Job overview

Ward 12 is looking to recruit an  experienced, compassionate and enthusiastic nurse to join our team

Join us and you’ll have the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in elective and trauma surgical care. The wards have some great accolades including gold  accreditation's for achievement in excellence. As a team we are proud to celebrate achievements of our team members and are committed to staff well-being.

Main duties of the job

Main job duties can be located on the Job role and responsibilities document 

You will have the benefit of working in a multi-professional team including specialist nurse, advanced nurse practitioner and therapists, so there are endless opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in this field

For newly qualified nurses the Trust has a robust preceptorship programme and you will receive excellent opportunities for development. Along the way, you will be supported by in-house Clinical Educators and a named mentor who will oversee your training needs, supported by the wider divisional education team.

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.