Trainee Clinical Nurse Specialist | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £46,580 per Annum, pro Rota |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 November 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7457117/349-EAD-7457117 |
Summary
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we are proud that we care for our staff as much as our patients.
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a leading integrated health, teaching, and research and Innovation campus in the thriving city of Manchester. We offer unique range of services to the Northwest, treating and managing the simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases. For our nurses, it means the chance to gain diverse experiences in pioneering teams.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Macular Treatment Centre Teams at MTC at Oxford Road Campus.
The Macular treatment Centre is renowned as a center of excellence for treatment for macular eye conditions, with high emphasis on research and audit. We are currently looking to recruit highly motivated, enthusiastic, and experienced ophthalmic nurses to develop the skills required to administer intra-ocular injections and support the work of the Macular Treatment Centre.
Trainee Nurse Injectors will be paid as a Band 5 whilst in training and on successful completion will be paid band 6.
We are seeking someone to join our clinical specialist nurse team to make a significant difference to patients' lives and use your knowledge and skills to work with our team to deliver excellent patient care, this may be the post for you. If you are a registered nurse who possesses the Ophthalmic Qualification, experience working in the ophthalmic unit we would love to hear from you.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team you will be expected to demonstrate in depth knowledge and clinical expertise. You will also be expected to demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues relating to the identification, assessment, treatment, and management of this specialist client group.
Interested candidates should have highly effective interpersonal skills including the ability to work with a diverse team of professionals. Candidates should also be able to influence and negotiate effectively at all levels, have excellent organizational skills and the ability to use their own initiative.
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.
The post holder will have accountability to provide and deliver high standards of patient care and for managing the patient flow of the unit. The main role of a Trainee clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) is to provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to our patients in MTC. The CNS will safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient needs to include Visual Acuity, Intra Ocular Pressure Instillation of Eye drops, Fundus Fluoresceine Angiography, Photo Dynamic Therapy, work in the theatre set up as a circulating nurse to assist the Clinical Nurse specialist and be competent in delivering intravitreal injections to our patients. Patient safety will be compromised due to short staffing levels. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, have an ability to problem solve and work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team. You will have a passion for leading a team and be able to demonstrate clear leadership skills, and an ability to deputize for the department manager.
The post holder will assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of patient care in a caring, compassionate and sensitive manner. Work closely with the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the clinical governance process. Act as a assessor/supervisor to junior staff, with specific responsibility for pre-registration learners. The post holder will take delegated responsibility for the management of the clinical team and the maintenance of high standards of quality patient care on a shift basis.
Due to service expansion there will be a wealth of opportunities for the right candidates, a professional development program will be implemented.You are requirement to work across sites to support the MTC at North, MTC at Trafford and South Manchester to meet the needs of the services.
Informal visits welcome
So, if you want a new start, there couldn’t be a better time to join us.
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.
This advert closes on Thursday 16 Oct 2025
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