Specialist Nurse - Autism/Community Paediatrics

Job description
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic registered children’s nurse for 30 hours/0.80 wte with excellent communication skills and good organisational skills to join our Community Paediatric Service, part of Manchester Children’s Community Health Services within Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO).

This role will involve working across two services: firstly, you will work one day per week within Community Paediatrics in community settings, and secondly, in your role as specialist nurse for autism you will support the multi-disciplinary Social Communication Pathway (SCP). As part of this innovative service, you will work in conjunction with the paediatricians for Central and North Manchester to support autism assessments and provide post-diagnostic support to children and families, as well as contributing to multi-agency liaison with other members of the Social Communication Pathway.

You will be part of a forward thinking and friendly team and you will be supported and encouraged to develop professionally.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Naomi Sherwood Job title: Consultant Paediatrician Telephone number: 01615370403

Victoria Robinson

Senior Specialist Nurse

victoria.robinson@mft.nhs.uk

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