Job summary
North Manchester Care Organisation
North Manchester Care Organisation comprises North Manchester General Hospital and is an organisation steeped in history playing a significant part in the general health and wellbeing of its local community for well over a century.
The teams here are immensely proud of their hospital and continue to focus on providing much needed care for a population who regularly present with varied and complex case mixes, multi-morbidity and socio-economic challenges.
Recent CQC feedback recognises the good level of care provided by our teams and improved leadership across the care organisation with an overall general improvement in areas of safety.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 6-month secondment within the hepatitis team based at North Manchester General Hospital as part of the Manchester University Foundation Trust. We seek an enthusiastic nurse with experience working within infectious diseases. The post holder will be based mainly at North Manchester General Hospital and will be responsible for delivering and assisting in the development of a high standard of care for patients with hepatitis. This will be working autonomously and in conjunction with the lead consultant and the hepatitis nurse lead, in a referral centre providing care for patients residing across Greater Manchester.
Main duties of the job
Team/Departmental Information
This post will require you to have a high degree of autonomy, manage your own clinic caseload, possess excellent communication skills and ideally have experience in caring for patients with complex care needs.
The post holder will be expected to work across multiple settings including outpatients, inpatient wards, the community and outreach services. They will be involved in all aspects of the care of people living with HIV and will work as part of a wider MDT.
If you have a passion for providing holistic patient care, ensuring patient safety, whilst working in a dynamic environment with a great team, and would like the opportunity to develop your skills, then we would love to hear from you.
Please contact the team on 0161 720 2637 to find out more about the role or to arrange a visit.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.4bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating the most exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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're proud to be one of the major academic research centres and education providers in England and Research and Innovation is the heart of all we do, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We're also excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable and tackling climate change.
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.
Join us and you'll work with some of the best people in the NHS, thriving in a Trust united in its values, purpose and commitment to our patients and a drive for continual innovation and improvement.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with N&MC Health Related degree or equivalent level gained by experience
Desirable
- Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Non -medical prescriber
- Evidence of CPD in the form of personal development portfolio
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
- Excellent knowledge of HIV related issues (health or social)
- Knowledge of NHS clinical systems such as pathlabs, PAS
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control measures
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
- Knowledge around responsibilities of safeguarding adults and children
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of HR policies and procedures
Training and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 5 within related speciality
- Experience of working with patients with HIV
- Experience managing a ward/clinic or department
- Excellent IT skills including all Microsoft packages
- Experience of working independently and managing own work-load
- Experience in developing patient pathways through problem solving and quality improvement
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience in Venepuncture
- Experienced user of all Patient Administration and Clinical Systems
- Experience in dealing with sensitive information
Desirable
- Experience of working with Drugs Services
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
- Experience of engaging hard to reach people in healthcare
- Experience in managing own clinics
- Experience in other infectious diseases e.g. TB and Hepatitis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registration with N&MC Health Related degree or equivalent level gained by experience
Desirable
- Evidence of having undertaken relevant further study or training as required for the post
- Recognised teaching qualification
- Non -medical prescriber
- Evidence of CPD in the form of personal development portfolio
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of on-going personal and professional development
- Excellent knowledge of HIV related issues (health or social)
- Knowledge of NHS clinical systems such as pathlabs, PAS
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control measures
- Understanding of the importance of following procedures and treatment plans
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
- Knowledge around responsibilities of safeguarding adults and children
Desirable
- Demonstrate an understanding of HR policies and procedures
Training and Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience at Band 5 within related speciality
- Experience of working with patients with HIV
- Experience managing a ward/clinic or department
- Excellent IT skills including all Microsoft packages
- Experience of working independently and managing own work-load
- Experience in developing patient pathways through problem solving and quality improvement
- Experience of working in teams under appropriate supervision as part of a multi-disciplinary team Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information
- Experience in Venepuncture
- Experienced user of all Patient Administration and Clinical Systems
- Experience in dealing with sensitive information
Desirable
- Experience of working with Drugs Services
- Experience of working with Mental Health Services
- Experience of engaging hard to reach people in healthcare
- Experience in managing own clinics
- Experience in other infectious diseases e.g. TB and Hepatitis
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
