Paediatric Home Therapies Nurse Specialist
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:02
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 17-Jul-2024 00:02
Key details
Location
- Site
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
- Address
- Oxford Road
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M139WL
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
Salary
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 6)
Specialty
- Main area
- Paediatric Nephrology
On 1st April 2020, North Manchester General Hospital became part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) under a new management agreement. The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group will continue to support North Manchester with its recruitment and workforce requirements until the service is formally transferred into MFT. North Manchester General Hospital has a vibrant future ahead as it works with MFT to provide better care for patients and their families in the local community and across Greater Manchester. Plans to create an innovative health campus which will see a new hospital build and the development of a ‘wellbeing hub’ that will bring health and economic benefits to the wider community.
Job overview
Are you a passionate and dedicated nurse looking for a rewarding career in paediatric nephrology care? The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital invites you to join our esteemed Paediatric Home Therapies Nursing Team. As part of one of the largest paediatric home haemodialysis services in the UK, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children with chronic and acute conditions.
In this dynamic role, you will provide comprehensive care for patients of all ages, managing home haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Your expertise and compassion will ensure that our young patients receive the highest quality of care in the comfort of their own homes.
We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic nurses who are eager to learn and grow within our supportive team. Excellent teamwork and communication skills are essential, as you will collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalised care plans.
If you are a dedicated nurse ready to take on this challenging and fulfilling role, we would love to hear from you. Join us at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and become a vital part of a team that truly makes a difference. Apply now to be a part of our mission to provide exceptional paediatric care!
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To facilitate renal replacement therapy on paediatric patients with end-stage kidney disease at home by providing a training programme and continual support and monitoring. To work closely and cross cover all renal replacement modalities, including peritoneal dialysis, incentre haemodialysis and home haemodialysis.
The post holder will be expected to provide clinical expertise and knowledge, demonstrating a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment and management of the client group. S/he will monitor and improve standards of care through, supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. S/he will actively contribute to the clinical governance processes within the service.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
As from the 1st April 2021 services based at North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) which is currently part of the Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust will be transferring to Manchester Foundation NHS Trust (MFT). This will mean if you apply and are successful in post your terms and conditions of employment will be with MFT if your start date is post 1st April 2021. If you apply and are successful and your start date is before 1st April 2021 your terms and conditions will be with Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust and post 1st April 2021 will be automatically moved over to the new organisation.
All communications to applicants will be via the email address provided on your application form and all further correspondence will be through email, therefore please ensure that you regularly check your emails after the closing date for this post.
You are advised to check Spam and Junk folders as emails can sometimes go to these folders. Although references are not requested until a conditional offer is made, we would be grateful if you could provide us with email addresses for your referees when prompted by the application form.
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If you have any queries please contact the Manager for this vacancy as detailed in the advert.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Registration RN (Child)/ RSCN
- Evidence of Level 6 post graduate study
Desirable criteria
- Renal/ Surgical Course
- Appropriate Management or Leadership Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial relevant post registration experience in relevant speciality
- Evidence of professional leadership, leading to innovation in practice
- Evidence of Multi disciplinary / multi agency working
Desirable criteria
- Experience in peritoneal dialysis
- Experience working with children needing haemodialysis
- Experience of clinical audit
- Experience of research activities
Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- Proven workload management of self and of others
- Proven ability to problem solve
- Willingness to be flexible and adaptable
- Effective organisational skills
- Good analytical and clinical decision making skills
- Awareness of clinical governance process
- IT/ Word processing skills
- Clinically competent in clinical area / speciality (paediatric nephrology)
Desirable criteria
- Competent in delivery haemodialysis
- Competent in delivering peritoneal dialysis
- Experience of teaching patients/ families/ staff
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Sinnott
- Job title
- Home Therapies Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01617010121
No longer accepting applications
Sorry, this vacancy is no longer accepting applications.
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