The Paediatric Spinal Team is a well established service providing management and care of children and young people with spinal deformity, spinal trauma and other spinal conditions. The department has particular expertise in the care and management of patients with neuromuscular and other specialist conditions.

A joint satellite clinic with the Neurology team at Leeds General Infirmary is held quarterly. More than 100 surgical procedures are undertaken annually, with approximately four theatre sessions per week.

We are also a major Trauma Centre and are involved in the care of those patients with a spinal injury.

Specialist Nurses are an intrinsic part of the team and hold Nurse-led clinics for pre-operative assessment, ward discharge and monitoring with surface imaging. They are also responsible for the conservative management of infantile idiopathic scoliosis, including the serial plaster casting programme and application and management of gravity halo traction .

We are looking for an experienced and motivated paediatric nurse to join our 5 Spinal Consultants and 2 Specialist Practitioners to be involved in all aspects of care. This post offers the opportunity to enhance your skills and further your professional development while working with our experienced nursing team, in the continuing improvement and expansion of the spinal service.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be expected to support Nurse-lead Clinics in the outpatient setting.

Provide specialist advice and treatment to patients, families, schools and other healthcare professionals.

Make referrals to appropriate agencies, support discharge planning, MDT meetings, and participate in providing treatments within the ward and theatre environments.

Support and be instrumental in developing the service further and be able to work autonomously.

Provide education and support to healthcare professionals, community teams and schools .

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

Experience

Essential

• Relevant post registration experience, and experience must be within relevant clinical setting. Evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working.

Desirable

• Experience of children with complex needs Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice. Experience of clinical audit. Experience of research activities

Qualifications

Essential

• First level registration - RN(Child)/RSCN Post basic evidence of study Evidence of Level 6 studies

Desirable

• Appropriate management or leadership courses. IV competent

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

Oxford road

Manchester

M13 9WL

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