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Job summary

Main area
Renal Transplant
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Secondment: 12 months
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
349-MRI-6194163*
Employer
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Oxford Road
Town
Manchester
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/05/2024 23:59

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Specialist Nurse

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Outpatient Transplant Services as a Band 7  Clinical Nurse Specialist. This role is based at Oxford Road Campus.

Main duties of the job

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Outpatient Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Clinical Team as a Nurse Specialist. This role is based at Oxford Road Campus and will form part of our experienced Clinical Nurse Specialist Team.

The Renal and Pancreatic Transplant Specialist Nurse will:

- Undertake a key leadership and managerial role at senior level, reporting to the Matron. The post
holder will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the delivery of care and support to
patients, carers, nursing staff and other professionals
- Have a fundamental role in the delivery of high standards within the Renal and Pancreatic
Transplant Service and will work collaboratively and cooperatively with other clinical colleagues
ensuring effective quality care delivery of the services within the trust
- Provide specialist education and training on the management of Transplant patients to nursing
staff and other healthcare professionals
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate programmes of evidence-based nursing care

Are you a senior registered nurse with extensive transplant experience? If so , please get in touch to discuss this opportunity. 

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.   So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll 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 [email protected].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse
  • Teaching Qualifcation
Desirable criteria
  • • Qualification in Transplant Nursing or equivalent experience/knowledge

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of involvement in the development of programmes of care, protocols and audit
  • Evidence of managing change in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of HR processes and policies
  • Understanding of Transplant KPI’s

Training and Experiance

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates specialist expertise underpinned by theory.
  • Evidence in leading, teaching, and mentoring learners
  • Can demonstrate effective communication skills
  • Evidence of teaching
Desirable criteria
  • Report Writing

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Good time management
  • Demonstrable leadership and management skills
  • Evidence of managaging complex patient caseload
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of change management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Scott Muir
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 276 4193
Additional information