Paediatric Staff Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. The role involves hands-on patient care, mentoring junior staff, and working within a collaborative clinical governance framework. Ideal candidates will demonstrate nursing proficiency and the ability to lead and inspire within a diverse healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with first level registration required.
• Teaching Qualification needed.
• Knowledge of clinical governance and current nursing issues essential.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, and deliver patient care in a sensitive manner.
• Work closely with multi-disciplinary teams and mentor junior staff.
• Manage clinical team and maintain high care standards.

Skills

Knowledge of current nursing issues

Ability to supervise and support junior staff

Evidence of teaching and assessing skills

Experience in relevant area of practice

Education

First level registration – Registered Nurse

Degree or Diploma

Teaching Qualification

Degree level 6 study Diploma

Tools

IT/ Word Processing

Job description

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Main area Royal Manchester Children's Hospital/Managed Clinical Services Grade Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-MCH-7254389C

Site F8 Starlight Unit- Radiology Department Town Manchester Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

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 quality patient care on a shift basis.

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 quality patient care on a shift basis.

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 [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• First level registration – Registered Nurse
• Degree or Diploma
• Teaching Qualification
• Degree level 6 study Diploma

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• IT/ Word Processing

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 undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
• Experience in relevant area of practice

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.