Nurse Practitioner – Out of Hours Team | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Part of the role includes being triaging bleeps/calls from the ward staff and providing appropriate advice as well as coordinating the workloads of nurse practioner's and medical staff accordingly as appropriate.
The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies and be able to interpret information and take appropriate action and lead others to do so.
They should be able to provide care, knowledge, and expertise, whilst being continually aware of the importance of empowering colleagues to ensure dissemination of knowledge and best practice. The Practitioner will communicate with clinicians as necessary as well as contributing to and support the work of colleagues in the multi-disciplinary team out of hours.
The individual must be able to demonstrate the mandatory competencies of the Trust, attending all required mandatory updates.
We are looking to recruit a Nurse Practitioner (Band 6) to our Out of Hours service located in Manchester Royal Infirmary. The team operates every night, including weekends and bank holidays, with twilight shifts starting at 4 p.m. throughout the week.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team. If you have an interest in developing your skills in this area, we would really like to hear from you. In return you will be supported by senior team members to develop and expand on the necessary knowledge and skills required to deliver excellent patient service out of hours.We will support the on-going development of your portfolio of clinical skills and competencies. You will also be provided with clinical supervision and peer support and offer regular training and education.
If you are interested in developing your skills as an autonomous practitioner and would like further information or the opportunity to arrange an informal visit then please contact Matron Stephanie Gibson on 0161 276 4794, email: stephanie.gibson@mft.nhs.uk
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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.
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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 30 Sep 2024