Staff Nurse - Major Trauma T4

Staff Nurse - Major Trauma T4

The closing date is 23 July 2026.

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for Qualified Staff Nurses to work in the new Greater Manchester Major Trauma Hospital as part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust.

Ideally, our chosen candidates will have proven post-Registration experience in a trauma environment.

Our vision is to deliver care of the highest quality whilst shaping and developing our highly motivated workforce.

We are looking for a highly motivated nurse with shared values to join our team. This is a unique exciting opportunity to join a team with vision, drive, and ambition.

Education and development will be available to all successful candidates with opportunity to progress.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients.

As a nurse you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times, providing support for junior staff. You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.

Using your proven clinical experience and skills you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients on the ward/unit.

You will assist in the management and organisation of work, as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times and will provide support for junior staff on the ward.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and always look for people who demonstrate our three core values –
care
, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as a Registered Nurse in the UK.

Please note an NMC PRN Pin is not a full NMC Pin and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.

The NCA can no longer accept applications from International Nurses and Midwives who are yet to complete all competencies needed to receive a full NMC PIN to practice in the UK as we have paused our OSCE programme indefinitely.

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or
  2)

• Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (Part 1 Adult / General Level 1 or
  2)

• Experience in trauma, orthopaedics or neurosciences
• Evidence of experience working in an acute care setting
• Experience in caring for Major Trauma patients
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Completion of leadership course

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.