Junior Sister/Charge Nurse
An exciting opportunity for experienced neonatal nurses to develop their leadership skills and experience in a Band 6 Junior Sister post.
The post holder will have a specific site base, there are positions available at North Manchester and Oxford Road Neonatal units, but staff may be required to work across the MCS if service needs require. There are opportunities to undertake a quality role in an area of interest.
High quality, evidenced based care is the hallmark of our service and we pride ourselves in delivering excellent quality of care along with as positive an experience for families as possible. Weprovide a cutting edge service and this is your opportunity to influence the experience of infants and families by contributing to the leadership of a strong and dedicated workforce, role modelling positive behaviours, supporting the team to deliver the highest standards of safe and effective care. This post is pivotal within the unit nursing structure.
Main duties of the job
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is based on the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) and the Local Neonatal Units are based at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital. The NICU at Saint Mary's Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility co-located with the maternity unit and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, renowned for high standards of clinical care, research and education. Saint Mary's is one of three NICU's in Greater Manchester and as a tertiary unit is the only provider of neonatal surgery and specialist Retinopathy of prematurity treatments. There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and family integrated care is a central element of the unit culture. This spreads across to our sister units at Wythenshawe and North Manchester, designated as a local neonatal units providing short term intensive, high dependency and special care to families residing in the local areas.
High quality evidenced based care is the hallmark of our service and we pride ourselves in delivering excellent quality of care along with as positive an experience for families as possible. Weprovide a cutting edge service and this is your opportunity to influence the experience of infants and families by contributing to the leadership of a strong and dedicated workforce, role modelling positive behaviours, supporting the team to deliver the highest standards of safe and effective care. This post is pivotal within the nursing structure.
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
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Desirable
EXPERIENCE
Essential
Desirable
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLED
Essential
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
349-SMH-6457943*
The post holder will have a specific site base, there are positions available at North Manchester and Oxford Road Neonatal units, but staff may be required to work across the MCS if service needs require. There are opportunities to undertake a quality role in an area of interest.
High quality, evidenced based care is the hallmark of our service and we pride ourselves in delivering excellent quality of care along with as positive an experience for families as possible. Weprovide a cutting edge service and this is your opportunity to influence the experience of infants and families by contributing to the leadership of a strong and dedicated workforce, role modelling positive behaviours, supporting the team to deliver the highest standards of safe and effective care. This post is pivotal within the unit nursing structure.
Main duties of the job
Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is based on the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) and the Local Neonatal Units are based at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital. The NICU at Saint Mary's Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility co-located with the maternity unit and Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, renowned for high standards of clinical care, research and education. Saint Mary's is one of three NICU's in Greater Manchester and as a tertiary unit is the only provider of neonatal surgery and specialist Retinopathy of prematurity treatments. There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and family integrated care is a central element of the unit culture. This spreads across to our sister units at Wythenshawe and North Manchester, designated as a local neonatal units providing short term intensive, high dependency and special care to families residing in the local areas.
High quality evidenced based care is the hallmark of our service and we pride ourselves in delivering excellent quality of care along with as positive an experience for families as possible. Weprovide a cutting edge service and this is your opportunity to influence the experience of infants and families by contributing to the leadership of a strong and dedicated workforce, role modelling positive behaviours, supporting the team to deliver the highest standards of safe and effective care. This post is pivotal within the nursing structure.
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
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- First level registration - (RN(Adult)/RN(Child)/RSCN/RM
- Qualified in Specialty
- Evidence of Level 6 studies
- Evidence of supervising and assessing in clinical education
Desirable
- 1st level degree
- Appropriate management or leadership courses
- Enhancing neonatal practice or equivalent
- Current NLS provider
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Relevant post registration experience, part of which must be within relevant clinical setting
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
Desirable
- Experience of clinical audit
SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLED
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- Proven ability to problem solve
- Effective organisational skills
- Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Awareness of Clinical Governance process
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues
- Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect and adheres to the MFT values and behaviours
- Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
- Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
- Enthusiasm and inspirational skills.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9WL
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
349-SMH-6457943*
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