Overview
Suitable applicants will have excellent communications skills and be able to provide kindness and compassion to patients in their care. You would be a valued member of the multidisciplinary team and be expected to deliver high standards of person centred care showing empathy, patience and understanding at all times. Hard working, enthusiastic and conscientious, you will have well-developed motivational skills and evidence of involvement in change management and improvement. You have a mature and thorough approach to your work, coupled with a desire to take the service forward through quality initiatives, extending and developing nursing roles and an enthusiasm for learning new skills and competencies. You will prioritise, admit, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care of the patient's journey to the expected high standard. You will coordinate day to day shifts and be responsible for the patient flow and coordinate care on the unit. You will work as a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and contribute to the processes that promote patient safety and quality of care in line with clinical governance frameworks. You will support the junior and the newly qualified. You will be supported in your role clinically by an experienced Ward Manager, Matron and Lead Nurse.
About the employer and setting
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on its services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals. The Trust aims to set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate and offers opportunities at a large scale.
The organisation has created a digitally enabled environment to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness and innovation through the introduction of Hive, the Electronic Patient Record system launched in September 2022. It is also a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, with a robust infrastructure to encourage high-quality research programmes, and is embarking on a Green Plan to promote sustainability in healthcare.
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.
Responsibilities
* Prioritise, admit, assess, plan, evaluate and deliver all relevant aspects of care of the patient\'s journey to the expected high standard.
* Coordinate day to day shifts and be responsible for the patient flow and coordinate care on the unit.
* Work as a key member of the multidisciplin ary team and contribute to the processes that promote patient safety and quality of care in line with clinical governance frameworks.
* Support the junior and the newly qualified. You will be supported in your role clinically by an experienced Ward Manager, Matron and Lead Nurse.
Diversity and applying
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 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.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Thursday 6 Nov 2025
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