Specialist Nurse Cared For Children (looked after children)

We are currently offering a 12 month fixed term/secondment opportunity for a part time Specialist Nurse in the Cared for Children Health Team based predominantly in the community site but covering the MFT footprint.

This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed and experienced nurse with an interest in safeguarding and looked after children to address the health needs of looked after children. You willbe a key member of the safeguarding and looked after children service that consists of Named Nurses (community, acute, adult and midwifery services), Specialist Nurses for Safeguarding, and Looked after Children, Multi-Agency Safeguardingand Complex Safeguarding Hub Specialist Nurses and Administration staff.

You will be given the opportunity to receive safeguarding/ looked after children development, supervision and training within a highly motivated and committed team. An annual appraisal and regular management one to one reviews are also provided, as is the chance to attend relevant mandatory and other training pertinent to the role., To succeed, you will need to be highly motivated to ensure safe and effective services for safeguarding and looked after children remains a priority for all of our staff working within the organisationacross acute and community services.You will need excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills and a flair for critically evaluating information and recording it in a concise and accurate manner. Comfortable working under pressure, adept at prioritising and working flexibly often to tight a deadline you will be well supported to further your own professional knowledge, skills and development within this highly specialised area.

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.