Matron Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £50,952 - £57,349 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6115632/349-CSS-6115632 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
Due to the upcoming retirement of the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Matron team in the Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability department at Manchester University Foundation Trust.
If you consider yourself to be a highly motivated, enthusiastic person with a passion for Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability, and possess strong leadership skills then we would like to hear from you. In return you will develop your skills in these dual specialities and lead a highly motivated team of professionals, who deliver excellent standards of patient care with support from the senior nurses leadership team.
The Infection Prevention / Tissue viability team deliver a 7 day service during the hours of 08 – 17.00. The successful candidate will be predominantly based on the Oxford Road Campus, however the post holder will be required to travel to other MFT sites as the service requires.
The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Matron for Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nursing are undertaken for the Trust through; effective and clear leadership, ensuring the monitoring and maintenance of robust Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability standards of practice are maintained and embedded within the Trust. Ensuring key processes are in place to support all Trust employees, patients, and visitors with maintaining required standards in order to delivery harm free care to our users and protection of our employees. Oversee the delivery of multi professional training programmes, surveillance, collaborative multidisciplinary working, interagency working and contributing to clinical governance arrangements across the Trust.
The successful person will manage a team of Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nurses across the locality providing day to day line management and supervision.
As an integral part of the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Team the post holder will provide advice and support and act as an expert advisory resource.
The successful candidate will support the Lead Nurses for Infection Control/Tissue Viability in the management, leadership and development of the Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nursing Service, deputising for the Lead Nurse Infection Control/Tissue Viability as required.
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 application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024
Due to the upcoming retirement of the current post holder, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Matron team in the Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability department at Manchester University Foundation Trust.
If you consider yourself to be a highly motivated, enthusiastic person with a passion for Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability, and possess strong leadership skills then we would like to hear from you. In return you will develop your skills in these dual specialities and lead a highly motivated team of professionals, who deliver excellent standards of patient care with support from the senior nurses leadership team.
The Infection Prevention / Tissue viability team deliver a 7 day service during the hours of 08 – 17.00. The successful candidate will be predominantly based on the Oxford Road Campus, however the post holder will be required to travel to other MFT sites as the service requires.
The post holder will ensure the key functions of the Matron for Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nursing are undertaken for the Trust through; effective and clear leadership, ensuring the monitoring and maintenance of robust Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability standards of practice are maintained and embedded within the Trust. Ensuring key processes are in place to support all Trust employees, patients, and visitors with maintaining required standards in order to delivery harm free care to our users and protection of our employees. Oversee the delivery of multi professional training programmes, surveillance, collaborative multidisciplinary working, interagency working and contributing to clinical governance arrangements across the Trust.
The successful person will manage a team of Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nurses across the locality providing day to day line management and supervision.
As an integral part of the Trust’s Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Team the post holder will provide advice and support and act as an expert advisory resource.
The successful candidate will support the Lead Nurses for Infection Control/Tissue Viability in the management, leadership and development of the Infection Prevention and Control/Tissue Viability Nursing Service, deputising for the Lead Nurse Infection Control/Tissue Viability as required.
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 application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Tuesday 14 May 2024
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