Weâre looking for compassionate and caring Nursing Assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. Our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. Thatâs because weâre not just helping patients, weâre going the extra mile for them â day in, day out. Our nursing teams are committed to caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care.
Youâll 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
Being supervised by Registered Nurses & within Trust guidelines and protocols, youâll 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, youâll learn how to undertake a range of delegated, clinical care duties that include recording patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions.
On the Job Training Opportunities
If you are new to working in healthcare, youâll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants. The great news is, the completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.
If youâre an experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, youâll undertake a skills analysis when you start to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role. If there are gaps identified in your knowledge, youâll be supported to access relevant clinical modules to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.
Evidence of prior learning will be reviewed and considered.
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. Weâre 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 youâll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
Weâve 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.
Weâre proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. Whatâs more, weâre 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.
At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. Thatâs because weâre not just helping patients, weâre going the extra mile for them â day in, day out. But more than that, our teamâs commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that weâre among the best â and most compassionate â in our field.
On joining MFT, youâll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously. The great news is, the completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.
If youâre a more experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, youâll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. Youâll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youâll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the âSupporting Documentsâ heading. So that youâre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youâll need to take time to read the âCandidate Essentials Guideâ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how âwe care for you as you care for othersâ. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youâll 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.
Weâre looking forward to hearing from you!