Job summary
Evening and night District Nursing team Central Manchester. He/she will work with patients, families, carers within Central Manchester, working with the integrated neighbourhood teams, to provide high quality specialist nursing care and support for patients in community settings.
He/she will exercise enhanced levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care and ensure all records and documentation are completed and relevant. He/she will demonstrate flexibility and adaptability to work safely in different environments. The post holder will have responsibility, for the management of a designated caseload, He/she will be responsible for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care within the community setting without direct supervision.
The post holder will support the team leader with innovative clinical management and leadership of the team, mentoring the continued professional development of individual team members and assisting in the continued development of the District Nursing Service as a whole. The post holder will have delegated responsibility for the supervision and day to day management of junior team members.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced Registered General Nurse (RGN) you will be required to work as part of our Out of Hours District Nursing Service to provide complex nursing care to adults in their own home and in a variety of settings within the community. You will work closely with the Out of Hours GP Service and the Integrated Neighbourhood teams to ensure that patient care is effectively coordinated, demonstrating a positive impact on our patients. The Out Of Hours Service works from one Central base at Withington Community Hospital and covers patients within Central Manchester Locality. Shift patterns are from 5:30pm - 11:30pm and 10 30pm -8am and is 7 days per week. To join us, you will need to demonstrate a keen interest in the field of Community Nursing, together with a genuine desire to develop both the service and yourself. Due to the nature of the role, it is essential that you possess a full driving license and have access to a car. In return for your commitment, we show our care for our staff through excellent development and progression opportunities. This includes a comprehensive induction programme and to enhance your skills in your specialty, we also offer a range of internal and external courses.
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
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Qualifications RGN First Degree Community Specialist Practitioner (5)
- Relevant course e.g. care of the elderly/palliative care / management course
- Evidence of leadership skills and involvement in change
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Report writing skills Teaching skills (6)
- Excellent communication and evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
- UK driving license and access to a car
Desirable
- Masters level education Practice teacher training Research course or degree component. Registered Non-Medical Prescriber [v100/V150]
- Community nursing experience
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Experience of leading a quality improvement in practice
- Undertaken a leadership/management programme Module/course in Research methods
Person Specification
Essential and desirable
Essential
- Qualifications RGN First Degree Community Specialist Practitioner (5)
- Relevant course e.g. care of the elderly/palliative care / management course
- Evidence of leadership skills and involvement in change
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills Report writing skills Teaching skills (6)
- Excellent communication and evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
- UK driving license and access to a car
Desirable
- Masters level education Practice teacher training Research course or degree component. Registered Non-Medical Prescriber [v100/V150]
- Community nursing experience
- Implementation of audit/research recommendations
- Experience of leading a quality improvement in practice
- Undertaken a leadership/management programme Module/course in Research methods
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).
