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Nursing Assistant - Acute Coronary Care Unit
Band 2/3
Main area: Healthcare Support Worker Grade Band 2/3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 27 hours per week (Long days and nights)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-6794244*
Site: ACCU, Wythenshawe Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £23,615 - £25,674 Per Annum, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our well-established nursing team on the Acute Coronary Care Unit.
Main duties of the job
ACCU is a 10 bedded acute unit looking after a range of patients with complex cardiac conditions.
As a Nursing Assistant, you will be a key member of our nursing team providing support with our registered nurses to patients and families.
You will be able to work on your own initiative, following direction from a Registered Nurse.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and 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 and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and 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, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients; we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out.
On joining MFT, you’ll 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 completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.
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 undertaking the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
* On completion of the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme demonstrating evidence of clinical knowledge, skill and competency the worker will move to band 3 AfC.
* Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or education equivalent.
Knowledge
* Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact.
* Experience of working within a healthcare 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 and wider Trust staff.
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.
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