Junior Sister / Charge Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits experienced neonatal nurses to step into a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge nurse role. This pivotal position at a leading NHS Trust allows you to influence the care experience of infants and families. You'll work in a dynamic environment, collaborating across multiple units while developing your leadership skills. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary teamwork and family integrated care, this role offers a unique chance to contribute to high-quality patient care and drive improvements in service delivery. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to innovation and excellence in healthcare.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to research programs

Health and wellbeing support

Flexible work arrangements

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a neonatal unit with a mentoring qualification.
• High level of clinical expertise and flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop leadership skills and manage workloads effectively.
• Support team to deliver high standards of safe and effective care.

Skills

Neonatal nursing

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Mentoring

Clinical expertise

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Mentoring qualification

Tools

Electronic Patient Record system

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced neonatal nurses to develop their leadership skills and experience in a Band 6 Junior Sister/Charge nurse post.

The post holder will have a specific site base at North Manchester, but staff will be required to work across the MCS if service needs require. There are opportunities to undertake a quality role in an area of interest.

High quality, evidenced based care is the hallmark of our service and we pride ourselves in delivering excellent quality of care along with as positive an experience for families as possible. We provide a cutting edge service and this is your opportunity to influence the experience of infants and families by contributing to the leadership of a strong and dedicated workforce, role modelling positive behaviours, supporting the team to deliver the highest standards of safe and effective care. This post is pivotal within the unit nursing structure.

The Neonatal Unit at North Manchester is a Level 2 unit caring for babies from 29 weeks gestation. In addition, we provide critical care and stabilisation for sick newborn and preterm babies of any gestation prior to their transfer to tertiary neonatal services for ongoing critical care.

As a qualified neonatal nurse with proven experience in a neonatal unit, you will also have a mentoring qualification and a high level of clinical expertise. You will be capable of managing your workload and supervising that of others and you will have a flexible approach with strong communication skills. You will have a proactive approach to help drive improvements in the service.

Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is based on the Oxford Road Campus (ORC) and the Local Neonatal Units are based at Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital. There is a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and family integrated care is a central element of the unit culture. This spreads across to our sister units at Wythenshawe and North Manchester, designated as local neonatal units providing short term intensive, high dependency and special care to families residing in the local areas.

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. 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness and 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 and 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Joanne Williams
Job title: Matron
Email address: [e-mail]

Name: Karen Hulton
Job title: Senior Sister
North Manchester Neonatal Unit
Delaunays Road
Email: [e-mail]