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Burns Practice Based Educator
The closing date is 27 July 2025
We are seeking a motivated and dynamic registered nurse with a strong background in Burns Care to join our dedicated team.
Our Burns Unit provides specialist care to patients across all stages of their treatment journey. We welcome applications from individuals who are passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred care in this complex and rewarding area of practice.
The successful candidate will be a confident and approachable educator, capable of working flexibly in a fast-paced and evolving environment. You will be responsible for managing and supporting a team, ensuring the delivery of excellence in clinical care, and fostering the ongoing development and wellbeing of staff.
Please note: The closing date is intended as a guide only. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received. Early submission is strongly encouraged to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a charismatic and engaging individual who can connect with clinical nursing teams at all levels and support cultural/behavioural changes within teams to ensure improvements in the delivery of the best possible patient experience.
A large part of the role will be clinically focused ward based training, as well as contributing to the wider education programme. A component of the role will also include working clinically within the team to maintain clinical credibility and understand the nursing environment that you are providing your educational services to. This an ideal opportunity to step outside of a ward /department based role and use your experience, knowledge and skills to contribute to the development of a strong and quality focused workforce for the future.
As well as the opportunity to develop personally and professionally within the team, you'll have the chance to use your creative skills in delivering training and education. You'll be supported through an annual appraisal and personal development planning and have support
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 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
Experience
* Experience of working in acute care, in a Burns nursing
* Portfolio of evidence demonstrating achievements in practice/education
* Recent evidence of recent continuing professional and personal development
* Maintained development of leadership skills
* Experience of change management
* Competent in use of IT and computer skills
* Undertaken a leadership programme (i.e. LEO)
* Evidence of implementing a service development/change.
* Experience in Education
Qualifications
* R.N. Qualification
* Evidence of Level 6 studies
* Burns Course
* Mentorship or evidence of assessing learners in practice
* Teaching Qualification
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.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£37,338 to £44,962 a yearPer Annum, (Pro Rata)
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