Job summary
- Main area
- Gastro-enterology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to friday)
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-6625370*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Manchester General Hospital
- Town
- Crumpsall
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annuum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Nurse - Inflammatory Bowel Disease
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Due to the merger with North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) Gastroenterology Unit with Manchester Royal Infirmary, this post is to continue to build up the IBD nurse service and NMGH to cover maternity leave,and provide cross clinical and managerial cover between Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe and North Manchester as required. The post holder will be based at NMGH. The post holder will be responsible for providing clinical leadership for the IBD teams and supporting service excellence for patient care. The post holder will inspire a culture of compassionate care for IBD patients. S/he will be accountable for the professional practice and development of IBD nursing and patient care.The post holder will have expert specialist knowledge and provide clinical advice and support for patients with IBD.
Main duties of the job
- Develop the IBD service in collaboration with the Lead IBD gastroenterology consultant and team.
- To develop and lead on the IBD nurse- lead service – the nurses will be a key point of contact for both existing IBD patients, and newly diagnosed patients.
- To further develop nurse led clinics, such as a virtual clinic for those patients who are on biological treatment, new patient clinics
- Responsible for maintaining and developing effective joint working relationships with nursing and medical colleagues across three hospitals, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Wythenshawe Hospital and North Manchester Hospital
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!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional qualification RGN
- Educated to degree level
- Non-medical Prescribing Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 5 years post registration experience within gastroenterology
- 5 years’ experience within inflammatory bowel disease nursing
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Competent in use of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Kemp
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse IBD
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07833398298
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