Community Nursing Assistant

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The Out of Hours Clinical Support Worker is a key member of the Multidisciplinary team. They will undertake the role of caring for a group of patients through indirect and direct supervision by a registered nurse to aid in the deliverance of all aspects of care in a safe and timely manner in patient’s own home.

Work out of Hours: Evenings and Nights

Main duties of the job

The post holder will:

• Undertake the role of caring for a group of patients through indirect and direct supervision by a registered nurse to aid in the deliverance of all aspects of care in a safe and timely manner in a clinic setting or in a patient’s own home.
• Act as a role model providing guidance and support to Trainee and Band 2 Nursing Assistants as required, helping to ensure the efficient and effective running of the service at all times.
• Independently plan and undertake tasks and workload activities in both clinic settings and patient’s own homes whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times.
• Prioritise own workload and be responsible for planned care and tasks delegated from a registered nurse.
• Ensure all documentation is completed accurately and legibly at the point of care delivery and any necessary escalation is undertaken to a registered nurse to ensure patient safety is maintained.

Working for our organisation

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’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.

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.

Person specification

• Community experience, owns or drives a car
• Has worked out of hours

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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.