Senior Nursing Assistant inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 12 NOV 2024

Band 3: £24,071 to £25,674 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata)  PERMANENT  GOOD SALARY 

A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be travelling across the Trust footprint.

Two posts are currently available - one based at Cheetham Hill (224 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8UP) and one based at Victoria Mill (10 Lower Vickers Street, Manchester M40 7DA). If you have a preference on which team you would like to be considered for please put this in your supporting information.

Are you an experienced Nursing Assistant that is passionate about keeping patients in the comfort of their own home? Then this is the role for you.

A role has become available for a Senior Support worker to join our experienced Community Nursing Team in North Manchester.

You will demonstrate enthusiasm and be highly motivated. You should be qualified with a relevant NVQ level 3 with excellent communication skills to join our friendly and dynamic Manchester Community Nursing Service to provide high quality and personalized nursing & therapy care to patients in their own homes.

We will support you with specialist and bespoke training to reach your potential and excel in your chosen career path. You will receive one to one clinical support, professional development, and guidance.

The Community Nursing Team is a seven day service working between the hours of 8.30am-4.30pm on a rota basis. We promote flexibility and are happy to support different working patterns within the needs of the service.

You will undertake the role of caring for a group of patients through indirect and direct supervision by a registered nurse to aid in the deliverance of all aspects of care in a safe and timely manner in a clinic setting or in a patient's own home.

Acting as a role model providing guidance and support to Trainee and Band 2 Nursing Assistants as required, helping to ensure the efficient and effective running of the service at all times.

Independently plan and undertake tasks and workload activities in both clinic settings and patient's own homes whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times.

Prioritise own workload and be responsible for planned care and tasks delegated from a registered nurse.

Ensure all documentation is completed accurately and legibly at the point of care delivery and any necessary escalation is undertaken to a registered nurse to ensure patient safety is maintained.


A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be travelling across the Trust footprint

About us

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

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Two posts are currently available - one based at Cheetham Hill (224 Cheetham Hill Rd, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8 8UP) and one based at Victoria Mill (10 Lower Vickers Street, Manchester M40 7DA). If you have a preference on which team you would like to be considered for please put this in your supporting information.

Are you an experienced Nursing Assistant that is passionate about keeping patients in the comfort of their own home? Then this is the role for you.

A role has become available for a Senior Support worker to join our experienced Community Nursing Team in North Manchester.

You will demonstrate enthusiasm and be highly motivated. You should be qualified with a relevant NVQ level 3 with excellent communication skills to join our friendly and dynamic Manchester Community Nursing Service to provide high quality and personalized nursing & therapy care to patients in their own homes.

We will support you with specialist and bespoke training to reach your potential and excel in your chosen career path. You will receive one to one clinical support, professional development, and guidance.

The Community Nursing Team is a seven day service working between the hours of 8.30am-4.30pm on a rota basis. We promote flexibility and are happy to support different working patterns within the needs of the service.

You will undertake the role of caring for a group of patients through indirect and direct supervision by a registered nurse to aid in the deliverance of all aspects of care in a safe and timely manner in a clinic setting or in a patient's own home.

Acting as a role model providing guidance and support to Trainee and Band 2 Nursing Assistants as required, helping to ensure the efficient and effective running of the service at all times.

Independently plan and undertake tasks and workload activities in both clinic settings and patient's own homes whilst ensuring that their practice is guided by standard operating procedures and established protocols. They will demonstrate self-directed development, recognising own limitations, and work within the scope of their role at all times.

Prioritise own workload and be responsible for planned care and tasks delegated from a registered nurse.

Ensure all documentation is completed accurately and legibly at the point of care delivery and any necessary escalation is undertaken to a registered nurse to ensure patient safety is maintained.


A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be travelling across the Trust footprint

About us

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

Were looking forward to hearing from you!



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