Job summary
Due to retirement, an exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join the Infection Prevention and Control / Tissue Viability team at Manchester University Foundation Trust. We are seeking to appoint an accomplished, experienced Infection Prevention & Tissue Viability nurse with strong management skills and speciality knowledge.
The successful candidate will be responsible for providing support, act as an expert advisory resource, and deputies for the lead nurse in their absence. If you consider yourself to be a highly motivated, enthusiastic individual with demonstrable speciality experience within Infection Prevention, and you possess strong leadership skills then we would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be predominantly based in the community.
Main duties of the job
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.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.
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.
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.
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
- Registered nurse on NMC register.
Desirable
- Appropriate management or leadership courses.
- Speciality qualification.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience senior clinical position.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership leading to innovation in practice.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Line management experience.
- Experience in complaints management.
- Experience in clinical audit / benchmarking.
Desirable
- Experience of research activity.
Skills and ability
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Report writing skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Evidence of clinical governance and risk management activities.
- Negotiating and influencing skills.
- IT / word processing skills.
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical effectiveness.
Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate Trust values and behaviours and act as a role model to others.
- Flexibility
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across all MFT sites.
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse on NMC register.
Desirable
- Appropriate management or leadership courses.
- Speciality qualification.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Appropriate experience senior clinical position.
- Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
- Evidence of professional leadership leading to innovation in practice.
- Evidence of continuous professional development.
- Line management experience.
- Experience in complaints management.
- Experience in clinical audit / benchmarking.
Desirable
- Experience of research activity.
Skills and ability
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills.
- Report writing skills.
- Presentation skills.
- Evidence of clinical governance and risk management activities.
- Negotiating and influencing skills.
- IT / word processing skills.
- Able to demonstrate contribution of nursing role to clinical effectiveness.
Attributes
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate Trust values and behaviours and act as a role model to others.
- Flexibility
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across all MFT sites.
Desirable
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).
