Job overview

Due to expansion of our Critical Care Units, an exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced and enthusiastic  critical care nurses to join our team at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

Manchester Royal Infirmary is part of a leading integrated health, teaching, research and innovation campus in the thriving city of Manchester and our Critical Care Service was rated as outstanding by the CQC.  We offer a unique range of services to the local and national population, treating and managing the simplest to the most complex conditions and diseases.  For our nurses, this means the chance to gain diverse experience in pioneering teams.

Our Critical Care Unit is comprised of 20 bed General Adult Intensive Care Unit, 20 bed High Dependency Unit (on the Central site), our 5 bed High Care Unit Unit (on the Trafford site) and 4 Obstetric High Care Beds (based in St, Mary's Hospital) plus a new 18 bed Elective HDU.  We are looking for flexible candidates who are willing to work on a rotational programme within the Critical Care Unit.

To succeed, you must have substantial experience in an intensive care environment and hold a mentorship qualification as well as evidence of completing a relevant critical care course. You will need excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills and the ability to work collaboratively with the critical care MDT and the wider teams across Manchester Foundation Trust.

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The post holder is responsible for ensuring immediate care to relevant client group and will work primarily within Critical Care. The post holder will assess, plan implement and evaluate the care for these patients supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. S/he will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area. The post holder will assist the senior Sister/Charge Nurses in ensuring that high standards of quality of care are delivered & maintained. The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff patients and carers. The post holder will deputise for the senior sister as required.

The post holder will enable nurses to acquire clinical and professional competencies by facilitating high quality education and staff development opportunities.

Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills required for the role.

Working for our organisation

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.