is clinically credible but wishes to further develop management and leadership skills.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust 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 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set 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 description
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
Essential
* Registered nurse
* Post registration study / relevant specialist qualification
* Teaching/assessing qualification
Desirable
* Management/Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential
* Relevant experience of working at Band 6 Ward Nurse level
* Experience of implementing change / improvement
* Leadership / leading a team
Desirable
* Research / Audit experience
Skills
Essential
* compassionate and caring
* IT skills
* Effective communicator
* Planning and organisational
Desirable
* Resilient and capable of balancing competing priorities
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Trafford Hospital
Moorside Road
Davyhulme, Manchester
M41 5SL
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