Total 21 science rd research job vacancies in Manchester, M8 5RB

Are you a good team worker with excellent communication skills who can contribute to the development of the NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility at RMCH?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two Band 6 Paediatric Clinical Research Nurse's to support the current paediatric research team.

If you are committed to producing a high quality research service this role could be for you.

You will be supporting an award-winning diverse team of experts who are making a difference to the future care of patients, driving forward pioneering research into new tests and treatments in a range of paediatric clinical research trials. Utilising our expertise in early phase experimental medicine we aim to contribute to the rapid translation of research findings into clinical care.



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.


To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Nov 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment for an experienced Healthcare Scientist/ practitioner to join the team in the Sleep Service, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

The role is to support the sleep service in its delivery of a high-quality service both in the main sleep service and at our Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Hospital.

The Sleep Service is a modern dynamic unit servicing a large area of the North West. It has a CPAP user base of over 8,000 patients and provides a wide range of services including diagnosis and treatment of non-respiratory sleep disorders. It is actively involved in the teaching of students on the PTP and STP courses at Manchester Metropolitan University.



The position will involve:

Performing, analysing and reporting on in-patient and outpatient sleep studies (including respiratory polygraphy, full video polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing and actigraphy).

Initiating treatment with CPAP and the follow-up of these patients using agreed protocols in both face-to-face and telephone clinics.

Teaching, training and mentoring of students and junior staff.

The service encourages and supports flexible working but the successful applicant will be expected to cover evening shifts on a rotating roster.

The successful applicant will also be expected to travel to work at either Trafford General Hospital, or the Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Hospital (WTWA) as service demands require.



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Thursday 31 Oct 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


To supervise & undertake decontamination duties in a busy NHS Hospital Sterile service department, assist managers and be part of team that provides a specialized decontamination of medical devices, contributing to the clinical care of the patient.



The post holder will ensure that the service is provided efficiently and in accordance with the department’s policies, procedures, and Quality Management System.



The post holder will contribute fully as part of the HSDU team to the full compliance of the department to Medical Devices Regulations - UK MDR 2002 and EN ISO 13485:2016.

T To supervise a team in the HSDU to ensure the daily team objectives are achieved.Ensuring receipt, disassembly, cleaning reassembly, packing, sterilisation & Portering of reusable medical devices, surgical instruments, and other complex medical equipment in accordance with policies and procedures in line with Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Thursday 17 Oct 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


This Post will be based at the Wythenshawe Campus. MFT is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and progressive NHS Trusts in the country. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services.

We are looking for a team player who is flexible and self-motivated to enhance our Aseptic Services Team. You will have a professional outlook and able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills.

This is an apprenticeship and candidates will be given 1 day a week to attend college lectures, either in person or remotely to work towards aLevel 3 Diploma in the Principles of Aseptic Pharmaceuticals Processing over 2 years. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be qualified as a Science Manufacturing Technician, eligible to register with the Science Council and be employed as a permanent band 4 Science Manufacturing Technician in the Aseptic Services Team.

This role will include 1 in 4 Saturday working as part of a rota and Bank Holiday working as part of a rota at the Oxford Road Campus. Posts will be based at either the Oxford Road Campus or Wythenshawe with the possibility of cross site working at each site.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
• The ability to work accurately and methodically
• Effectively under pressure and have an excellent eye for detail
• Working to your own initiative to meet deadlines
• Committed to deliver a high standard in patient focused service.

You will have responsibility for assisting the Senior Technical Team in the day-to-day management and development of the Aseptic Services Unit Cytotoxic, PN and CIVA Service within MFT.

To carry out aseptic preparation including parenteral nutrition, CIVA, cytotoxic drugs, gene therapy and monoclonal antibodies from point of prescription receipt including accurately measuring volumes, following departmental procedures.

You will be responsible for the transfer disinfection into the aseptic units all items required for aseptic process.

To assist the Senior Technical Team – Aseptic Services in planning, organising and managing the workload in accordance with the capacity plan, ensuring adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff are available to perform tasks required for a given activity level and feeding back information to Senior managers when breaches and constraints occur, following departmental processes.



