Senior Nurse - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Due to the merger with North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) Gastroenterology Unit with Manchester Royal Infirmary, this post is to continue to build up the IBD nurse service and NMGH to cover maternity leave, and provide cross clinical and managerial cover between Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe and North Manchester as required. The post holder will be based at NMGH. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for the IBD teams and supporting service excellence for patient care. The post holder will inspire a culture of compassionate care for IBD patients. S/he will be accountable for the professional practice and development of IBD nursing and patient care. The post holder will have expert specialist knowledge and provide clinical advice and support for patients with IBD.

• Develop the IBD service in collaboration with the Lead IBD gastroenterology consultant and team.
• To develop and lead on the IBD nurse-led service - the nurses will be a key point of contact for both existing IBD patients and newly diagnosed patients.
• To further develop nurse-led clinics, such as a virtual clinic for those patients who are on biological treatment, new patient clinics.
• Responsible for maintaining and developing effective joint working relationships with nursing and medical colleagues across three hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester Hospital.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & 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.

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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

• Relevant professional qualification RGN.
• Educated to degree level.
• Non-medical Prescribing Qualification.

• 5 years post registration experience within gastroenterology.
• 5 years' experience within inflammatory bowel disease nursing.

• Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

North Manchester General Hospital
Delauneys road
Crumpsall
M8 5RB

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