Sister/Charge Nurse - Critical Care (Band 6) - Critical Care - Manchester University NHS Founda[...]

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job description

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Main area: Critical Care

Grade Band: 6

Contract: 2 permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (days and nights)

Job ref: 349-CSS-7097734*

Site: North Manchester General Hospital

Town: Manchester

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

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 25/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

This truly is an exciting time to join North Manchester General Hospital.

We are currently designing our new critical care unit in the new hospital development, having joined Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in April 2021.

Critical care at North Manchester General Hospital consists of 12 beds, supporting both Level 2 and 3 patients. The unit has a wide range of specialities including general medical and surgical patients, and infectious diseases.

We are looking for a motivated and experienced nurse who can bring enthusiasm and energy to the Sister/Charge Nurse role in Critical Care.

You will form part of the senior nursing team, working in partnership with both the Senior and Lead nurses, contributing to further developing quality and patient experience agendas and playing a fundamental part in driving forward the MFT values.

On each shift, you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service, providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.

In return, you will work in a well-established nursing and managerial team and be provided with excellent personal and professional development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

On each shift, you will have specific responsibility for leading and developing a nursing team within the critical care service, providing leadership on quality including patient experience, patient safety, clinical governance, and regulatory compliance. Fundamental to this is the development of a culture where excellent quality patient care is at the heart of all that we do.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 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 & 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.

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 & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registration with NMC
• Recognised teaching/mentorship qualification
• Critical Care Course or Equivalent.
• Post-basic qualification to minimum diploma standard or equivalent level gained by experience
• Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
• Health-related degree
• Recognised management or leadership qualification

Experience & Skills

• Relevant experience as a band 5 staff nurse in critical care.
• Experience of coordinating a team of staff
• Evidence of ongoing personal and professional development
• Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
• Evidence of the acquisition of relevant skills associated with the role

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.