Job summary
The Treatment Room and Ear Care services specialise in the provision of nursing care to all patients located in several clinics and health centres across Trafford. The Ear Care service also provide care for housebound patients.
The post holder will work collaboratively to deliver high quality care in the Treatment Room and Ear Care services to develop a locally appropriate integrated approach to delivery of care.
The post holder will contribute to the improvement strategy and represent community nursing at forums and groups across the Locality/Borough.
The post holder is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the nursing teams within the Treatment Room and Ear Care services and they will demonstrate leadership; effective team working and will line-manage the clinicians within the services.
Main duties of the job
The role ensures teams deliver a safe, high-quality service. Within this role the post holder will be clinically responsible for the assessment of patients, development of care plans, and the implementation of the care. He/she will provide advice and guidance to the nursing teams and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant. This role involves the overall responsibility for the nursing care delivered.
The post will require enhanced communication skills to deal with the broad range of issues involved in the day-to-day leadership of the nursing teams within the Treatment Room and Ear Care services.
The post holder will improve clinical patient-centred outcomes through effective use of resources; education and training and assessment and review of current treatments and practice.
The post holder will lead the development of policies, clinical guidelines and care procedures to support the development of the service provision and will provide information and advice to healthcare professionals using enhanced clinical judgement.
The post holder will improve clinical patient-centred outcomes through effective use of resources; education and training and assessment and review of current treatments and practice.
The post holder will lead the development of policies, clinical guidelines and care procedures to support the development of the service provision and will provide information and advice to healthcare professionals using enhanced clinical judgement.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guidethat 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse - adult
- oRecognised teaching/mentor qualification
- oKnowledge, training, and experience equivalent to postgraduate degree
- oNon-medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Masters level study
- Teaching/assessing qualification
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable clinical experience
- oExperience of working at a Band 6 level or above within community nursing
- oUnderstanding of research
- oUndertaking of audits
- oLeading/managing a team
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of community health and social care services
- oAnalytical and judgemental
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
- oComputer skills
- oMotivation, team building
- oExcellent communication and leadership skills
- oClinical co-ordinator able to prioritise and delegate effectively whilst working within stressful situations
- oPlanning and organisational
- oKnowledge of clinical governance
- oAbility to complete root cause analysis for both clinical and human resources
- oEvidence of skills in diplomacy and negotiation.
- oConfident decision maker
- oAble to work within a given resource and demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oRegistered General Nurse - adult
- oRecognised teaching/mentor qualification
- oKnowledge, training, and experience equivalent to postgraduate degree
- oNon-medical prescribing qualification
Desirable
- Masters level study
- Teaching/assessing qualification
- Management qualification
Experience
Essential
- oDemonstrable clinical experience
- oExperience of working at a Band 6 level or above within community nursing
- oUnderstanding of research
- oUndertaking of audits
- oLeading/managing a team
Skills/ Knowledge
Essential
- oKnowledge of community health and social care services
- oAnalytical and judgemental
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
- oComputer skills
- oMotivation, team building
- oExcellent communication and leadership skills
- oClinical co-ordinator able to prioritise and delegate effectively whilst working within stressful situations
- oPlanning and organisational
- oKnowledge of clinical governance
- oAbility to complete root cause analysis for both clinical and human resources
- oEvidence of skills in diplomacy and negotiation.
- oConfident decision maker
- oAble to work within a given resource and demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources.
Desirable
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
