Closing date: 23 September 2025
Sister / Charge Nurse - F3 Lung Surgery
As a sister / charge nurse on F3 you will be often required to coordinate daily shifts and responsible for all 32 patients on the ward. Deputising for the ward manager in their absence. You will join a healthy team of other Sister / Charge nurses and work in a collaborative manner in the smooth running of the ward, bed management and taking care of the patients. Majority of these patients will have undergone major lung resections. You will also be responsible for supporting your junior colleagues and their workload.
Main duties of the job
You will manage sickness and staffing, staff wellbeing, incident reporting, clinical governance, staff training and development, clinical audits, IQP and other managerial duties.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and 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 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.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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
* Minimum 2 years experience at Band 5
* Leading a team and working autonomously
* Evidence of motivation
* Experience of working within thoracic
* Experience of working at band 6 level
Skills
* Time management
* Understanding of NHS priorities and targets
* Leadership
* Surgical experience
Knowledge
* Knowledge of caring for postoperative patients
* Understanding of the basic managerial roles within the ward
* Taken part in an IQP project
* individually or as part of a team
Qualification
* NNP Prescribing course.
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
£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum, (Pro Rata)
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