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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024

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This role will be working within the Ophthalmic Imaging & Diagnostics department at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. The department supports all sub specialties within Ophthalmology by carrying out a number of different imaging services which are used to help measure, diagnose, monitor and treat patients’ eye conditions. The Ophthalmic Imaging department is undergoing a period of development and expansion to meet the needs of our patients and service users, including the implementation of various virtual clinics across various sites within the Manchester area.

We are seeking exceptional candidates to work as part of the team to provide a comprehensive imaging service at the highest standard.This is a great opportunity for Ophthalmic Science Practitioners to gain experience in all these areas in a stimulating environment with high levels of support from an experienced and committed team of professionals.



To work as part of the Ophthalmic Imaging team to provide high quality imaging service to all patients using a wide range of ophthalmic imaging techniques including:

UWF Imaging

Optical Coherence Tomography and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Humphrey Visual Field Testing

Goldmann Visual Field Testing

Visual Acuity Testing

Patient History Taking

Eye drops instillation

Fundus Fluorescein Angiography

Indocyanine Green Angiography

Intraocular Pressure Measuring (GAT and iCare)

Anterior Segment OCT

Anterior Segment Imaging

Topography

Administration tasks





MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


We are inviting applicants for the post of Clinical Research Fellow in Urogynaecology. Candidates should be highly motivated to undertake a postgraduate degree and they will be expected to register (and self-fund) an MPhil with the University of Manchester, with the potential to convert this to an MD degree, depending on academic progress. These are also clinical posts and candidates should be at a level expected of an ST3+ trainee. The split between academic and clinical time is 60%/40%. Candidates who are successful at interview will be expected to apply for Out of Program Research (OOPR) if they are currently in a training post.



This post is ideally suited towards candidates considering future subspecialty training in urogynaecology, whilst maintaining clinical skills through working in busy tertiary and secondary care settings.

The Research post will involve a mixed methods evaluation of women who have sustained complications of polypropylene mesh. There will be a qualitative study to understand their lived experience of mesh complications. There will also be an observational study which will investigate the potential cause of the pain some women experience following polypropylene mesh continence procedures.

The Clinical Research Fellow will be supervised by a team of consultants. The Clinical Research Fellow will need to respect the roles of others within a multidisciplinary team and communicate with them appropriately.

The weekly timetable will vary from week to week. The clinical component may include sessions in Urogynaecology outpatients, urogynaecology theatre and ward rounds, or other specialist sessions. Research days are usually fixed.

Applicants are invited to contact the Lead Clinician for further details.

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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.


This advert closes on Thursday 19 Sep 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a 12 month fixed term contract or secondment for an experienced Healthcare Scientist/ practitioner to join the team in the Sleep Service, Trafford General Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

The role is to support the sleep service in its delivery of a high-quality service both in the main sleep service and at our Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Hospital.
The Sleep Service is a modern dynamic unit servicing a large area of the North West. It has a CPAP user base of over 8,000 patients and provides a wide range of services including diagnosis and treatment of non-respiratory sleep disorders. It is actively involved in the teaching of students on the PTP and STP courses at Manchester Metropolitan University.



The position will involve:

Performing, analysing and reporting on in-patient and outpatient sleep studies (including respiratory polygraphy, full video polysomnography, multiple sleep latency testing, maintenance of wakefulness testing and actigraphy).

Initiating treatment with CPAP and the follow-up of these patients using agreed protocols in both face-to-face and telephone clinics.

Teaching, training and mentoring of students and junior staff.

The service encourages and supports flexible working but the successful applicant will be expected to cover evening shifts on a rotating roster. The successful applicant will also be expected to travel to work at either Trafford General Hospital, or the Community Diagnostic Centre based at Withington Community Hospital (WTWA) as service demands require.



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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Sep 2024

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Due to the development of our off site Ophthalmology services, an exciting opportunity has arisen within the Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. We are looking for a Band 3, Assistant Ophthalmic Science practitioner to come join our Ophthalmic Imaging and Angiography department

The ideal candidate will be helping to provide a comprehensive, regional Ophthalmic Physiological Sciences Service to patients of all ages with diseases of the eye and visual ocular system.

