Sister/Charge Nurse

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

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking dedicated nursing professionals to join their dynamic team. This role emphasizes the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care, where compassion and communication are paramount. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring patient safety and quality of care while supporting junior staff. With a strong commitment to innovation and sustainability, this organization offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a transformative health and social care system. If you are passionate about making a difference and eager to develop your skills in a supportive environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to show empathy and compassion.
• Experience in change management and delivering high standards of care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred care and support junior staff.
• Coordinate daily shifts and manage patient flow.

Skills

Communication Skills

Empathy

Motivational Skills

Change Management

Patient Care

Education

Nursing Qualification

Tools

Electronic Patient Record System

Job description

Suitable applicants will have excellent communications skills and be able to provide kindness and compassion to patients in their care.

You would be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team and be expected to deliver high standards of person centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times. Hard working, enthusiastic and conscientious, you will have well-developed motivational skills and evidence of involvement in change management and improvement.

You have a mature and thorough approach to your work, coupled with a desire to take the service forward through quality initiatives, extending and developing nursing roles and an enthusiasm for learning new skills and competencies.

You will prioritise, admit, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care of the patient's journey to the expected high standard.

You will coordinate day to day shift and be responsible for the patient flow and coordinate care on the unit.

You will work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the processes that promote patient safety and quality of care in line with clinical governance frameworks.

You will support the junior and the newly qualified. You will be supported in your role clinically by an experienced Ward Manager, Matron and Lead Nurse.

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: Jennifer Lees Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 918 4234