Nursing Assistant AMU

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

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in Manchester is seeking compassionate Nursing Assistants to support patient care. You will work under registered nurses and help with essential personal care. Opportunities for training and skill development are provided, and candidates will gain experience in a supportive healthcare environment.

Benefits

Support Worker Development Programme

Opportunities for progression

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Experience or willingness to assist with personal care needs including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, and eating.
• Ability to communicate sensitively and compassionately with patients and relatives.
• Seeking candidates ready to learn and adapt in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with personal care needs.
• Assist nursing team under supervision.
• Participate in on-the-job training and skills development.

Skills

Compassionate communication

Personal care support

Team collaboration

Job description

About this role

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

Key Responsibilities

You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multidisciplinary team, working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week.

Being supervised by Registered Nurses and within Trust guidelines & 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 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 which includes. 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. If there are any gaps identified in your knowledge, you’ll be supported to access relevant clinical skills modules to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.

Evidence of prior learning will be reviewed and considered.

About Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts 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.

Contact Information

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachel Cooper Job title: Ward Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0161 291 6894