Staff Nurse Ward F6/F2N/ERAS bay Cardiac Surgery

Band 5

Main area: Cardiac Surgery
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Days including weekends and nights)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-7110756*

Site: Wythenshawe Town, Manchester
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/05/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Dear Potential MFT Employee, thank you for considering MFT in your job search. MFT is uniquely positioned as a healthcare leader in the North West of England, offering unique opportunities and benefits.

Ward F6 has 32 beds and F2N has 16 beds, with an additional high care bay of 4 patients on F2N. Both wards are focused on Cardiac Surgery, caring for patients undergoing routine and complex cardiac and aortic surgery. There is an exciting opportunity to be part of the 4 bedded ERAS bay for fast track patients undergoing cardiac surgery, as part of phase 2 of the ERAS-C pathway, including patients with arterial and central lines, noradrenaline, pacing wires, and drains 8 hours post-surgery.

This position is ideal for any qualified nurse with a passion for Cardiac Surgery who is eager to expand and progress their nursing practice. The successful candidate will receive full support in education and preceptorship/mentorship.

We are looking for individuals with a genuine interest in Cardiac Surgery who are hardworking and passionate about delivering high standards of patient care, motivated to maintain and improve their own skills.

A flexible approach to shift patterns is essential, including night duty and weekends.

Main Duties of the Job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Ward F6, F2N, and ERAS bay Cardiac Surgery Senior Nursing Team here at the Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT). Our nurses benefit from a number of educational programs, including in-house training. We are committed to the career development of our nurses and will assist you in developing your career in a highly specialised clinical area.

We seek individuals who are hardworking and passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and are motivated to maintain and improve their own skills and those of junior colleagues.

Working for Our Organisation

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, providing a scale of opportunity that is extraordinary.

We’ve created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and drive research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system, 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. We’re also excited to be embarking on our Green Plan, which outlines how MFT continues to make healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, while protecting your health and wellbeing.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. Take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that accompanies the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’, including critical information you need to be aware of before submitting your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. 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 assist you with your application, please email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• Registered nurse
• Degree or Diploma

Desirable Criteria

• Teaching Qualification
• Degree level 6 study

Experience

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working independently and as part of a team
• Ability to supervise and support junior staff
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
• Awareness of clinical audit

Desirable Criteria

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

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

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

Desirable Criteria

• Cardiology Knowledge

Employer Certification/Accreditation Badges

Applicant Requirements

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.

Documents to Download

• Job description and personal specification (PDF, 488.3KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non-Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)

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Further Details / Informal Visits Contact

Name: Jody Highfield
Job Title: Ward Manager
Email Address: Jody.Highfield@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0161 291 2566

Additional Information:
Lisa Hodgkinson - F2 Cardiac Surgery Ward Manager - lisa.hodgkinson@mft.nhs.uk
0161 291 2566