Nursing Assistant

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester seeks compassionate Nursing Assistants to support patient care in the Gastroenterology Ward at Wythenshawe Hospital. Candidates will provide personal care and assist nursing teams under supervision. Opportunities for development and progression into higher roles are available. Flexible working patterns across various shifts are required. Applicants must hold essential qualifications and demonstrate good communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare or social care organization.
• Demonstrated clinical knowledge, skill, and competency after training.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Nursing team in delivering patient care.
• Support patients with personal care needs.
• Record patient observations.

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

Able to relate well with patients

Education

Holds National Care Certificate or willing to complete

Level 2 Apprenticeship in healthcare or equivalent

Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English

Job description

Job summary: We're looking for flexible, 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). We are recruiting for Ward A2 Gastroenterology at Wythenshawe Hospital.

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. Our nursing teams are committed to caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care.

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

Working under the supervision of Registered Nurses and within Trust guidelines and protocols, you'll assist the Nursing team in delivering the excellent standard of patient care that you would expect for yourself and your loved ones.

Your main duties will involve supporting patients with their personal care needs, including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, eating and 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 and changes to patient clinical 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 and skills through our Development Programme for Nursing Assistants which includes completion of the Care Certificate. The great news is, the completion of the Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.

If you're an experienced NA with a comprehensive range of skills and 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. If there are any gaps identified in your clinical skills knowledge, you'll be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.

Evidence of prior learning will be reviewed and considered.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've 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.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• 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 Essential

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact.

Skills Essential

• 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.