Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital for a confident, compassionate and clinically credible Practitioner to join the team as a Sister/Charge Nurse for Ward 83.
This is a 11 bedded unit that cares for children with a wide variety of medical issues, including long term ventilation and complex respiratory conditions.
The successful applicant will be required to provide leadership to the team with particular focus on patient safety, workforce management and quality improvement. You will work closely with the senior nursing and medical team to ensure delivery of these high standards of care.
You will have an RSCN/RN Child with a post-registration qualification and relevant experience in the specialty. You will be team-orientated and also able to work autonomously; you will have excellent leadership, management, communication and interpersonal skills and be committed to the advancement of practice in this field.
Main duties of the job
As a Sister/Charge Nurse you will be responsible for leading the ward through the improving quality agenda, responsible for patient safety and patient experience
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
- First level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN
- Post basic evidence of study
- Evidence of Level 6 studies
- Qualified to function as mentor for pre-registration students.
Desirable
- Further study in relevant specialty
- Appropriate management or leadership courses.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post registration experience, 1 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
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND 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 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
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect.
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
- Enthusiasm and inspirational skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN
- Post basic evidence of study
- Evidence of Level 6 studies
- Qualified to function as mentor for pre-registration students.
Desirable
- Further study in relevant specialty
- Appropriate management or leadership courses.
Experience
Essential
- Substantial relevant post registration experience, 1 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
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND 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 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
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues.
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect.
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
- Enthusiasm and inspirational 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).
