Interstitial Lung Disease Specialist Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum, (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 September 2024 |
| Location: | Wythenshawe, M23 9LT |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6460286/349-WTWA-6460286 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a registered nurse with 1-2 years of respiratory experience or community to join the Interstitial Lung Disease Service.
Working within the Interstitial Lung Disease Specialist service you will look after a complex and diverse group of patients. The post involves monitoring patients with Interstitial Lung disease in a clinical setting. The ideal candidate needs to exhibit a keen interest in management of Interstitial Lung Disease, patient education, breathlessness management and Palliative care.
To provide Nurse led clinics.
Be competent in the use of oxygen therapies
To have expert knowledge on appropriate medicines management
Dedicated and motivated in providing exceptional patient care
Possess strong communication and interpersonal skills
Work well within a multi disciplinary team and individually
You should have excellent clinical decision making skills, and to be able to be able to respond to the demanding nature of complex-health problems.
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 at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 5 Sep 2024
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