Paediatric Lupus Nurse Specialist

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and experienced nurse to join our busy Rheumatology Specialty Nursing team as a Band 7 Lupus Nurse Specialist. The post holder will be the lead nurse for Pediatrics Lupus and related disease based in RMCH and assist in the provision of advice and support for nurses and other health professionals in the safe management of children and young people with Lupus. The post holder will incorporate the specialist practitioner role dimensions of clinical expertise, leadership, education, management and research., The post holder will lead the development of service for this client group in partnership with consumers and professionals from all relevant agencies. Within health, this will involve working with lead medical and therapy staff based at Royal Manchester Childrens Hospital, as well as colleagues from across the northwest network, and Lupus UK.

The post holder will exercise higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care. They will provide specialist expertise and advice with assessment, treatment and management in this client group. They will monitor and improve standards of care through supervision of practice, clinical audit, evidence-based practice, teaching and supporting professional colleagues and the provision of skilled professional leadership. They will contribute to clinical effectiveness within the service by undertaking audit and research as part of the MDT within the specialist field.

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.