Band 6 Line Specialist Nurse - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Managed Clinical Services (RMCH/MCS)

Are you passionate about developing your clinical skills and supporting education and development of staff?

This is an exciting opportunity for a paediatric registered nurse to apply for a 9 month full time secondment as a Band 6 Paediatric Line Specialist Nurse in RMCH/MCS.

Main duties of the job

You should be an experienced Paediatric healthcare professional with a previous experience as a registered nurse, be an assessor and be competent in IV Therapy as well as delivery of education and training. Experience of venepuncture and cannulation would be desirable but not essential as full training will be given to the successful candidate,The post holder will work within the Magic line Service to ensure that high quality standards of patient care are maintained. You will be team orientated but posses the ability to work autonomously and manage your own workload.You will be committed to improving quality of care and the patient experience. The role is challenging and interesting with the opportunity to expand and develop your own knowledge and skills.

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 MattersMFT 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

• RN Child qualification
• Educated to Degree level
• Specialty qualification
• Teaching qualification
• Evidence of level 6 studies

Desirable

• Evidence of Level 7 studies

Experience

Essential

• Substantial relevant experience in specialty.
• Relevant Paediatric IV Therapy competency.
• Knowledge and understanding of the care, management and in CVC care.
• Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

• Teaching, presenting at local or national level.
• Experience of working in a scrub practitioner role

Skils

Essential

• Evidence of proven clinical record
• Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
• Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
• Able to articulate personal development needs
• Demonstrates knowledge of audit/research recommendations
• Evidence of involvement in change management

Desirable

• Undertaken a leadership programme
• Cannulation and venepuncture insertion competencies
• Possess knowledge and skills required to support surgical team for a range of surgical procedurs, whilst maintaining a sterile field.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

RMCH

Oxford Rd

Manchester

M13 9WL

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349-MCH-6433915*