Clinical and Environment Assistant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in Manchester is looking for compassionate clinical and environmental assistants to support patient care in the Paediatric Critical Care Department. The role involves communicating with families, responding to pressing situations, and maintaining a clean environment. Candidates must be flexible in working various shifts and passionate about delivering quality care. This opportunity encourages diversity and inclusion in the workforce.

Responsibilities

• Communicate sensitively with children and relatives.
• Respond quickly to demanding situations.
• Support care needs during the child's stay.
• Manage challenging situations under pressure.
• Maintain cleanliness of the ward and equipment.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our busy Paediatric Critical Care Department in RMCH. We are looking for compassionate and caring clinical and environmental assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) in Paediatric Critical Care. Our Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do supporting our nursing, medical and AHP teams in caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with children, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Respond quickly to demanding situations and work flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week.
• Support care needs for the child and their family/carers during their stay in PCC with supervision from registered nursing team recognizing Trust guidelines & protocols.
• Manage busy and challenging situations and work under pressure.
• Maintain a clean, well‑maintained ward, building key relationships with domestic supervisors and helping monitor the unit and maintain cleanliness of equipment and surrounding areas.

Benefits & Opportunities

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust in England and offers a scale of opportunity. We champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our workforce to pursue ambitious goals. We provide a digitally enabled organisation and a major academic research centre & education provider with access to research programmes. We are committed to inclusion and belonging, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future 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. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

Application Deadline

This advert closes on Sunday 19 Oct 2025.