Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Manchester
- Salary
- £35,392 to £42,618 Per Annum, Pro Rata
- Closing date
- 26 Nov 2023
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This truly is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital.
We are currently designing our new critical care unit in the new hospital development, and joined Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in April 2021.
Critical care at North Manchester General hospital consists of 12 beds. 6 level 3 beds and 6 level 2 beds. The unit has a wide range of specialties including general medical and surgical patients, and infectious diseases.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Critical Care.
You will form part of the senior nursing team, working in partnership with both the Senior and Lead nurses. Contributing to further developing quality and patient experience agendas and playing a fundamental part in driving forward the MFT values.
On each shift you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service. Providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.
In return you will work in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
This truly is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Critical Care.
You will form part of the senior nursing team, working in partnership with both the Senior and Lead nurses. Contributing to further developing quality and patient experience agendas and playing a fundamental part in driving forward the MFT values.
On each shift you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service. Providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.
In return you will work in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities.
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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Skills
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Manchester General Hospital
Delaunays road road
Manchester
M8 5RB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
349-CSS-5811840
We are currently designing our new critical care unit in the new hospital development, and joined Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in April 2021.
Critical care at North Manchester General hospital consists of 12 beds. 6 level 3 beds and 6 level 2 beds. The unit has a wide range of specialties including general medical and surgical patients, and infectious diseases.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Critical Care.
You will form part of the senior nursing team, working in partnership with both the Senior and Lead nurses. Contributing to further developing quality and patient experience agendas and playing a fundamental part in driving forward the MFT values.
On each shift you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service. Providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.
In return you will work in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities.
Main duties of the job
This truly is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital.
We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the Sister/Charge Nurse role in the Critical Care.
You will form part of the senior nursing team, working in partnership with both the Senior and Lead nurses. Contributing to further developing quality and patient experience agendas and playing a fundamental part in driving forward the MFT values.
On each shift you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service. Providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this, is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.
In return you will work in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities.
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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with NMC
- Critical Care Course or Equivalent.
- Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
- Post-basic qualification to minimum diploma standard or equivalent level gained by experience
Desirable
- Degree in adult nursing.
- ILS
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a band 5 staff nurse in critical care.
- Experience of coordinating a team of staff
- Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
Desirable
- experience of co-ordinating a critical Care/band 6 level experience
Skills
Essential
- Leadership skills
- Good communication skills (written & verbal)
- Basic keyboard skills
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the specialty
- Willingness to undertake relevant further study as required for the post
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
North Manchester General Hospital
Delaunays road road
Manchester
M8 5RB
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
349-CSS-5811840
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