An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Manchester Macmillan Palliative Support Service for an Assistant Practitioner.
Working within the Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team, contributing to the provision of a co-ordinated and comprehensive service for patients receiving specialist palliative care including patients resident in care homes in Central Manchester.
The post holder will work as part of the Macmillan Specialist Team multi-disciplinary team comprising of Doctors, Nurses, Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Speech and Language Therapist. The team aims to provide effective palliative care and support rehabilitation to patients with a diagnosis of cancer at any stage of the patient’s illness from diagnosis onwards.
The post holder will assist other professionals in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation and education programmes to promote independence and encourage improved health, functional capabilities and quality of life.
The post holder will hold a small caseload under the supervision of the responsible clinician, supporting patients with life limiting illness to maximise their health and enable them to be cared for in their preferred place. You'll also need to demonstrate how you will meet the ability to be mobile within community.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
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.
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.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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