Clinical Nurse Specialist- Cardiology | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7323094/349-MCH-7323094 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced nurse to join our busy Cardiology Specialty Nursing team as a Band 6. There is the opportunity to work with neonates, children and Young People with Cardiac problems – Structural, Mechanical and Electrical. We work closely with Alder Hey Hospital, which is where heart surgery takes place. There is opportunity to work closely with our Specialist Clinics such as Devices, Heart Function and Pulmonary Hypertension
The successful applicant will be a valued member of the MDT and work within the wider hospital to deliver nurse led clinics, investigations, treatment and counselling to children young people and their families. The post holder will work within the values and beliefs of MFT to ensure a high quality, efficient and caring service is delivered. The post holder will be committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their treatment journey.
The post holder must demonstrate excellent communication skills from working with the wider MDT and with children, parents and families. The post holder will be competent and confident in the management and administration of medications and have clinical skills to support the delivery of direct patient care. The post holder must be able to work well under pressure and have experience of developing a service and/or experience with managing / supervising nurses in practice. This is a proactive and developing service seeking those with a desire for innovation and service improvement.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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 Wednesday 30 Jul 2025
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