Working within one of the largest NHS Trusts. Manchester Royal Eye Hospitals, Ophthalmic Imaging, Angiography and Diagnostic Department is one of the largest of its kind within the UK.

Covering Ophthalmic diagnostic requirements across various Trust sites, we work at the forefront of Ophthalmic imaging technology and innovation,

Our Imaging team is one of the largest and most dynamic in the UK. We are consistently looking to improve and expand the range, provisions and standards of the diagnostic tests we provide.

Applicants for this role will be working closely with the Medical Retina, Uveitis and Glaucoma specialties of Ophthalmology.

This is a great opportunity to learn new skills, in a stimulating environment with high levels of support from an experienced and committed team of professionals. You must be flexible, have good attention to detail with a track record of working well in team setting. Experience of working in an ophthalmic unit would be beneficial.

Applicants will be expected to work collaboratively on a day-to day basis with others to contribute to the smooth and efficient running of the service. Effective communication and team skills are essential and the ability to assimilate new techniques.
Applicants will be trained to our high standard to carry out the following diagnostic tests and procedures -

Optical Coherence Tomography & Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (on multiple devices)
Ultra-wide field imaging
Humphrey Visual Fields
iCare Tonometr
Visual Acuity testing
Drop instillation
History and Note taking
Data inputting






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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.



We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Monday 29 Jul 2024

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Senior Clinical Research Nurse - Band 6

Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK and single biggest provider of specialised services in the North West of England.

Research & Innovation at MFT is dedicated to driving continuous improvement in the care our patients receive through clinical research. We support research across a diverse range of clinical areas and deliver improved diagnostics, treatments and devices for patients in Manchester and beyond

Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of our diverse population by building an organisation that:

Excels in quality, safety, patient experience, research, innovation and teaching

Attracts, develops and retains great people

Is recognized internationally as a leading healthcare provider

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a full time Band 6 Senior Clinical Research Nurse to support and deliver clinical research studies at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

If you are committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their research journey, this role could be for you.

Interviews will be face to face only.

You will take a proactive approach in managing clinical research studies including developing study procedures and practice, gaining consent and approvals and recruiting patients, alongside clinical duties including providing the highest quality patient care and collecting and processing samples. You will be instrumental in implementing study objectives and will provide dedicated support to ensure that studies are delivered to time and target.

You will be the main point of contact for study principal investigators, sponsors and patients and so effective communication and team working skills are essential. You will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken at MFT safeguards the well-being of patients and is undertaken within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. Prior clinical research nursing experience is not essential, but advantageous.

We will also ensure that you have tailored, individual personal development plans with support for further training. Opportunities for developing new research and clinical skills are available and actively encouraged.

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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Thursday 11 Jul 2024

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Senior Clinical Research Nurse - Band 6

Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK and single biggest provider of specialised services in the North West of England.

Research & Innovation at MFT is dedicated to driving continuous improvement in the care our patients receive through clinical research. We support research across a diverse range of clinical areas and deliver improved diagnostics, treatments and devices for patients in Manchester and beyond

Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of our diverse population by building an organisation that:

Excels in quality, safety, patient experience, research, innovation and teaching

Attracts, develops and retains great people

Is recognized internationally as a leading healthcare provider

What we’re looking for?

We’re looking for a full time Band 6 Senior Clinical Research Nurse to support and deliver clinical research studies at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

If you are committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their research journey, this role could be for you.

You will take a proactive approach in managing clinical research studies including developing study procedures and practice, gaining consent and approvals and recruiting patients, alongside clinical duties including providing the highest quality patient care and collecting and processing samples. You will be instrumental in implementing study objectives and will provide dedicated support to ensure that studies are delivered to time and target.

You will be the main point of contact for study principal investigators, sponsors and patients and so effective communication and team working skills are essential. You will be involved in ensuring that research undertaken at MFT safeguards the well-being of patients and is undertaken within ICH Good Clinical Practice Guidelines. Prior clinical research nursing experience is not essential, but advantageous.

