A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within the Manchester Local Care Organisation which is part of the Manchester University NHS Foundation trust for a Band 6 to expand there knowledge and skills within Children's community Palliative care.

We are seeking a Registered Children's Nurse band 6 to join our small team.

We currently have 1 position available to cover maternity leave for 22.5hrs per week working a three day pattern.

The individual would support families and patients in there own home and in the hospital setting. Acting as patient advocate and coordinating care. Clinical skills are important, along with active listening skills and good communication.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with excellent communication skills and good organisational skills and leadership skills, Who can operate as an autonomous practitioner, delivering evidence, based nursing care to children and their families. You will support the team leader in managing team members along with innovations to continue to develop the team.

The Children's Palliative care team supports children in the community with life limiting and life threatening conditions. Although this is a seven day service you would be expected to operate over four days, from 9am-5pm. You will be part of a 24 hour on call rota, when it is necessary for a child to receive end of life care at home.

You will be part of a forward thinking and friendly team, providing holistic care to families within the community. You will be expected to work closely with our short break facilitators and other professionals within the hospital, community and wider team.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England 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 30,000 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

Application and interview

Essential

• Registered Nurse RSCN/RN Child
• Study to Degree level or prepared to work towards
• Teaching and assessing certificate
• Evidence and experience of working with complex patients in different situations
• Effective communication skills (listening, speaking and advocating)
• Evidence to support professional leadership
• Understand the holistic approach to patient care and how this delivered in the setting
• Evidence to support your knowledge regarding palliative care, end of life and bereavement support
• Demonstrates motivation and commitment towards personal and professional development.
• Able to work independently and in partnership with members of the multi-disciplinary care team.
• Able to prioritise work and effectively manage time of self and others.
• Able to work unsupervised and in autonomous manner.
• Car driver/ owner
• Ability to work flexible shift patterns including 24 hour on call
• Positive attitude towards change/Evidence of change management
• Ability to set and maintain professional boundaries with staff, children, family and visitors.
• Taken an active role in the implementation Audits and improvement work
• Knowledge of information governance and use of computer systems
• Safeguarding Awareness

Desirable

• 1st degree/specialist practitioner's degree CCN.
• Palliative care or advanced practice modules.
• Experience of managing a complex caseload, where competing demands and constant interruptions to the work pattern require workload to be prioritised.
• Experience of working with children and young people with complex medical needs, learning disabilities and complex behaviours.
• Ability to organise, coordinate and chair multidisciplinary meetings
• Experience of managing a team, training others and ability to discuss change in a positive way

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Longsight Health Centre

526-528 Stockport road

Manchester

M13 0RR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

349-LCO-6743617*