We wish to recruit an exceptional band 6 Specialist nurse to work within the established Burns Trauma and Rehabilitation team, within the acute setting, based at Wythenshawe Hospital. This role will require flexibility and cross site working. It will require a team player able to work autonomously within the scope of practice. It is essential to be a car user and hold a full clean UK driving licence.

The role requires extensive wound care knowledge and experience within Burns or Plastic surgery.

Main duties of the job

The role also requires someone with excellent communication skills and the ability to work in partnership with a diverse multidisciplinary group of patients, team leaders, and be prepared to make clinical decisions effectively within your own professional scope of practice.

You will need a positive attitude, be a team player and have a clear focus on our patient's health and wellbeing throughout their journey, through the Burns Service

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

• Registered Nurse
• Diploma/Degree in Nursing related subject
• Evidence of post registration study

Desirable

• Wound/Burns care qualification
• Teaching/mentoring qualification

Experience

Essential

• Minimum 3 years Band 5 in burns care setting
• Work independently
• Ability to work as part of a team

Desirable

• Working with students
• lone worker experience
• Previous wound care experience

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Burns Unit, Wythenshawe hospital

Southmoor Rd

wythenshawe

M23 9LT

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349-WTWA-5827937