Senior Nursing Assistant -Special Needs Nursing Service

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Senior Nursing Assistant to provide essential care for children and young people. The ideal candidate will hold a National Care Certificate and a level 3 vocational qualification in Clinical Healthcare. Responsibilities include working with a multidisciplinary team, caring for patients, and ensuring infection control and safeguarding processes are followed. This role offers a supportive environment and aims to uphold high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an environment caring for children and young people.
• Knowledge of Infection Control & Safeguarding processes.
• Experience dealing with patient/relative complaints.

Responsibilities

• Care for a group of patients.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team.
• Undertake clinical commitments.

Skills

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Computer skills

Teamwork

Ability to take and record vital signs

Education

Completed the National Care Certificate

Level 3 Vocational Qualification in Clinical Healthcare

Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or GCSE equivalent

Job description

Detailed job description and main 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.

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Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

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, please contact the manager named below.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• 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

Desirable criteria

• Speciality specific training and evidence of competencies being achieved and continued development

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

• 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.

Desirable criteria

• 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

Essential criteria

• 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.
• Computer skills.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of inducting, coaching and supervising junior staff

ATTRIBUTES

Essential criteria

• 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

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description Special Needs Nursing Senior Nursing Assist (PDF, 200.4KB)
• Personal Spec Special Needs Nursing Senior Nursing Assist (PDF, 216.4KB)
• Functional Requirement (PDF, 1.0MB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)