At the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, you'll get all the support you've always wanted to develop your skills, expand your knowledge, and grow your scope of practice.

MREH Theatres are the leading provider of ophthalmic specialist healthcare services in Manchester and treat more than a million patients every year. Our Theatre Department consists of five operating theatres, and six post anaesthetic recovery bays. Within our theatres, we provide highly specialised elective and emergency care to all age groups ranging from neonates to the elderly.

The primary focus of the post is to ensure that all patients and families receive high quality patient centred care, reflecting the Trust objectives, values and vision. The post holder will assess, plan implement and evaluate the care for these patients supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area.

The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff patients and carers. The post holder will also provide clinical support and effective clinical leadership within the theatre setting The practitioner will have extensive knowledge of theatre practice and be actively involved in the teaching and assessing of junior staff in line with current National and local standards and best practice.

Main duties of the job

Working as a Registered Paediatric Nurse within Eye Theatres, you'll be providing the highest standards of care and making a difference to the lives of our patients across Manchester and beyond. You'll provide outstanding clinical support and deliver direct care for our patients within your role in MREH theatres.

We also provide cover in Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Theatres for paediatric dental patients.

This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to develop and expand your knowledge and skills in the care of paediatric and adult patients .

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

Education

Essential

• NMC RSCN Registration

Desirable

• Theatre Experience

Skills and abilities

Essential

• Current knowledge of relevant professional and NHS policy.
• Additional skills i.e cannualtion, IV Therapy

Desirable

• Be willing to undertake own further professional development.
• Previous experience within other clinical settings.
• Mentorship Qualification

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Enthusiasm with ability to motivate others.
• Communicates effectively (written/ verbal)
• Positive and flexible attitude to dealing with change

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Evidence of teaching/assessing skills.
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff members.

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

MREH

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL

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