Job summary
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist - Cleft lip and palate
Band 7
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Specialist Nursing team. We provide a first class service across the North West of England, North Wales and the Isle of Man for babies born with cleft lip and/or cleft palate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care demonstrated through the agreed competency framework. They will provide specialist expertise and advice as a core member of a multidisciplinary cleft team specialising
in the management of children with clefts of the lip and/or palate and their families within the North West, the Isle of Man and the North Wales Clinical Network. The post holder will demonstrate a sound understanding of the issues related to the identification, assessment, treatment and management of Cleft Lip & Palate patients, associated anomalies, and play a key role in the management of these families throughout the treatment period. They will also monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues in the provision of skilled professional leadership. The post holder will contribute to clinical governance within the service by understanding audit and research within this specialist field.
They will work independently within the community, the hospital of birth, through acute episodes of admission for surgery, at joint MDT cleft clinics . The post holder will be expected to be part of an on call service providing out of hours cover for the whole network area.
Working for our organisation
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.
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
- RSCN/RN Child or Registered Health Visitor
- First Level Degree or working towards/ Equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Portfolio of evidence showing achievements in practice/specialty
- Demonstrable experience at Band 6
- Must be able to travel to hospital sites and patients’ homes within the whole North West Network during working hours and whilst on call
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in a community setting
- Evidence of presentations at local and National level
- Experience of working on a Peadiatric/ neonatal ward
Audit and Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of audit’s undertaken and outcomes
- Evidence of implementation of research based practice
Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Evidence of delivering teaching programmes to staff groups
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
- Louise Hall
- Job title
- Lead Nurse. Cleft lip and palate.
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07817127187
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