Ward Sister/Charge Nurse - Ward 32 MRI

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Band 6

Main area: Ward 32 MRI
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 349-MRI-

Site: Ward 32 Manchester Royal Infirmary
Town: Manchester
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/05/:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the nursing management team on Ward 32 at MRI. The successful candidate will be joining a well-established team, who provide excellent nursing care to medical patients within a medicine for older persons setting. We have a firm commitment to the education and training of others and promoting quality and excellence to our patients.

For this Band 6 post, we are keen to appoint an experienced nurse looking to take that next step into ward management or an existing Band 6 who would like to gain experience in medicine for older people.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated, ambitious individual to join our team as a Ward Sister on Ward 32 MRI which is an acute ward specialising in care of the older person. The ward cares for patients with complex health needs and as such this role would suit someone who is passionate about the care of our elderly patients and wanting to develop their clinical, managerial and leadership skills.

You will be encouraged to develop your own style of leadership and help the ward develop a first-class care environment. We are looking for an efficient, enthusiastic, highly motivated Nurse with good interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively on the ward. You will ensure the smooth running of the ward as to admission, transfer, and discharge of patients and must be committed to providing a high standard of Nursing care and have the drive to want to make a difference to patient care. In return for your commitment and talent, we can offer a supportive work environment and the opportunity to develop your career in this interesting and fast-moving environment.

All candidates must be able to work a flexible working pattern as nights and weekends are included.

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 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.

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
• Previous Band 6 experience
• Degree (or working towards)

Experience

• Experience at Band 5
• Leading a team and working autonomously
• Evidence of motivation
• Experience of working within other areas of nursing
• Working with multidisciplinary students
• Previous Elderly Care experience

Skills

• Time management
• Leadership
• Cannulation and Venepuncture

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.