We will also ensure that you have tailored, individual personal development plans with support for further training. Opportunities for developing new research and clinical skills are available and actively encouraged.

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.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Jul 2024

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A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


Expert Lead Cardiac Physiologist / Scientist - Echocardiography Education & Research

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed, dynamic individual to lead education and research in our echocardiography department.

The applicant must be working as an expert independent clinical practitioner who provides clinical expertise at an expert specialist level and have experience with teaching at both local and national level.

Candidates will be required to assist the departmental management team in providing strategic management leadership. They must have the ability to work under pressure, prioritise their own workload, and work as part of a multi-disciplinary team delivering high quality diagnostic services.

The candidate will develop training plans and deliver educational content at both undergraduate and post graduate level. They will also plan, co-ordinate and participate in multi-disciplinary research activity and provide a level of support to the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility.

This position offers excellent developmental opportunities and requires the individual to be a positive driver for change within cardiac diagnostic services at MFT.

Provide leadership and development for all practitioners in the Cardiac Physiology Department, particularly in echocardiography.

As an expert in the field of education, provide education to external institutions, inclusive of primary care and all professional bodies within Cardiology.

Exercise initiative and judgement in solving problems and making decisions that affect own areas of work recognising when there is a need to refer problems to Senior Management or Consultant staff.

Independently collates complex clinical information from multiple sources to determine optimal procedure methodology.

Independently obtains and analyses complex data, performs complex calculations, determines interpretation and independently compiles accurate written complex technical reports for case notes.

Communicates independent interpretations of complex technical & physiological data to guide physicians throughout high risk provocative procedures (e.g. during complex device implantation, primary coronary angioplasty, cardiac imaging procedures).

Analyses highly complex data, performs complex calculations, determines interpretation and independently compiles accurate written complex technical reports for case notes.

Regularly supervises individuals working/observing in the clinical environment including visitors from other trusts and organisation.

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.





To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Monday 3 Jun 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Clinical Research Practitioner - Band 4 Full-Time

THORACIC ONCOLOGY RESERCH HUB(TORCH)



Are you interested in an exciting career in clinical research?

We’re looking for a full time Band 4 Clinical Research Practitioner to coordinate and deliver clinical research studies in the Thoracic oncology Research Hub.The post holder will be required to be knowledgeable about clinical research and clinical trials, and training and support will be provided to achieve this.

You’ll be joining an award-winning and diverse team of experts at MFT who are making a difference to the future of care in the NHS by asking questions and finding out the answers.

We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual who is capable of contributing to the development of research within our Thoracic Oncology research Team Based at Wytheneshawe Hospital - Lung Health Screening Trials on a Mobile Van Unit in community,Pleural and Surgical Trials and Trials at Medical onocolgy unit.

The Team Facilitates and Supports the delivery of research within Thoracic Oncology research Team. You will work Closely with members of the Wider Thoracic Oncology Research teams, who are engaged in an extensive lung Health Cancer Portfolio.

You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent Knowledge and Experience in Clinical research. Substantially experience of working in a clinical or Patient Facing environment. Flexible approach to work Pattern.





What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a full time Band 4 Clinical Research Practitioner to coordinate and deliver clinical research studies at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT).

If you are committed to providing high quality care to patients and helping them to make the right decisions about their treatment options, with the skills to guide and advise them throughout their research journey, this role could be for you.

The post holder will be a key member of the clinical research team. They will trained & assist in the management, co-ordination and facilitation of clinical trial activities to support delivery of current and future studies in the research team to time and target.

She/He/They will work across Lung Health Screening Studies on a Mobile Van Unit across Manchester , to support research studies across MFT site as the service as needed and will support the nursing team in Transitional research bloods ,observational studies across in Medical Oncology unit working on Clinical Trials involed in administeration of CTIMPS(chemotherapy and Immunotherapy drug Trials) .



She/he/they will be expected to participate fully in their own personal development and review process in order to achieve the knowledge and skills identified in the competency framework and competencies for this post.



A car driver is essential due to potential cross site working and on Lung Health Check-up Mobile van Unit.





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.





To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Sunday 12 May 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.


