Senior Nursing Assistant -Complex care

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

Job summary

A prominent public health organization in Manchester seeks a Senior Nursing Assistant to provide care and support to children with varying healthcare needs. This role requires traveling across the city and offers full-time and part-time options. Candidates should have a Level 3 qualification in Clinical Healthcare and experience in caring for young people. The organization provides comprehensive support and training for staff.

Benefits

Comprehensive induction and training

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for development

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for children and young people in various settings.
• Knowledge of Infection Control and Safeguarding processes.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and care to children and young people with complex healthcare needs.
• Work collaboratively within a team to deliver high-quality care packages.
• Travel across the Manchester area to meet the needs of the service.

Skills

Good communication skills

Ability to work as a team

Ability to take and record vital signs

Education

Level 3 Vocational Qualification in Clinical Healthcare

Completed the National Care Certificate

Job description

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Nursing Assistant -Complex care

The closing date is 12 November 2025

We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working across organisational boundaries.

The first health and social care staff have been deployed to us from April 2018 and are now starting to work in new ways across the city. Our teams work as one in the neighbourhoods they serve - delivering and designing services in partnership with local people. We also provide key services that work across wider localities and city-wide. We believe that our pioneering approach will make a massive difference to the health of people in our city and we are looking for you to join our team and help us do this.

If you can answer YES to the following questions, we have the post for you.

• Do you enjoy working in partnership with children and families?
• Do you enjoy working in the community?
• Do you enjoy supporting children with a range of abilities?
• Are you looking for a new challenge?
• Do you want to extend your knowledge and experience of complex care?

Main duties of the job

The Children's Community Complex Care Team provides care and support to a range of children and young people with varying healthcare needs, some who are technology dependent, in a variety of settings across the Manchester area. The complex care team is currently looking to recruit Senior Nursing Assistants to provide support and care to a range of young people across the city. The post holder will become part of a team of registered nurses and carers working with families and young people delivering a range of high quality care packages. You must be a highly motivated and dedicated individual who has the ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service over a 24 hour/7 day period. Travelling across the Manchester area you will hold afull driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes. Posts are full time but we will consider part time applicants.

In return we can offer you a friendly support team, comprehensive induction, relevant training and development opportunities and also the opportunity to develop care skills working within a multidisciplinary framework in the community setting.

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

At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Senior Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. Thats because were not just helping patients, were going the extra mile for them day in, day out. But more than that, our teams commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that were among the best and most compassionate in our field.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll 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

Qualifications

• Completed the National Care Certificate
• Holds a level 3 Vocational Qualification (e.g. NVQ or Apprenticeship) in Clinical Healthcare or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and/or experience
• Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent or undertake and achieve a pass following completion of level 1 functional skills assessment
• Worked at a band 2 Nursing Assistant level or equivalent
• Speciality specific training and evidence of competencies being achieved and continued development

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Working in an environment caring for children and young people e.g. hospital, nursery or school, undertaking a wide range of clinical commitments.
• Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes
• Experience of working with the multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of caring for a group of patients
• Experience of dealing with patient/relative complaints as appropriate.
• Experience in supporting Quality Improvement audits and research and development activities.
• Experience of working in more than one speciality within a health care environment.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Taking and recording vital signs and other clinical skill following appropriate training and assessment and within scope of job role
• Able to work as a team.
• Able to carry out routine and non-routine tasks.
• Able to work on own initiative in delivery patient care, following direction by a Registered Healthcare Practitioner.
• Able to relate well with patients/relatives/visitors/ Colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff.
• Experience of inducting, coaching and supervising junior staff

ATTRIBUTES

• Committed to delivering high standards of patient care.
• Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate
• Professional outlook and positive attitude.
• Able to meet the flexible needs of the role and duty roster
• Honest and trustworthy
• Access to vehicle and clean driving license

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 yearPer annum (pro rata)