Job overview

Dear Potential MFT Employee, I would like to thank you for looking at MFT in your job search. MFT is uniquely positioned as a healthcare leader in the North West of England. We think we offer unique opportunities and benefits.

Ward F6 is a 32 beds and F2N is 16 beds, with an additional high care bay of 4 beds on F2N.  Both wards are Cardiac Surgery caring for patients undergoing both routine and complex cardiac and aortic surgery. There is an exciting opportunity for the possibility to be part of the 4 bedded ERAS bay. This bay is for fast track patients undergoing cardiac surgery, this is phase 2 of the ERAS pathway. Including patients with arterial, central lines, noradrenaline, pacing wires and drains, from 8 hours post surgery.

This will be an ideal opportunity for experienced nurses who are eager to expand and progress their nursing practice. On appointment the successful candidate/s will receive full support in education and preceptorship/mentorship.

We are looking for individuals with a genuine interest in Cardiac Surgery who are hard working and passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and are motivated towards maintaining and improving their own skills.

We have a 30 hour permanent position to offer. A flexible approach to shift patterns is essential. Flexible working hours can include night duty and weekends.

Main duties of the job

An exciting  opportunity has arisen to join our Ward F6, F2N and ERAS bay Cardiac Surgery Senior Nursing Team here at the Manchester Foundation Trust (MFT). Our nurses benefit from a number of educational programs, including in house training.  We are committed to the career development of our nurses and will assist you to develop your career in a highly specialised clinical area.

We are looking for individuals who are hard working and passionate about delivering high standards of patient care and are motivated towards maintaining and improving their own skills and those of junior collegues.

A flexible approach to shift patterns is essential. Flexible working hours can include night duty and weekends.

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.