Job summary
It's an exciting time to join Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. We are recruiting for a Junior sister / Charge Nurse band 6 to join our dynamic Paediatric Critical Care (PCC) team that sits within the Division of, Paediatric Critical Care, Anaesthetics and Complex Medicine (Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, Stem Cell Transplant and Gene Therapy).
We're looking for a motivated and passionate individual to bring enthusiasm and excellence to our team which provides a broad range of high-quality, specialist services to our patients and supporting the team to be the best that they can be. The post holder will report to the Senior Sisters and Lead Nurse, providing visible leadership across a clinical service setting, monitoring and maintaining professional high standards. S/he is an innovative and dynamic practitioner committed to improving the patient/client experience, improving standards of care and services, leading the nursing contribution within PCC in line with the Group Nursing & Midwifery Strategy and Values and Behaviours.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is responsible for ensuring immediate care to critically ill children and their families, and will work primarily within the Paediatric Critical Care Clinical Specialist Unit, namely the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), the Paediatric High Dependency Unit (PHDU), and the North West and North Wales Transport Service (NWTS). The post holder will assess, plan, implement and evaluate the care for these patients supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist areas. The post holder will assist the senior Sister/Charge Nurse in ensuring that high standards of quality of care are delivered and maintained. The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff, patients and families. The post holder will deputise for the senior sister/ charge nurse as required and along with the Critical Care Registrar act as a first responder bleep holder in clinical emergency calls within RMCH. The post holder will support evidenced based care within the clinical teams. S/he will contribute to the improvement of standards to care through the development of all staff groups, participating in audit and research, teaching and supporting colleagues and the provision of effective leadership.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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
- oFirst level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN Post basic evidence of study
- oEvidence of recent professional development.
- oCompletion or working towards Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Course or equivalent.
Desirable
- oAppropriate management or leadership courses
- oEvidence of recent relevant academic studies
- oEvidence of mentoring/supporting students in practice
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial relevant post registration experience, some of this experience must be within relevant clinical setting
- oEvidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
- oEvidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working
- oEvidence of supporting our Quality & Safety Strategy
Desirable
- oExperience of clinical audit
- oExperience of research activities
- oEvidence of implementing a service development/change
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
- oEvidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- oClinically competent in Paediatric Critical Care
- oProven workload management of self and of others
- oProven ability to problem solve
- oWillingness to be flexible and adaptable
- oGood analytical and clinical decision making skills
- oAwareness of Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- oIT/word processing skills
Personal attributes
Essential
- oProfessional, working in-line with Trust Values.
- oAn enthusiastic and supportive role model with the ability to motivate people
- oCritical analysis skills
- 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
Management Style
Essential
- oCompassionate Leader.
- oTeam builder.
- oEncourages participation from all staff
- oAbility to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver excellent quality service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN Post basic evidence of study
- oEvidence of recent professional development.
- oCompletion or working towards Advanced Paediatric Critical Care Course or equivalent.
Desirable
- oAppropriate management or leadership courses
- oEvidence of recent relevant academic studies
- oEvidence of mentoring/supporting students in practice
Experience
Essential
- oSubstantial relevant post registration experience, some of this experience must be within relevant clinical setting
- oEvidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
- oEvidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working
- oEvidence of supporting our Quality & Safety Strategy
Desirable
- oExperience of clinical audit
- oExperience of research activities
- oEvidence of implementing a service development/change
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
- oExcellent written and verbal communication skills
- oEvidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- oClinically competent in Paediatric Critical Care
- oProven workload management of self and of others
- oProven ability to problem solve
- oWillingness to be flexible and adaptable
- oGood analytical and clinical decision making skills
- oAwareness of Clinical Governance process
Desirable
- oIT/word processing skills
Personal attributes
Essential
- oProfessional, working in-line with Trust Values.
- oAn enthusiastic and supportive role model with the ability to motivate people
- oCritical analysis skills
- 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
Management Style
Essential
- oCompassionate Leader.
- oTeam builder.
- oEncourages participation from all staff
- oAbility to work across boundaries to manage change and deliver excellent quality service
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).
