• Staff Support – Our self-referral service is open to all staff and offers individual counselling and therapy for personal and work-related issues.
• Health & Wellbeing – Our multidisciplinary team delivers a range of services including Fitness for Work advice and support; rapid access physiotherapy; Emotional Resilience and Wellbeing training; Immunisation and Vaccination Programmes.
• Full and part-time training and career development – You will have your own personal development plan and your progress will be reviewed annually so you can provide the best care to our patients.
• Flexible Working – We’re committed to developing a passionate, flexible workforce that is able to adapt to the changing needs of the NHS. If you wish to work flexibly, we’ll do everything in our powers to help you do so and maintain a healthy work/life balance.
• Staff Networks – We are committed to our Equality and Diversity policy and recognise that real support is needed if all staff are to reach their full potential. We have three staff networks: Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Staff Network, Disabled Staff Network, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Staff Network.
• Staff Benefits Team – This dedicated team can give you advice and information on childcare both in and outside the Trust.
• Benefit Events – We hold events for staff where companies offering discounts attend and exhibit.
• Staff Discounts – A number of companies offer discounts to our staff. All discounts are advertised on our intranet where there is a dedicated section on Staff Benefits.
• Salary Sacrifice Scheme – Cars, Bicycles, Car Parking and Child Care Vouchers.
• Interest-Free Travel Loans/Discounted Travel Tickets – We offer interest-free loans so you can purchase an annual travel ticket. We also provide discounted weekly and monthly Stagecoach bus tickets.
• Day Nursery – Our First Steps Day Nursery is an Ofsted-registered purpose-built facility at Manchester Royal Infirmary accommodating 89 children in eight age-related rooms. Children are admitted from birth and can remain in the nursery until they go to school. Our other on-site nursery, Kids Allowed, provides full and part-time places to children aged between six weeks old and school age. You can PAY your fees by salary sacrifice.

The move from student to newly qualified nurse is a particularly crucial stage in your journey to becoming an experienced practitioner. And we know that it can feel challenging and overwhelming. That’s why we offer all the support and opportunities you need to fulfil your potential, through our multi-disciplinary 12-month Preceptorship Programme.

Shortlisted in the 2019 Nursing Times Workforce awards, our comprehensive Preceptorship programme includes:

• Induction to the Trust, at corporate, clinical and local levels
• Resource pack and competency framework
• Local pastoral support programme
• A Named Preceptor in your area of work
• Protected time to complete a transitional e-learning programme

As well as eLearning and meetings with named Preceptors, our investment in your future means you’ll benefit from additional pastoral support and guidance from our dedicated team of Practice Based Educators, Clinical Educators and Educational Development Practitioners. The preceptorship team can be contacted via email: preceptorship@mft.nhs.uk

Yes! All new starters will get protected supernumerary time; this is then reviewed on an individual basis with your preceptor/ward manager.

Rotational programmes are available across the Trust, rotating across three different wards or departments over 12-18 months. You’ll gain exposure to a range of medical and surgical settings. At the end of your programme, you’ll be offered a permanent contract in an area you genuinely enjoy working in.

We recognise that you won’t have been able to attend our usual open days/ recruitment events to discuss your potential career here.  Please take a look at our careers site and social media platforms for further information about our Trust so that you can make an informed decision about your future.

For those applying to join us, interviews will be arranged following shortlisting and will be conducted via Skype.

Please be assured that our Nurses strictly follow the Trusts infection prevention and control guidance.  We are equipped to manage any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. This includes adherence to the infection prevention and control procedures. We also have close links with infection control teams and Public Health England.

Our Nurses are advised to continue with personal protective and equipment measures in a clinical setting in accordance with local policy and, particularly, ensure that effective hand hygiene is adhered to.

To ensure our Trust is ‘caring for you, as you care for others’ we have a variety of ways to access support across the Trust:

• Information and Support Guides on the EHW intranet site and MLCO/TLCO extranet.
• Caring For You: Daily Wellbeing Sessions provided by a Psychological Wellbeing Therapist – dial in from anywhere.
• Virtual COVID-19 Traumatic Incident Debriefs are available to your department should a particularly distressing incident occur.
• Access to the 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme.

For further information on any of the above services, please contact Employee Health and Wellbeing ehw@mft.nhs.uk