Job summary

We are looking to appoint a senior nurse who is enthusiastic and highly motivated. You will form part of the senior nursing team working in partnership with the Ward Manager, Matron and Head of Nursing. Part of your role will include providing leadership to the nursing team through the active promotion of trust values. This will involve contributing to further developing quality, patient experience, and patient safety agendas through improving quality methodology and Clinical Governance.

The Sister / Charge nurse is a senior role that requires a high degree of professionalism, attention to detail and accountability.

It is a clinical role, responsible for ensuring the delivery of clinical activities and coordinating care throughout the department. You will need excellent communication, listening, and problem-solving skills. You will work closely with our medical teams and liaise with other departments across the whole of MFT.

You will be responsible and act as professional role model and mentor for your junior colleagues and be involved in appraisals, absence management and rostering. You will work closely with the Ward Manager and Matron.

As part of the band 6 team you will attend ward meetings and ensure that information is shared with the wider team.

You will have link roles which will give you the opportunity to develop practice through audit and IQP. You will be involved in completing regular audits as required by the trust.

Main duties of the job

Opal House is an independent unit managed by MFT which has 41 beds and is for elderly patients who no longer require acute hospital care and are considered medically fit for discharge but need further assessment for discharge planning .

We are seeking an exceptional candidate who strives for excellence and high quality patient care who leads by will be instrumental in supporting the Ward Manager, along with the existing Ward Sisters to ensure we provide evidence based care to all our patients .So if you are a nurse with at least 18 months post registration experience and are ready for a new challenge and have a passion to deliver high quality care then we would love to hear from you.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £ & 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 28,000 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll 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 .

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered nurse
• Diploma (or working towards)
• Evidence of post qualification specialist study
• Assessor / mentor

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable