Nursing Assistant

Chile

Nursing Assistant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester

GBP 40.000 - 60.000

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Main area: General Medicine

Grade: Band 2/3

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (days, night, weekends)

Job ref: 349-MRI-6980153*

Town: Manchester

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 26/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

We’re looking for compassionate and caring Nursing Assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do, helping patients and going the extra mile for them day in, day out.

You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week.

Main duties of the job

Being supervised by Registered Nurses & within Trust guidelines & protocols, you’ll assist the Nursing team in delivering the excellent standard of patient care that you would expect for yourself and your loved ones.

Your duties will involve supporting patients with personal care needs, including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, eating & drinking.

Following on the job training and assessment, you’ll learn how to undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties that include recording patient observations & changes to patient conditions.

On the Job Training Opportunities

On joining MFT, if you are new to working in healthcare, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge & skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants. Completion of this programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.

If you’re an experienced Nursing Assistant, you’ll undertake a skills analysis to ensure that you meet the skills required for your role. Any gaps identified will be supported with relevant clinical skills modules.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn. 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 created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research through our Electronic Patient Record system.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing a robust infrastructure to encourage high-quality research programmes. We’re also embarking on our Green Plan to make healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

At MFT, our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. Our commitment to work with empathy and dignity means that we’re among the best in our field.

On joining MFT, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously.

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.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals are encouraged to apply for this post.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Holds National Care Certificate or be willing to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of starting.
• Level 2 Apprenticeship in health care OR Gain equivalent knowledge and skill through the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
• Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or equivalent.

Knowledge

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact.
• Experience of working within a health care environment.

Skills

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Able to work as a team.
• Able to carry out well-defined routine tasks.
• Able to work on own initiative, following direction/supervision by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
• Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/ colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team.