Job summary
Staff Nurse Neonatal Transport Available either as a permanent transport post or as a rotational post working between Connect NW at the brand new premises near Warrington and Newborn Intensive Care at St. Mary's Hospital.As a centre of excellence in neonatal care, NICU at St Mary's has a reputation for high standards and we are a provider of Level 3 care throughout Greater Manchester. Our state-of-the-art unit offers unparalleled opportunities in neonatal medicine and surgery. A unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated neonatal nurse to work in the cutting edge service Connect NW - the Neonatal Transport Service for the NW region and North Wales. You will role model high standards of care to patients and their families and strive for continuing excellence in all areas. You'll have plenty of scope for development, including the opportunity to enhance your leadership and clinical skills, and you'll play a key role in the provision of high quality care during transport.
Main duties of the job
The Connect NW service is currently hosted by Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is about to move to new accomodation in dedicated premises near the centre of the NW region in Warrington. This will provide exceptional facilities to support the service development. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate a flexible approach towards this potential change and alongside existing staff would be expected to transition into the new system. During this period of transition, the post holder and all existing members of staff will need to demonstrate a collaborative and proactive approach when integrating with staff from other transport services. Following the move to the single base, some revision of the post responsibilities may be required to ensure a streamlined service. As a qualified neonatal nurse with proven experience in a neonatal intensive care setting, you'll be working towards a mentoring qualification and possess a high level of clinical expertise. You will be capable of managing your workload and have a flexible approach with strong communication skills. The post will be available on a full time basis within Neonatal Transport, although it may also be possible to appoint candidates into a rotational post on NICU.
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 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 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 at resourcing@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 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 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 at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Primary Qualification
Essential
Desirable
Additional qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Enhanced practice modules
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Other clinically relevant experience
Professional development
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of other professional development
Transport Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of internal transport experience
Written communication and IT
Desirable
- Good standard of application and IT literacy
Person Specification
Primary Qualification
Essential
Desirable
Additional qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Enhanced practice modules
Experience
Essential
Desirable
- Other clinically relevant experience
Professional development
Essential
Desirable
- Evidence of other professional development
Transport Experience
Desirable
- Evidence of internal transport experience
Written communication and IT
Desirable
- Good standard of application and IT literacy
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Connect NW Premises, Gemini 8, Warrington
Unit 19, Gemini 8, Apollo Park, Warrington, WA5 7AE
Warrington
WA5 7AE
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
