Sister/Charge Nurse - Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit

Sister/Charge Nurse - Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit Band 6

Main area: Critical Care

Grade: Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Includes Rotation on to Night Duty.)

Job ref: 349-CSS-

Site: Wythenshawe Hospital

Town: Manchester

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum (Pro Rata)

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 25/03/:59

Job Overview

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and motivated individuals to help lead and support our large nursing team. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to support the management of the unit, manage a team of nurses, and support staff within the challenging critical care environment while having knowledge of the multi-faceted NHS. This role requires strong leadership skills to uphold the standards and values of CTCCU.

The unit is the North West Centre for Cardiopulmonary Transplantation. We have an established respiratory ECMO service, and as part of our heart failure service, the unit is able to provide cardiac ECMO.

Main Duties of the Job

The Unit consists of a 31-bedded purpose-built Cardiothoracic Critical Care Unit combining both level 2 and level 3 care. As a team, we are committed to delivering the highest standard of care. The unit encourages and supports staff development to progress your career.

Substantial experience within the cardiothoracic critical care specialty, experience in mentoring, education to diploma level, evidence of level 3 studies, ENB100, critical care course, and evidence of personal development are expected of all candidates.

The post is subject to 24hrs internal rotation.

Working for Our Organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and to drive 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 and 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, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll 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 you'll 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 .

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification Qualifications

• Evidence of post-qualification specialist study in Critical Care
• Degree

Experience

• Able to demonstrate understanding of a band 6 role
• CT Critical Care experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Experience of regularly managing a cohort of patients
• Experience of clinical audit
• Leading a team
• Evidence of motivation
• Experience of working within other areas of nursing
• Working with multidisciplinary students

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.