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Job overview

The post holder will work within the Central Manchester Out of Hours team  

The post holder will participate in the process of the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care.

In the absence of the Team Leader, the post holder will carry out all relevant forms of care and is responsible for maintaining agreed nursing policies, clinical standards for themselves and junior members of the district nursing team and monitoring compliance of practice with the above in accordance with agreed criteria

The post holder will be responsible for delivering immediate and continuing nursing care to patients within their own homes. The post holder will prioritise, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of nursing care to an agreed and expected high standard. He/She will work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the processes that promote patient safety and qu

You will work closely with Out of Hours GP Service and the Integrated Neighbourhood Team to ensure that patient care is effectively coordinated, demonstrating a positive impact on our patients. 
To join us, you will need to demonstrate a keen interest in the field of Community Nursing, together with a genuine desire to develop the Service and yourself. Delivery of care in line with clinical governance frameworks.

Main duties of the job

RGN/RN ADULT, with current NMC

Registration or working towards 

Evidence of recent CPD 

Communication/assessment skills 

Ability to action/care plan  Ability to undertake clinical observations 

Ability to deliver End of life/palliative care

Knowledge of long term conditions 

Ability to work across organisational boundaries 

Understanding of relevant local and national policies 

Recent community experience Care of older people/people with complex health and social care needs 

Car Driver essential

Self-awareness, Self-motivated, Team Worker, Innovative, Good time keeping, Enthusiasm, Empathy, Flexibility 

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.