Senior Nursing Assistant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS healthcare provider is seeking compassionate Senior Nursing Assistants to join their team. Candidates should hold an NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care. The role involves providing essential support to patients in their homes, working flexible hours, and requires strong communication and teamwork skills. Exciting training opportunities are available to support career advancement.

Benefits

Support Worker Development Programme

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in community healthcare preferred.
• Willingness to undertake job training.
• Ability to manage personal care tasks.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering patient care under supervision.
• Support patients with personal care needs.
• Travel to patients' homes for care.

Skills

Compassionate care

Communication

Teamwork

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Senior Nursing Assistant

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 October 2025

We're looking for compassionate and caring Senior Nursing Assistants with NVQ LEVEL 3 health and social care certificate or health and social care DIPLOMA and 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 will communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The service runs 7 days a week, varying shift patterns are available and operates between 8:00 am and 22:00pm and includes Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for B3 Senior Nursing Assistant with NVQ Level 3 qualification to join our integrated Community Nursing Team in South Manchester

We have 2 full time positions over 5 days and 1 part time position of 22.5 hours over 3 days to include weekends and late shifts. Set days could be accommodated as part of Flexible working.

The role will involve travelling to patients homes from various locations across South Manchester and you will need to demonstrate at interview how you will achieve this.

Main duties of the job

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

Your duties will involve supporting patients with personal care needs, and will involve traveling to patients' homes from various locations.

Following on the job training & assessment, you'll learn how to undertake a range of delegated duties that include wound care, skin care, Palliative care and support recording patient observations & changes to clinical conditions.

Previous community experience is preferred; however, training will be available.

On the Job Training Opportunities

If you are new to working in healthcare, you'll be supported to develop yourself through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants. The great news is, the completion of this Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role.

If you're an experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity, 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 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.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

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. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

• NVQ 3 and relevant experience
• Willing to work towards foundation degree programme.
• Evidence of competencies being achieved and continued development.

Experience

• Working with the multidisciplinary team.
• Dealing with patient and relative complaints as appropriate
• Caring for a group of patients
• Handling patients property
• Stock control
• Health and safety awareness of medical devices, repair and maintenance

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum (Pro Rata)