Parent Educator for Long Term Ventilation

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a motivated Parent Educator to join their Long Term Ventilation service. The ideal candidate will provide education and training to families, ensuring competent care for children with significant medical needs. Key qualifications include experience in complex care and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary between £38,682 to £46,580 per annum.

Qualifications

• Substantial post registration experience in relevant area.
• Relevant experience within complex care/transitional care.
• Experience of clinical audit and research activities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Long Term Ventilation MDT in education and training.
• Deliver education and training for safe care at home.
• Participate in audit and research.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Evidence of teaching and assessing skills

Proven workload management

Good analytical and clinical decision-making skills

Ability to use IT to support teaching

Education

RN (child) RSCN

Leadership qualification

Evidence of CPD in relevant speciality

Evidence of level 6 studies

Job description

Overview

Parent Educator for Long Term Ventilation – Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Closing date: 07 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced nurse to join our busy Long Term Ventilation service as a band 6 parent educator, working with children and young people who are dependent on medical technology and have significant medical complexities. The successful applicant will be required to provide education and training to families and carers to empower them to provide safe, competent and effective care at home.

Main duties

The post holder will support the Long Term Ventilation (LTV) MDT in implementing education, training and the development of training packages for parents/carers and care providers for LTV within the "Better at Home" suite at MFT.

The post holder must ensure the delivery of education and training to support evidence based care to parents, carers and care packages.

The post holder will educate parents, carers and care packages to a high standard of care while participating in audit and research. In conjunction with the LTV MDT, the post holder will ensure that the education package is fit for purpose in terms of their roles and that individual competencies are reviewed to provide a safe, high quality and efficient service.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are 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. 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.

Job 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 <em>Candidate Essentials Guide</em> 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

• RN (child) RSCN
• Evidence of CPD in relevant speciality
• Qualification relevant to speciality
• Leadership qualification or course
• Evidence of level 6 studies

Knowledge

• Clinically competent within clinical area / speciality
• Awareness of clinical governance process
• Knowledge of roles and responsibilities for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults

Experience

• Substantial post registration experience in relevant area, with a variety of experience within complex care and technology dependency
• Relevant experience within complex care/transitional care to allow appreciation for the needs of children and young people who have complex health needs
• Evidence of professional leadership
• Evidence of multidisciplinary / multiagency working
• Experience of clinical audit and research activities
• Training in the use of simulation learning

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills / ability
• Proven workload management of self and of others
• Proven ability to problem solve
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
• Effective organisational skills with the ability to respond effectively to multiple priorities
• Good analytical and clinical decision-making skills
• Ability to use IT to support teaching

Attributes

• Motivated to personal and professional development of self and other junior colleagues
• Ability to impart complex information and skills to patients, relatives and carers with different levels of understanding
• Ability to engage young people, families and carers
• Ability to present information to both small and large groups utilising varying teaching methods
• Demonstrate capability to plan over short, medium and long term timeframes
• Ability to prioritise work
• Ability to supervise others
• Ability to accept guidance and supervision from senior colleagues
• Show ability to adjust plans and resources accordingly
• Treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Enthusiasm and inspirational Skills
• Able to work flexible hours to suit the needs of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year, per annum