Job summary
- Main area
- Gender Services - Breast Surgery
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
- Job ref
- 349-NMGH-7191211*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- North Manchester General Hospital
- Town
- manchester
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
B5 Staff nurse for Gender Services
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Applications are invited for a passionate Band 5 staff nurse, this post is based within the Gender Affirmation Service at North Manchester General Hospital and will work between both North Manchester General and Trafford General Hospitals, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The Breast Surgery Unit at MFT is the largest unit in the country and is looking to appoint a Band 5 Staff nurse with an interest in supporting our Masculinising chest & Oncoplastic Breast Surgery team to deliver an exceptional service to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will join a team of chest wall contouring and oncoplastic breast surgeons working between North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) and Trafford General Hospital (TGH). The post will appeal to appropriately trained nurses who have a specific interest in gender affirmation and wish to gain specialised experience and knowledge in gender affirming chest wall contouring surgery.
For further details please check the Job Description and person specification.
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.
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
Essential
Essential criteria
- NMC registered adult nurse
- Phlebotomy and woundcare management skills
- Able to work under own initiative within boundaries of role
- IT literate
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Evidence of ability to safely delegate duties using clinical judgement
- Knowledge of equality and diversity
- Evidence of MDT working
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the Gender affirming surgery pathway
- Evidence on post registration education in Gender / LGBTQIA+ health or surgical nursing
- 1year+ experience in a surgical / acute setting
- Knowledge of HIVE
- Experience of health promotion
- Mentorship qualification
- Awareness of clinical governance
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Clapper
- Job title
- Assistant Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 918 4034
- Additional information
Second contact:
Paige Yates
Deputy Directorate Manager
0161 291 2838
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