Staff Nurse - Allergy

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and experienced nurse to join our Allergy Nursing team. With appropriate training you will be required to work autonomously in the unit performing food/drug challenges, drug investigations, allergen immunotherapy as well as supporting multidisciplinary and nurse-led clinics. You will be actively involved in the smooth delivery of care and continued development of the Allergy service.

Main duties of the job

• Performing food/drug challenges
• Administration of allergen immunotherapy products
• Skin prick tests
• Venipuncture and cannulation
• Assisting doctors in clinic
• Complex medical calculations

About us

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 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 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, 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 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

• First level registration - Registered Nurse
• Evidence of working with students

Training and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years at band 5 in relevant setting
• Evidence of working independently
• Participating in audit/patient surveys
• Evidence of managing within a clinical area
• Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Awareness of relevant national and local targets/NSF frameworks
• Evidence of relevant CPD
• Awareness of the clinical governance agenda
• Evidence of MDT working

Skills

• Analytical and judgemental skills
• Planning - straightforward issues
• Problem solving
• Effective communication
• Ability to work independently

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year (pro rata)

Job locations

F10 Allergy Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital