Staff Nurse- Emergency Gynaecology Unit

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for you to join our Emergency Gynaecology Unit team, St Mary's Hospital  MCS at Wythenshawe Hospital, within Manchester NHS Foundation Trust.   This is a permanent position at 37.5  hours per week

 EGU is a 24-hour service and this role includes days, twilights, nights and weekend work.

Patients are telephone triaged  by Band 6 specialist nurses and are assessed over the phone, the unit also  has referrals via A&E, midwifery team, GP's and other health care professionals or who attend for follow up appointments.

The unit provides care for all Gynaecology conditions.

Gynaecology experience is desired, with 6-12months post registration experience essential. 

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You will gain experience in an acute emergency gynaecology setting, this is a fast paced environment with a high foot fall through the unit. You will work within an experienced MDT team and will be supported with a supernumerary period. Completion of the Emergency Gynaecology Course is of benefit but not essential as the successful candidate will be enrolled on the Emergency Gynaecology Course providing you with the skills to see, treat and discharge all pregnancy related patients.

The successful candidate will play an essential role in assessing and triaging the patient and delivering timely care, ensuring clear communication with the MDT. The GAU unit has plans to become a 24 hour, nurse led service.

To join us, you will have excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will be able to support and contribute to a team approach, have the ability to problem solve, analyse and resolve issues. In addition to this, you must be motivated to develop personally and professionally and have exemplary personal standards of conduct.

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.