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Job overview

As a ward sister or charge nurse, you will be the responsible nurse in charge for the unit. You will also be responsible for assisting the ward manager with day to day activities such as:
- Co-ordinating the flow of admissions and discharges
- Liaising with members of the MDT
- Ensuring the unit is appropriately staffed, raising any staffing issues or
concerns
- Managing staff including concerns
- Dealing with concerns according to local and Trust policy
- Supporting the nursing team in delivery of care
- Responding to incidents in line with local and trust policy

For any questions or to arrange a ward walk around please contact Natalie Taylor.

Main duties of the job

As a ward sister or charge nurse, you will be the responsible nurse in charge for the unit., you will also be responsible for assisting the ward manager with day to day activities such as:
- You will manage sickness, staff wellbeing, incident reporting, clinical
governance, staff training and development, clinical audits, IQP and other
managerial duties.
- You will be an aspiring leader with the ability to adopt a highly accessible and visible approach for patients, relatives and colleagues. 

You will assist the Ward Manager with the operational management for the team working on the Ward.
- You will have the ability to develop a culture of continuous improvement with a particular emphasis on the patient journey and clinical outcomes.

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.