We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community healthservices and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working acrossorganisational boundaries.

Our community teams work as one - delivering and designing services in partnership with local people. We believe that our pioneering approach will make a massive difference to the health of people in our city and we are looking for you to join our team and help us do this.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dedicated and motivated Band 5 Nurse to join our Treatment Rooms service.

The Treatment Rooms Service is available to all non-housebound north Manchester adult residents who have a nursing need . This includes wound care (with often quite complex wounds and patients) non-complex lymphoedema management catheter management stoma management administration of injections and management of wounds post-surgery.This is an exciting time to be part of our newly integrated services supporting the service lead and matron in taking the services forward to ensure that care is delivered to the highest of standards. We work closely alongside other community services such as the Lymphoedema, District Nursing and podiatry services and you will need to develop positive working relationships with those services.As well as bringing your clinical expertise, you will be a champion of the integrated community care approach, a strong team player and an excellent communicator. You will be adaptable, committed, well organised and able to work well under pressure. You must be able to travel around various community locations delivering care.

If you are motivated, enthusiastic and have proven experience of working as an autonomous practitioner we would love to welcome you to our friendly, hard-working and dedicated team.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of �2.6bn & 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 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!

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• NMC registered
• Relevant community nursing experience
• Leg ulcer management experience
• Wound care experience
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
• Good team player
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Mentoring experience/qualification
• Participation in audit/quality improvement
• Participation in service development

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

NEWTON HEATH HEALTH CENTRE

1 OLD CHURCH STREET

MANCHESTER

M40 2JF

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