This post will involve key working families with neuro rehabilitation needs, the main focus being on coordinating their inpatient stay and discharge planning, supporting a transition into community services from the hospital. During a family's inpatient stay the post holder will be coordinating their rehabilitation with the rest of the IDT and ensuring the patients' complex rehabilitation needs are being met. The post holder will be expected to improve standards of care by supervising, teaching and supporting colleagues and family members. The post holder will also be expected to record patient outcomes after discharge, evaluate this data and make suggestions to improve the service where necessary. Once a patient has been discharged the post holder will be expected to continue support the family in the initial period until they have successfully transitioned into community health, social and education services . The post holder will also be expected to support consultants in outpatient clinic appointment and commence transition to adult services in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

This is a fantastic and unique opportunity for an experienced Paediatric Neurosciences Nurse to join the neurology team working alongside consultants, allied healthcare professionals and other members of the interdisciplinary team. This post intends to improve the coordination of care children and families requiring neuro rehabilitation, following a diagnosis of a demyelination disease. The practitioner will work with the family, supporting their journey from critical or acute care through to community care, ensuring the health education and social care needs are considered throughout.

The successful applicant will be a key member of the MDT providing specialist advice to patients, families and other healthcare professionals. They will support and chair MDT meetings, participate in research and once the role has been established coordinate MDT clinics.

Discharge coordination, including close working with other agencies is integral to this role.

In return we will provide a comprehensive induction program, support further formal education and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

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.

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Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

Essential

• Teaching & Mentorship Experience
• Good Communication Skills
• Managing their own caseload
• Maintenance of an up to date CPD portfolio

Desirable

• Demonstrable experience in a relevant clinical setting
• Evidence of recent CPD
• Knowledge of children's health, social care and education legislation

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

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