Job summary
POST: International Recruitment Matron
HOURS: 37.5
RESPONSIBLE TO: Lead Nurse for Workforce
RESPONSIBLE FOR: International Recruitment
WORKBASE: Trust wide
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will act as an expert on international recruitment (IR)
- The post holder will support the Lead Nurse, and oversee the delivery on training programs for IR nurses
- The post holder will work closely with Nursing and Midwifery Teams, HR colleagues on IR development, to support the recruitment and retention o
- The post holder will lead on the delivery of the international recruitment programmes providing leadership and advice on international recruitment an
- The post holder will ensure effective temporary staffing cover working closely with the NHSP on-sit
- The post holder will be responsible for Implementing 'What Matters to Me' ensuring this is adopted in the Trusts recruitment and retention strategy to support staff wellbeing and promote the Trust as an employer o
- The post holder will take responsibility for human and financial resources when delegated, contributing to key performance outcomes within Corporate Nursing, linked to the Manchester Foundation Trust annual plan and corporat
- The Post holder will oversee the OSCE process for IR Nurs
- The post holder will over see the pastoral support for IR candidates with reference to the pastoral support awarded to MFT for IR nurses
- Act in accordance with the NMC Code of Professional
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a more detailed insight of the above role.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qulaifications
Essential
- Registered with professional body (HCPC/NMC/GPHC)
- Graduate - health related studies
- Degree level qualification in related specialism or equivalent of relevant experience
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Qualified in specialty
- Evidence of post graduate training/courses to masters equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Develop and maintain effective communication and good working relationships with MFT Hospitals/MLCO/MCS, professional leads, HEIs, HEE, partners, stakeholders, etc
- Provide expert knowledge of IR programmes, the curricula, requirements of the regulator and how to create a culture of learning for learners for IR nurses.
- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS Policy.
- Provide, receive and present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, providing highly specialised advice regarding the relationship between pre-registration education policy, strategy and processes and patient care.
- Plan and organise a broad range of projects ,IR work streams and reports as and when required and appropriate.
- Ensure that projects, work streams and reports are delivered within the available resources and to the agreed timescales
Desirable
- In depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
Training and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management or service improvement.
- Evidence of professional leadership.
- Evidence of delivering training sessions
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experienced in budget management.
- Implementation of audit and associated evaluation and action planning.
- Experience of working in partnership with external organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary working, decision making and conflict resolution
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to present in a variety of settings with different groups of staff.
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Excellent organisational, time management and motivational skills in order to meet relevant timescales and deadlines
- Work as part of a team to develop and share good practice.
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities.
Desirable
- Project management skills
Attributes
Essential
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work.
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds.
- Willingness to work across organisational and professional boundaries.
Others
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit, associated evaluation, action planning and feedback to relevant personnel.
- Evidence of involvement in research activity and implementing research recommendations.
Person Specification
Qulaifications
Essential
- Registered with professional body (HCPC/NMC/GPHC)
- Graduate - health related studies
- Degree level qualification in related specialism or equivalent of relevant experience
- Teaching qualification
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Qualified in specialty
- Evidence of post graduate training/courses to masters equivalent
Knowledge
Essential
- Develop and maintain effective communication and good working relationships with MFT Hospitals/MLCO/MCS, professional leads, HEIs, HEE, partners, stakeholders, etc
- Provide expert knowledge of IR programmes, the curricula, requirements of the regulator and how to create a culture of learning for learners for IR nurses.
- Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS Policy.
- Provide, receive and present highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, providing highly specialised advice regarding the relationship between pre-registration education policy, strategy and processes and patient care.
- Plan and organise a broad range of projects ,IR work streams and reports as and when required and appropriate.
- Ensure that projects, work streams and reports are delivered within the available resources and to the agreed timescales
Desirable
- In depth knowledge of Quality Assurance principles and framework
Training and Experience
Essential
- Evidence of significant involvement in change management or service improvement.
- Evidence of professional leadership.
- Evidence of delivering training sessions
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Experienced in budget management.
- Implementation of audit and associated evaluation and action planning.
- Experience of working in partnership with external organisations.
Desirable
- Experience of effective multidisciplinary working, decision making and conflict resolution
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage and build effective relationships at all levels in stakeholder organisations
- Ability to present in a variety of settings with different groups of staff.
- Able to plan, implement and evaluate education programmes
- Ability to teach and facilitate in a variety of settings with different groups of staff
- Excellent organisational, time management and motivational skills in order to meet relevant timescales and deadlines
- Work as part of a team to develop and share good practice.
- Ability to work flexibly and manage competing priorities.
Desirable
- Project management skills
Attributes
Essential
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work.
- Adaptable to meet differing learning styles/ preferences
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds.
- Willingness to work across organisational and professional boundaries.
Others
Essential
- Demonstrates the ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit, associated evaluation, action planning and feedback to relevant personnel.
- Evidence of involvement in research activity and implementing research recommendations.
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).
