Metabolic Specialist Nurse

Job summary

The practitioner will deliver patient care on a daily basis. They should be expert in all areas of nursing care from patient's admission to discharge, which facilitates clinical practice development. They will provide daily clinical and managerial leadership to nursing and support staff in the delivery of evidence-based patient centred care. This will be of a high standard.

They are responsible for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures. Utilising clinical audit, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources.

The role is outpatient setting and clinics are done at Salford Care Organisation. However, it requires an element of travel as the post holder will be required to attend outreach clinics in Bradford and Manchester.

Main duties of the job

Develop knowledge and practice in an area of work.

Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others in own work area.

Contribute to the development of services.

Contribute to quality improvement.

Support people's equality, diversity, and rights

Assess people's health and wellbeing needs when those needs are complex and change across the caseload.

Plan, deliver and evaluate programmes to address patient's complex and changing health and wellbeing needs.

Lead others in the development of knowledge, ideas and work practice

Plan, allocate, assess and provide feedback to team members.

Maintainand supportthe efficientuseof physicaland/or financial resources.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.