Job summary
- Main area
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and the Managed Clinical Services
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave cover)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 349-MCH-7108323
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- NMGH
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Staff Nurse - Paediatric Unit NMGH
Band 5
Job overview
We are looking for Band 5 nurses who want to join our nursing teams at NMGH, delivering high standards of nursing care to work as part of a nursing team dedicated to improving the service the clinical areas offer and participating with future developments. Applicants must be registered with the UK NMC or working towards an NMC registration.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for innovative, highly motivated individuals both experienced and newly qualified.
The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital provides specialist healthcare services for children and young people throughout the North West, as well as nationally and internationally. There are a number of posts available across our clinical areas and hospital sites that may be of interest to you. These include, Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital (Oxford Road Site, Wythenshawe and North Manchester General Hospital).
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.
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
- Degree or Diploma
- Registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
- RN Child
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of current nursing issues
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- IT/ Word Processing
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working on own and as part of a team
- Evidence of supervising and supporting junior staff
- Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability
- Awareness of clinical audit and research
Desirable criteria
- Evidence undertaking a mentor/preceptor role
- Experience in relevant area of practice
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
- Victoria Healey
- Job title
- Ward Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 625 8248
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