Staff Nurse Outpatients

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester

GBP 29,000 - 37,000

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3 days ago

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Band 5

Main area: Staff Nurse Outpatients Department
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent - Will be required to work across all 4 WTWA Outpatient sites
Hours: Part time - 27 hours per week (08:00 - 17:30, shifts will vary to support these core hours)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-7081110*

Site: Withington Community Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 Per Annum, (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/04/2025 23:59

Job overview

We have an opportunity for keen, motivated, and enthusiastic Staff Nurses to join our team at Withington Outpatient department. If you are a Registered Nurse with a passion for delivering high-quality care to patients within an Outpatient environment, then this could be a great opportunity for you.

Our department hosts a variety of specialised clinics such as Cardiology, ENT, Rheumatology, Respiratory, Surgery, and many more. As the RN in the clinic, you will often be taking charge of the department, supporting team members, and ensuring the smooth running of clinics, assisting clinicians, and supporting patients throughout their visit to ensure they receive the best possible care.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will assess, plan, evaluate, and deliver all relevant aspects of patient care in a caring, compassionate, and sensitive manner. Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the clinical governance process. Act as a mentor/preceptor to junior staff, with specific responsibility for pre-registration students. The post holder will take delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical team and the maintenance of high standards of patient care.

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.

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.

Person specification

Qualifications

• First Level registration - Registered Nurse
• Diploma or Degree level 6 study

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues
• Knowledge of Clinical Governance
• Good use of Microsoft Office package and IT skills
• Knowledge of wound care
• Knowledge of complex vascular dressings

Training and Experience

• Experience of working on own and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Awareness of clinical audit
• Evidence of undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
• Experience in outpatient setting
• Experience in wound care in other relevant settings
• Experience in venepuncture

Skills and abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Demonstrates awareness of own limitations
• Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
• Well-developed organisational skills
• Dexterity and accuracy in physical skills
• ENT (ear, nose, and throat) experience

Attributes

• Positive approach to work
• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels, as part of the team
• Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues
• Inspires others and is a positive role model

Other attributes

• Proactive about learning needs
• Takes initiative in performing duties and 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.

Name: Maribel Hinggan
Job title: Altrincham & Withington OPD Nurse Manager
Email address: maribel.hinggan@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 07974891022