The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Manchester Clinical Research Facility (CRF)

We are looking for a motivated and dynamic individual to take on the role of the Clinical Research Facility Nursing & Midwifery Lead.

The Manchester CRF provides opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds across Greater Manchester to take part in research.

Hosted by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust and the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, the Manchester CRF is the largest and most comprehensive of the 28 NIHR Clinical Research Facilities, enhancing translation of scientific advances through experimental research.

Manchester CRF operates six world-class facilities based at NHS teaching hospitals across Greater Manchester delivering a diverse range of cutting edge, early phase experimental medicine studies for adults and children at:
• The Christie
• Manchester Royal Infirmary
• North Manchester General Hospital
• Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
• Salford Royal Hospital
• Wythenshawe Hospital

For further information visit theManchester CRF websiteor watchthis filmto discover more about the work undertaken, and the difference research can make to patients both now and in the future. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter)@ManchesterCRFand onLinkedIn.

As the Clinical Research Facility Nursing & Midwifery Lead you will work closely with the Manchester CRF Operational Director and Medical Director to deliver the strategic aims of the Manchester CRF at MFT.

You will also be responsible for line managing the Manchester CRF Matron and Manchester CRF Advanced Clinical Practitioners.

The scope of the role extends to supporting the NIHR Manchester CRF’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, responsibility for clinical and research governance and for ensuring safe delivery of Clinical Trials.

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.

Service Development and Leadership

Provide visible, effective clinical, research and professional leadership which demonstrates the values and behaviours identified within the Trust’s framework.
Demonstrate effective leadership by promoting and role modelling expected leadership behaviours.
Actively contribute to developing strategy within MCRF and MFT R&I, ensuring the needs of patients and families are integral to strategic aims.
Provide line management and develop the clinical research teams and individuals within the MCRF to provide effective, accountable care.
Work in partnership with the Principal Investigators, actively supporting and empowering senior nurses & midwives to develop and utilise clinical leadership skills.
Lead the MCRF sites to achieve continuous improvement within the framework of the Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation programme.
Enable a culture where all individuals are able to contribute equally.
Ensure the quality of service delivered aligns with the MCRF strategies to improving performance and the patient experience.
Support the MCRF Operational Director and MCRF Director by contributing to the development of workforce plans, providing innovative approaches to workforce delivery to meet service requirements and seek to be an employer of choice for nurses and midwives.
Proactively promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in line with legislation, policy and the MCRF EDI and Patient, Public, Inclusion, Engagement and Participation strategies. .
Be responsive and work collaboratively to problem solve and lead in difficult and problematic situations.

Clinical Governance/Effectiveness

Support and contribute to the research and clinical governance agenda for R&I, working closely with the Head of Nursing & Midwifery, Assistant Chief Nurse and R&I senior management team to deliver safe and effective care.
Working with MCRF Operational Director and Head of Nursing & Midwifery ensure appropriate mitigation is in place and issues are escalated appropriately.
Act as MCRF safeguarding lead ensuring Trusts safeguarding policies are implemented at a local level in conjunction with the Head of Nursing & Midwifery and Assistant Chief Nurse for R&I
Ensure all MCRF research nurses & midwives comply with the NMC regulations and work within their scope of practice.
Support the MCRF Operational Director to embed a culture of learning through the management and oversight of incidents and patient and staff feedback, within MCRF
Contribute to the Trusts achievement of the Care Quality Commission Standards and other regulatory standards ensuring a programme of audit and review is in place to maintain required standards.
Ensure nursing documentation meets regulatory and Trust standards
Maintain insight into new developments in practice and contribute to programmes of work to implement changes which improve the quality of care.
Ensure that there are robust systems and processes in place to ensure that all nurses maintain their professional registration, taking appropriate action in line with Trust policy and professional legislation
where issues have been identified.
Ensure all documentation for patients and staff is appropriate, accountable and defensible and meets identified standards for record keeping.
Foster and develop a culture within the workforce which enables and supports individuals to continually improve services.
Accept the diversity of others and address unacceptable behaviour.
Oversee the delivery of excellent quality nursing care to research participants facilitating clinical decisions at the highest level.
Act as an expert resource and source of advice and support to all colleagues regarding clinical care and practice.
Collaborate with all support services and departments to ensure that they are meeting the needs of patients in research and create a seamless integrated patient pathway.
Proactively identify opportunities to facilitate and negotiate change and new ways of working to support new care/ research delivery processes within MCRF.
Advise the Trust and MCRF and R&I senior management team on appropriate local or national polices which may influence or impact on the clinical research nursing & midwifery services provided.
Support MCRF with the electronic patient record (HIVE) integration and help to maximise utilisation.

