Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Urgent Care Directorate of Manchester Royal Infirmary offering experience of working at the Surgical Assessment Unit . SAU is currently a 20 bedded assessment unit with high turn of surgical patients.
We currently have a vacancy for a hard-working and enthusiastic individual who is interested in delivering quality care to a group of patients. We are looking to recruit an experienced band 6 nurse.
We are opening a new 6 bedded base and need an additional 5 senior nurses
Main duties of the job
Suitable applicants will have excellent communications skills and be able to provide kindness and compassion to patients in their care. You wouldbe a valued member of the multidisciplinary team and be expected to deliver high standards of person centered care showing empathy, patienceand understanding at all times. Hard working, enthusiastic and conscientious, you will have well-developed motivational skills and evidence of involvement in change management and improvement. You have a mature and thorough approach to your work, coupled with a desire to take the service forward through quality initiatives, extending and developing nursing roles and an enthusiasm for learning new skills and competencies.You will prioritise, admit, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care from the beginning of patient's journey to the expectedhigh standard. You will coordinate day to day shift and be responsible for the patient flow and coordinate care on the unit. You will work as a keymember of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the processes that promote patient safety and quality of care in line with clinicalgovernance frameworks. You will support the junior and the newly qualified. You will be supported in your role clinically by an experienced Ward
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 Electronic Patient Record system which 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 Green Plan which sets 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.
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.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration - (RN Adult)
- Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
- Evidence of Level 3 studies
- Relevant teaching qualification
- Qualified to function as mentor for pre registration students
Desirable
- Child Protection / name relevant qualification D32/33 or A1 modules
- Appropriate management or leadership courses
Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant post registration experience, some of which must be within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
- Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of research activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
- Proven workload management of self and of a others
- Proven ability to problem solve
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable. Effective organisational skills
- Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Awareness of Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- IT/word processing skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration - (RN Adult)
- Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty
- Evidence of Level 3 studies
- Relevant teaching qualification
- Qualified to function as mentor for pre registration students
Desirable
- Child Protection / name relevant qualification D32/33 or A1 modules
- Appropriate management or leadership courses
Experience
Essential
- Extensive relevant post registration experience, some of which must be within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
- Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of research activities
Knowledge
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality
- Proven workload management of self and of a others
- Proven ability to problem solve
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable. Effective organisational skills
- Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Awareness of Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- IT/word processing skills
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).
