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Ward Manager | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 18 April 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £43,742 - £50,056 Per Annum, (Pro Rata)
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 May 2024
Location: Manchester, M8 5RB
Company: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 6205205/349-NMGH-6205205

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Summary


This is an exciting opportunity for a developing inspirational leader to become the Ward Manager of the Paediatric Emergency Department at North Manchester General Hospital.

North Manchester General Hospital Paediatric ED cares for children with a wide range of injury and illnesses. The unit works closely alongside the Adult Emergency department and the Urgent Treatment Centre at North Manchester General Hospital.

Using a family centered approach, we care for children and young people from presentation to admission onto the wards or discharge home from hospital.



The role will consist of 50% clinical time running the Paediatric Emergency Department and 50% non clinical time where the management of the paediatric staff and development of the department will be completed.



The expectation of the role will be days, nights and weekends when clinical to ensure you have a full understanding of the department and weekday working for non clinical duties.

The successful applicant will be required provide leadership to the team on the ward with particular focus on patient safety, infection control, workforce management and quality improvement. You will be responsible for managing the unit, promoting a positive patient and staff experience, and supporting education to enhance your staff member’s skills and knowledge. You will have the opportunity to develop and advance your own skills with the support from the Matron and the Lead Nurse

To apply for this post, you must have substantial experience at band 6 level and be a positive role model. Paediatric Emergency Department experience is essential and applicants with demonstrable leadership skills and experience within the speciality are encouraged to apply.

The post holder has a key leadership and management role at a senior level, they will provide specialist skills and knowledge to support the organisation and delivery of care for patients within the speciality. You will be able to demonstrate behaviour's and values in keeping with MFT’s values and beliefs and nursing strategy. You will have strong leadership skills with an ability to work closely and collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team.

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.

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.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Thursday 25 Apr 2024

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