Special Needs School Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 29 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 Per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M11 4EJ |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6253375/349-LCO-6253375 |
Summary
This an exciting opportunity for a nurse to join the special needs nursing service working 37.5 hours a week, Term Time only (0.89 WTE).
You will be part of the dynamic and forward-thinking Special Needs Nursing Service in Manchester. We require two autonomous Band 6 nurses, who can independently manage a caseload of complex CYP within Special Needs in both specialist school and community settings.
You will assess, plan and implement delivery of care needs within SEND schools. You will deliver training around complex health needs and offer health promotion tailored to CYP with SEND.
To act up in the absence of the team leader and be responsible for maintaining agreed policies and clinical standards following agreed criteria.
You will assist in the development of the team and development in designated areas of practice in conjunction with the team leader.
We are seeking a Registered Children’s Nurse to join our Special Needs Nursing Service, part of Manchester's Children's Community Nursing Team permanently.
We are looking for a proactive, motivated and enthusiastic nurse with experience in community care and/or experience with children and young people with Learning Disability, Autism and Complex Health Needs.
You require excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills and can deliver evidence-based nursing care to children within a school and community setting. To be a team player and support colleagues and team leaders as required.
We deliver specialist health promotion to CYP with SEND. You need to be passionate about improving the health outcomes for this cohort of CYP and confident in health promotion.
The Special Needs Nursing team support children in Special Needs Schools and Community settings, citywide. You will need to be a car driver and owner and be able to cover the whole city.
You will be part of a forward-thinking and friendly team and you will be supported to develop professionally.
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.
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 app 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.lication, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024
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