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Paediatric Gastroenterology Specialist Nurse Practitioner
Band 6
Main area Nursing Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (1X 37.5 HRS AND 1X 30HRS PER WEEK ROLES.) Job ref 349-MCH-7272434*
Site RMCH Town Manchester Salary £37,338 - £44,962 Pro rato Salary period Yearly Closing 16/07/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Paediatric Gastroenterology Specialist Nursing team at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital work within a multidisciplinary team to provide specialist nursing support for children and young people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Intestinal failure requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition. The team also provides a nurse-led investigation service.
This is an exciting opportunity for an additional two nurses to join our Paediatric Gastroenterology Nurse Specialist team. We are looking fora registered children nurse(s), who is proactive, dynamic and self-motivated, with experience in delivering nursing care to patients and families with intestinal failure and/or inflammatory Bowel Disease. The team is entering a period of new and innovative developments aiming at enhancing our patient journeys and providing up to date evidenced based care which meets local, national and international standards.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Nurse role will involve working closely within the multidisciplinary team and will be a crucial part of ensuring that our patients receive the best possible care and service. In addition, they will contribute to developing and delivering education to a wide range of staff and will be working with families and other professionals in both the hospital and community settings. Audit and research are also an inherent part of this role.
Applicants should be able to work independently and with supervision, to be able to prioritise their workload and use their own initiative whilst recognizing their limitations and when to seek support. Individualised training and supervision will be provided by the existing team and there will be opportunities to participate in external courses and educational events as appropriate.
The successful candidate(s) will ideally have a minimum of three years nursing experience within the NHS at Band 5 or 6 level, although additional training and development opportunities will be provided for the right candidate.
There are two posts available, one full time (37.5hours) and one part time (30hours).
Working for our organisation
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.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to diploma level
* Evidence of Level 3 studies
* Graduate or working towards first degree in health related subject
* Qualification in relevant speciality
Experience
* Substantial experience working as a band 5
* Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/speciality
* Recent evidence of continuing professional and personal development, both clinical and managerial
* Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
* Experience of working at Band 6
* Experience of working in Paediatric Gastroenterology
Leadership
* Evidence of proven clinical record
* Maintained development of clinical leadership skills
* Evidence of diplomacy and negotiation skills
* Able to demonstrate imaginative and effective use of resources
* Able to articulate personal development needs
* Demonstrates knowledge of audit/research recommendations
* Excellent communication and leadership skills
* Evidence of involvement in change management
* Car Driver
IM&T
* Aware of applications of IT packages such as Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
* Good knowledge of clinical information systems
Audit and Research
* Demonstrates ability and knowledge on how to undertake audit and feedback to clinicians
* Demonstrates knowledge of research based practice
* Completed course/module in research methods
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name Jodie Corbett Job title Matron Email address jodie.corbett@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 701 8624 Additional information
You can also contact Annabel Simmonds (Lead Nurse, Medicine Division) on annabel.simmonds@mft.nhs.uk
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