Theatre Nursing Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Manchester; Vor Ort; GBP 21.000 - 25.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Theatre Nursing Assistant to join the nursing team. You will provide personal care, assist the nursing staff, and help with delegated clinical tasks under supervision.

The role includes learning through the Support Worker Development Programme and potential progression to Band 3, with on-the-job training and development opportunities.

Qualifikationen

• National Care Certificate or willingness to complete within 12 weeks.
• Level 2 Health Care Apprenticeship or equivalent knowledge via Trust programme.
• Maths and English Functional Skills Level 1 or equivalent education.

Aufgaben

• Assist with personal care: mobility, toileting, bathing, dressing and feeding.
• Support the nursing team under registered nurse supervision.
• Record patient observations and changes in condition as trained.
• Communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and the team.
• Work flexible day and night shifts across seven days.

Kenntnisse

Written communication

Verbal communication

Teamwork

Initiative

Relationship building

Ausbildung

National Care Certificate

Level 2 Health Care Apprenticeship

Functional Skills L1 (maths & English)

Jobbeschreibung

This Theatre Nursing Assistant post sits within the nursing team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, working under registered nurses. The work centres on personal care such as mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing and feeding patients, and delegated clinical tasks like recording observations, learned on the job. Shifts run across days and nights, seven days a week, with a route to Band 3 through the Trust's Support Worker Development Programme for those new to healthcare. The Trust does not sponsor visas, so applicants need their own ongoing right to work in the UK.

What the job involves

• Support patients with personal care, including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, eating and drinking
• Assist the nursing team in delivering patient care under registered nurse supervision and Trust guidelines
• Communicate sensitively with patients, relatives and the multidisciplinary team
• Learn and carry out delegated clinical care duties, including recording patient observations and changes in condition
• Work flexibly across day and night shifts over seven days a week
• Complete on-the-job training and assessment towards Band 3, through the Support Worker Development Programme or clinical skills modules depending on experience

Qualifications

• National Care Certificate, or willingness to complete it within 12 weeks of starting
• Level 2 Apprenticeship in health care, or equivalent knowledge and skill gained through the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme
• Functional Skills Level 1 in maths and English, or equivalent education

Experience

• Experience working in healthcare, social care or a service industry requiring people contact

Skills & knowledge

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to work on own initiative, following direction and supervision from a registered healthcare practitioner
• Able to build good relationships with patients, relatives, visitors, colleagues and the multidisciplinary team

Checks & eligibility

• Ongoing right to work in the UK, as no visa sponsorship is offered

Nice to have

• Experience of working in a healthcare environment
• Computer skills

What’s offered

• On-the-job training and assessment
• Support Worker Development Programme
• Support to progress to a Band 3 post
• Support with training, development and career progression
• Support for health and wellbeing