We are looking for an enthusiastic and hardworking Registered Nurse to join our welcoming and dynamic team within our busy fracture clinic at Wythenshawe hospital.
To be successful you will need to communicate effectively with other departments and disciplines across the MDT. As a team, we are focused on continuous quality improvements and professional excellence and we are looking for someone who shares our visions and values to provide exceptional patient care.
What We Need From You
Nursing Registration with the UK NMC (please do not apply if you have not yet obtained this)
Willingness to undertake the accredited British Orthopaedic Casting Certificate (BCC) qualification
Proficient in managing Orthopaedic wounds
Excellent clinical skills
Commitment to providing excellent standards of care as well as promoting positive patient experiences
Flexibility to meet the needs of the service which may entail staying late where clinics overrun
What The Role Entails
Support fracture clinic, elective clinics and the plaster room
Cast Removal and application of basic casts
Wound care- including Application of pico's and Vac therapy
Hours of work will be Monday - Friday 8am-5.30pm with the possibility of weekend and evening working in the future.
What We Will Provide
A comprehensive induction programme
Ongoing support and training
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindsey Wood Job title: Fracture Clinic Sister Email address: lindsey.wood@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01612916162
For informal visits and information regarding the job and our department please contact Lindsey Wood 0161291 6162