Senior Nurse/Nurse Manager
Job overview
An excellent opportunity for an experienced band 6/7 nurse with substantial integrated sexual health experience to further develop their leadership and management skills. Overseeing the day to day management of the ISH nursing team in Manchester and working closely with the service matron and other senior nurses within the service and wider Trust.You will work independently and as part of the service MDT to deliver expert integrated sexual health care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
To work, and be recognised, as independent and expert practitioner in integrated sexual health by virtue of in-depth knowledge, expertise, proficiency and experience.
The post holder will have continuing responsibility for the day to day management of the Manchester nursing team.
The post holder will lead and manage a team of nurses and support workers. Working closely with the matron and other senior nurses to provide professional support to staff as necessary.
To work closely with the senior management team at their specific site and the wider service senior management team to ensure that the service meet all its clinical governance objectives and commissioner KPI's.
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. 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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Recognised post registration qualification in Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Relevant Degree
- Dip SRH, STIF intermediate
- Experienced ISH Nurse
Skills
Essential criteria- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Organisation skills
- Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team
- Teaching assessment of pre and post registration student nurses
- Can demonstrate previous leadership/management skills
Work experience
Essential criteria- Currently practising in the speciality