This post is a 12 month Maternity Cover port. This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Lung Cancer Directorate at Wythenshawe Hospital as a member of the Cecilia Centre team. The post holder will work on the chemotherapy day case unit and support patients undergoing SACT treatment. The nurse will have responsibility to work within the team in relation to education, audit and research in relation to lung cancer patients.

Main duties of the job

The Post holder will work alongside the Band 6 & 7 nurses, supporting them in the care and delivery of SACT treatment to patients on the unit. They will be given the opportunity to undertake the UKONS SACT passport training and further their communication 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

• Registered nurse
• Evidence of relevant post qualification study at postgraduate level or equivalent knowledge.

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working independently
• Participating in audit / patient surveys
• Ability to work and as part of a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team.
• Awareness of relevant national and local targets / NSF frameworks.
• Awareness of the Clinical Governance agenda

Desirable

• Working with student

Skills

Essential

• Provide high levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical practice, care and programme management, clinical practice development and research
• Analytical and judgemental skills
• Planning - straight forward issues
• Problem solving
• Effective communication
• Ability to work independently
• Computer skills e.g. word processing / email / internet
• Report writing

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Cecilia Centre

Wythenshawe

M23 9LT

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