Junior Sister

Job summary

As a centre of excellence in neonatal care, NICU at St Mary's has a reputation for high standards and we are a provider of Level 3 care throughout Greater Manchester. Our state-of-the-art unit offers unparalleled opportunities in neonatal medicine and surgery.

A unique opportunity has arisen for a motivated neonatal nurse to work in a cutting edge service of the Connect NW Neonatal Transport Service serving the NW region. You will role model high standards of care to patients and their families and strive for continuing excellence in all areas. You'll have plenty of scope for development, including the opportunity to enhance your leadership and clinical skills, and you'll play a key role in the provision of high quality care during transport.

Main duties of the job

As a Neonatal Transport Nurse you will undertake emergency and elective neonatal transfers as part of a team of Medical, ANNP, Nursing and Ambulance staff based at the brand new operational centre in Warrington. In additional to providing skilled neonatal nursing care, you will have a flexible and proactive approach to help drive improvements in the new a qualified neonatal nurse with proven experience in a neonatal intensive care setting, you'll also have a mentoring qualification and a high level of clinical expertise. You will be capable of managing your workload and supervising that of others, and you'll have a flexible approach with strong communication skills.

The post will be available on a part time or full time basis within Neonatal Transport.

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 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 .Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

First level registration - (RN(Adult)/RN(Child)/RSCN Evidence of CPD in relevant specialty Evidence of Level 3 studies Relevant teaching qualification Qualified to function as mentor for pre registration students Full UK Driving License Qualified in Speciality NLS Provider

Desirable

Child Protection / name relevant qualification D32/33 or A1 modules Appropriate management or leadership courses Transport qualification

Experience

Essential

Extensive relevant post registration experience, which must be within relevant clinical setting Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice Evidence of multi disciplinary/multi agency working

Desirable

Experience of clinical audit Experience of research activities Evidence of transport experience

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Excellent written and verbal communication 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 Good analytical and clinical decision making skills Awareness of Clinical Governance process

Desirable

IT/word processing skills

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