The post holder will be key members of the site management team, to lead and co-ordinate capacity which supports effective clinical flow and maintains patient safety. The need to balance emergency and elective demands effectively will be critical components of the role and as senior nurses you will work alongside managers and clinical partners to keep our patients safe.

This is an exciting time to join the site management team whilst we are currently embedding new working practices to prepare for a changing acute health care environment. The successful applicant will be a role model who inspires confidence, demonstrates excellent communication, organisation, decision-making and problem-solving skills. You will have the ability to collate complex information from multi-factorial sources and have confidence to escalate issues outside of the role responsibilities.

We are looking for a candidate with NHS acute experience and leadership skills. Your attention to detail is essential with the ability to work within an unpredictable and pressured environment at pace, where operational priorities may change at short notice to meet timeframes for access to patient-focused pathways and clinical need.

A flexible and committed work ethos is required, with an open mind to change, whilst working within 24/7 service provision. You will be a self-motivated individual with a positive 'can do' attitude who has supervisory experience within a team.

Main duties of the job

• Experience of managing complex situations and developing solutions whichresult in positive outcomes.
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience in clinical audit/benchmarking/ Governance
• Line management experience.
• Experienced in complaints management
• Evidence of managing complex communication across numerous stakeholders.
• Evidence of working with external partners to deliver improved patient outcomes.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set 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

• oFirst Level nursing registration
• oGraduate - health related studies or equivalent experience

Desirable

• oManagement qualification.
• oQualified in speciality

Knoweldge Skiills Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing complex situations and developing solutions which result in positive outcomes
• Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice.
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Evidence of managing complex communication across numerous stakeholders
• Evidence of working with external partners to deliver improved patient outcomes

Desirable

• Patient flow experience

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Manchester General Hospital

Delaunays Road

Crumpsall, Manchester

M8 5RB

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