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Job summary

An exciting Band 6 nursing opportunity has arisen in Altrincham Outpatient Department which offers an extensive range of outpatient services to patients throughout the Greater Manchester area and beyond. Energy, enthusiasm and drive is required to work in this service, which holds clinicscovering cardiology, chemical pathology, diabetics, endocrinology, elderly medicine, ENT, general medicine, general surgery, haematology, orthopaedics, plastics, respiratory, rheumatology to name but a few. We haveinteraction from a wide multidisciplinary team including specialist nurses and advanced practitioners, so the opportunities to develop your skills are endless.

We pride ourselves in offering a high standard of care with an individualised patient approach . We are always striving to improve the way we work and seek out feedback from service users to help shape our service improvements.

Main duties of the job

To succeed, you'll need to be committed in delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect. You must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development.

Applicants must possess a proven clinical and managerial career history at Band 5 or 6 and demonstrate a commitment to effective leadership. An experience in an outpatient environment is desirable as is a commitment to outpatient service development.

The role will be based in the Altrincham Outpatients Department and and will require some cross site cover at Withington and occasionally Trafford and Wythenshawe Outpatients .

Clinics run five days a week. Occasionally, staff members are required to support other wards and departments within the directorate. Core working hours are between 08:00 - 17: 00 Monday to Friday.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & 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.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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 .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registration - (RN(Adult) Relevant teaching qualification/Mentorship Diploma

Desirable

Appropriate management or leadership courses. Degree Level 6 study

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 3 years relevant post registration experience as a band 5 or band 6 Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice. Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working. Previous experience of working in an outpatient setting

Desirable

Experience of clinical audit. Experience in IQP

Skills and KNowledge

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication skills. IT/word processing skills Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability. Clinically competent in name clinical area/speciality Proven workload management of self and of a others. Proven ability to problem solve Willingness to be flexible and adaptable. Effective organisational skills Awareness of Clinical Governance process Experience of absence manager, health roster, PSIRF incident reporting Experience in ENT Experience in wound care Knowledge in Bookwise

Desirable

Experience in doing ECG and venepuncture Experience in Outpatient Experience in managing staff sickness

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