NHS AfC: Band 2/3
Main area: Frailty
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (30 or 34.5 or 37.5 hours per week)
Job ref: 349-WTWA-6956986
Site: OAK Unit/ Ward 2, Trafford General Hospital
Town: Manchester
Salary: £23,615 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 02/03/2025 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. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re 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.
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. 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 you’re an experienced Nursing Assistant with a comprehensive range of skills & seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to ensure that you meet the skills required for your role.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Holds National Care Certificate or be willing to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of starting
* 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
* Understands role of nursing assistant and role expectations
Skills
* Good communication skills (written and verbal).
* 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.
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.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
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