Policy & Strategy

Provide professional leadership on the implementation and provision of training and education programmes within MCRF ensuring that this provides staff with skills to undertake new roles and meet
the needs of patients.
Contribute to the MCRF training needs analysis and MCRF training and education plan / strategy.
Ensure that MCRF meets the requirements to provide education and deliver quality placements for students.
Minimise clinical risk by ensuring that clinical practice and the development of clinical guidelines adhere to guidelines produced by professional and regulatory bodies.
Contribute to the development of a strategy for the continued development of nurses and AHP’s practising at specialist and advanced level across the Trust.
Represent the MCRF Operational Director and Director at identified committees or meetings both internal and external to MCRF, providing feedback as appropriate.
Represent the Head of Nursing & Midwifery and Assistant Chief Nurse for R&I at identified committees or meetings both internal and external to R&I, providing feedback as appropriate.
Demonstrate clear visible leadership in respect of the systems and process in place for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults within the service.
Accountable to the MCRF Operational Director on all operational/managerial nursing and midwiferyissues within MCRF.
Accountable to the Head of Nursing & Midwifery on all professional nursing and midwifery issues within R&I and across the Trust.

Finance and Resource Management

Taking direction from the MCRF Operational Director, responsible for undertaking reviews of the
nursing and midwifery workforce and skill mix across their area of responsibility.
Support and facilitate the management of pay and not pay budgets in partnership with the MCRF sites.
Advise on patient needs relating to the purchase of equipment including prioritisation of equipment
within MCRF.
In collaboration with the R&I accountant and MCRF Operational Managers, support matrons and
nurse managers to effectively manage the responsibility for their staff budgets through the regular review
of establishments and skill mix ensuring the appropriate levels are maintained and secured in line with
research study requirements.
Support the MCRF Operational Director and Head of Nursing & Midwifery to lead on initiatives related
to staff wellbeing and implement robust processes to manage sickness and absence in line with Trust
Policy
With the MCRF Operational Director develop and implement effective and efficient ways of working to
maximise the use of resources.
Ensure that services are delivered within allocated budgets, identifying evidence to support safe and
effective service delivery and contribute to the delivery of MCRF financial plans.
Ensure the management of staffing resource is aligned to Trust Policies and Procedures, providing
advice to CRF Operational Managers, Matrons and Nurse Managers
Monitor Human Resources workforce indicators (vacancies, sickness, e rostering KPI’s, etc),
implementing and monitoring delivery of actions to address areas for improvement.
Contribute the Trust achievement of the NIHR performance targets and reporting, and other regulatory
standards required by MCRF.

Research and Development

Contribute to the delivery of the MCRF strategies R&I research strategy.
Contribute to the delivery of R&I research strategy.
With the MCRF leadership team, lead on the development of the new MCRF site(s), undertaking
matron responsibilities where required.
Ensure that practice is based on the best available evidence and aligned to Trust Policies and
Guidelines,
Actively participate in the development and implementation of the Trust Nursing, Midwifery and Allied
Health Research Strategy.
Support delivery of strategic projects across MCRF
Contribute to MCRF capacity building, training and education.
Promote the development of the clinical academic workforce.
Contribute to clinical audit and research projects ensuring compliance with research governance.
Contribute to the development of business cases or other proposals for improvements or changes to
MCRF business.
Contribute to increasing research awareness with thin the Trust and promote the local research
opportunities available to patients and their families.
Ensure national policy and strategy is encompassed in development and training programmes
provided for staff in MCRF and R&I.
Actively participate in relevant networks and associated groups and meetings, including the UKCRF Network and NWCRF Alliance.

