Nursing Assistant - Macular Treatment Centre

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

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking compassionate Nursing Assistants to join their healthcare team in Manchester. The role involves assisting with personal care needs, supporting patients, and working flexibly across various sites. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and a commitment to providing excellent patient care. Opportunities for training and development are available, including progression into more advanced roles.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Support Worker Development Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for patients is preferred.
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Flexibility to work across various sites.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care needs like toileting and feeding.
• Support patients' day-to-day care and comfort.
• Follow supervision by Registered Nurses.
• Record patient observations and report changes.

Skills

Compassion

Communication skills

Teamwork

Patient care

Job description

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. 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 our off site areas over 6 days a week. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Macular Treatment Centre Teams at MTC at Oxford Road Campus. The Macular treatment Centre is renowned as a center of excellence for treatment for macular eye conditions, with high emphasis on research and audit. Informal visits welcome.

There will be a requirement to work across sites to support the MTC@ North, MTC@Trafford and South Manchester to meet the needs of the services. Being supervised by Registered Nurses & 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.

Responsibilities

• Assist with personal care needs, including mobilizing, toileting, eating & drinking.
• Support patients with day‑to‑day care and comfort as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Follow supervision by Registered Nurses and work within Trust guidelines & protocols.
• Record patient observations and monitor for changes to patient conditions as part of delegated clinical care duties.
• In theatre, work as a circulating nurse as required and, where applicable, support other clinical duties (e.g., VA, IOP).

Training and Development

Following on the job training and assessment, you’ll learn how to undertake a range of delegated clinical care duties and participate in recording patient observations.

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 completion of the Care Certificate. 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 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 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 MFT and Working Here

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a scale that supports ambitious goals. 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. We encourage our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals, and set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate.

We’ve 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. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. We are embarking on our Green Plan to make healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protect your health and wellbeing, and shape the future of our organisation together.

How to apply / Informal visits

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Reeta Rayavarapu
Job title: Unit Manager
Email: [e-mail]
Telephone: [phone]

Susan Mathew - Matron
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