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Job overview

An excellent opportunity has arisen for confident, compassionate and clinically credible nurse to join our dedicated 84 Outpatient team at the Royal Manchester children's hospital. We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 RSCN/RN Child with substantial experience at Band 5 within the field of Paediatric oncology/haematology. 

Ward 84 OPD/DCU is the regional centre for the treatment of children with life threatening malignancies and blood disorders. It is a dedicated outpatient and day case facility. Our clinic facilitates 16 Oncology/Haematology clinics per week including a weekly general anaesthetic list for bone marrow and lumbar puncture procedures. The day case unit cares for children and families undergoing complex treatment for Oncology/Haematology conditions. We care for patients and families  from the UK undergoing proton beam therapy in partnership with the Christie Hospital. As part of our Haematology/oncology service there is also a 32 bedded inpatient ward and a 14 bedded BMT/Stem cell therapy unit.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support a team of registered and non-registered nurses and will work alongside the Ward Manager and Practice Educator with a particular focus on:

- Leadership and professional role modelling through complex communication, challenging practice as required and celebrating achievement as is it occurs.

- Supporting the Ward Manager to ensure quality, safety and patient experience, you must have excellent communication and organisational skills and be enthusiastic about delivering the highest standards of safe patient care. 

You'll act as an experienced preceptor and be competent in the administration of IV chemotherapy. The role requires the successful candidate to demonstrate good leadership, organisational and problem solving skills. You will be committed to improving quality of care and the patient experience. You'll provide visible clinical leadership and professionalism as you help the Ward Manager to ensure the core values and beliefs of the department, the directorate, the division and the Trust are delivered at all times.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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.