Communication

Foster a culture where all individuals are able to contribute equally by ensuring effective communication systems, written, verbal and the use of Information Technology is embedded.
Represent the Trust at professional and academic forums.
Be open, honest and transparent, by listening and responding to patient and family concerns.
Provide a visible presence in individual clinical areas and be accessible to patients/families and staff.

Listen & Respond

Monitor compliance of Quality of Care Rounds or alternative initiatives and through the Improving Quality programme support the implementation of action plans and striving for continuous improvements
and best patient care.
Build on and promote the positive reputation of research and the MCRF internally and externally to MFT.

Celebrate Achievement


Contribute to and promote a culture that values all staff recognising and acknowledging achievement and success whilst positively addressing poor performance, succession planning and talent management.
Ensure that staff development enables career progression and succession planning.




This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Apr 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

MFT is one of the biggest, most ambitious, and progressive NHS Trusts in the country. We are responsible for running a family of nine hospitals across six separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.

You must be registered as a Science Manufacturing Technician with the Science Council.However we will give consideration to students due to qualify this year.

We are looking for an excellent team player who is flexible and self-motivated to enhance our Aseptic Services Team. You will have a professional outlook and able to demonstrate excellent organisational and communication skills providing support to deliver an exceptionally high standard of Aseptic Service. A working knowledge of Aseptic Services is desirable but not essential as a comprehensive training program is available.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills:
• The ability to work accurately and methodically
• Effectively under pressure and have an excellent eye for detail
• Working to your own initiative to meet deadlines
• Committed to deliver a high standard in patient focused service.
• Comfortable working within confined areas as this is a cleanroom environment.

There will be a requirement to participate in extended hours working including late nights, weekend and bank holidays.

You will have responsibility for assisting the Senior Technical Team in the day-to-day management and development of the Aseptic Services Unit Cytotoxic, PN and CIVA Service within MFT.
To carry out aseptic preparation including parenteral nutrition, CIVA, cytotoxic drugs, gene therapy and monoclonal antibodies from point of prescription receipt including accurately measuring volumes, following departmental procedures.
You will be responsible for the transfer disinfection into the aseptic units all items required for aseptic process
To assist the Senior Technical Team – Aseptic Services in planning, organising and managing the workload in accordance with the capacity plan, ensuring adequate numbers of appropriately trained staff are available to perform tasks required for a given activity level and feeding back information to Senior managers when breaches and constraints occur sing, following departmental processes.



MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Apr 2024

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join the Research and Innovation Genetics Research Team (based at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital) to support the delivery of genetic research studies. The postholder will be joining a diverse team of researchers who are making a difference to the future of care in the NHS.

We are seeking a candidate with excellent communication skills and experience of working in a patient facing role in a research environment. The post holder will ideally be trained in clinical skills including venepuncture.

The postholder will be responsible for discussing research opportunities with potential study participants, taking informed consent, planning and organising day to day research activities, collecting study data, collecting biological samples (including venepuncture and saliva samples), maintaining site files, liaising with study sponsors and the Research Office.

The post will require working with a wide range of people and working across teams; therefore, an excellent team orientated approach is essential as well as excellent organisational and communication skills and an ability to plan and undertake work independently and efficiently.

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.

The postholder will be responsible for supporting research projects on the NIHR CRN genetics portfolio and other related studies at Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine.

Key duties include (but not limited to):
• To implement and carry out procedures to ensure the team is compliant with the principles of Good Clinical Practice, the Research Governance Framework and all regulatory legislation in their day-to-day practice.
• Obtain informed consent from participants for qualitative or non CTIMP trials as deemed appropriate and delegated to do.
• Identify and recruit participants into clinical trials, assisting in the management, coordination and facilitation of the concurrent trials ensuring recruitment targets are met.
• Contribute to appropriate data collection for participant data and to monitor data in accordance with the research protocol and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain participant follow up in the form of telephone/ face to face contact for data collection ensuring study visit timescales are adhered to.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!




This advert closes on Tuesday 26 Mar 2024

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