Nursing Assistant Plastics Outpatients

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Manchester is seeking a motivated Nursing Assistant for Plastics Outpatients at Wythenshawe Hospital. The role involves assisting patients, maintaining patient flow, and engaging with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high standards of care. Ideal candidates should have relevant experience and strong communication skills. Salary range is £24,465 to £26,598 per year (pro rata).

Qualifications

• Experience working in a healthcare or social care setting.
• Ability to engage with patients and the multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Nursing team in delivering patient care.
• Support patients during clinic appointments.
• Engage with the multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work as a team

Able to carry out well defined routine tasks

Ability to work on own initiative

Able to relate well with patients

Education

National Care Certificate

Level 2 Apprenticeship in health care

Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English

Job description

Overview

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a Nursing Assistant in Plastics Outpatients at Wythenshawe Hospital. The closing date is 30 September 2025.

Are you looking for a new challenge in a busy outpatient environment? Do you want to work in a renowned regional centre for Plastic Surgery? If so, you could join the Plastic Surgery Outpatients team at Wythenshawe Hospital. We are seeking a motivated Nursing Assistant, ideally with experience in an outpatient setting, to join our friendly team. This is a challenging but rewarding role, so you need to be enthusiastic and eager to learn. You will be joining a large, dedicated multi-disciplinary team focused on improving patient outcomes in this specialism.

Main duties of the job

• Being supervised by Registered Nurses, you will assist the Nursing team in delivering the high standard of patient care you would expect for yourself and your loved ones.
• Your duties involve supporting patients in completing their clinic appointments with the best possible patient journey experience.
• Ensuring patient flow is maintained throughout the department.
• Offering chaperone services where required.
• Engaging with the MDT to ensure clinics run to time and engaging with patients to feedback on their experience within the department.

On the Job Training Opportunities

On joining MFT, if you are new to working in healthcare, you will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants, which includes the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role on completion.

If you are an experienced Nursing Assistant, you will undertake a skills analysis on start to ensure you meet the required skills for your role. If gaps are identified, you will be supported to access relevant clinical skills modules to progress 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 Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We are creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000-strong workforce to pursue ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts strive to emulate, offering a scale of opportunity that is extraordinary.

We are a digitally enabled organisation, improving clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through our Electronic Patient Record system, Hive, launched in September 2022.

We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing infrastructure to encourage high-quality research programmes. We are also pursuing our Green Plan to help make healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we foster a culture of 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.

Job responsibilities

At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take pride in the essential work we do. We are not just helping patients; we go the extra mile day in, day out. Our commitment to empathy, consideration and dignity makes us among the most compassionate teams in our field.

On joining MFT, you will be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants. Successful completion provides the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.

If you are more experienced, you will undertake a skills analysis at start to identify any gaps. You will be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to progress to a Band 3 post on completion.

For more detail on the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience needed, please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Also read the Candidate Essentials Guide alongside the Job Description and Person Specification for information about the Trust, benefits, and how we care for you as you care for others.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity and eliminating discrimination across our workforce. 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. If you have any special requirements to help with your application, email [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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 through the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
• Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or education equivalent.

Knowledge

• Experience working in a healthcare, social care setting or service industry requiring people contact.
• Experience of working within a health care environment.

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, following direction and supervision by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
• Able to relate well with patients, relatives, visitors, colleagues, the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a Disclosure to the DBS will be submitted to check for any previous convictions.

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £24,465 to £26,598 per year (pro rata)