Nursing Assistant inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED 3 AUG 2024

North Manchester Hospital is looking for Nursing Assistant to work within our busy theatres’ suite. We are also seeking outstanding personal qualities such as self-motivation, communication skills and a professional aptitude to work

Your role will be that of a Nursing Assistant to the qualified theatre practitioners i.e. Theatre Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners within the theatre department.

Your main responsibility will be ensuring equipment is available for surgeons, scrub and anaesthetic practitioners and supporting them during the surgical procedure, accurately completing patient paperwork and updating the computer system in a timely manner. Participating in theatre team briefs and the WHO checklists for safer surgery.

The role also includes many other duties for example waste management, stock rotation, medical devices and to undertake any departmental audits.

Applications are welcome from all areas of healthcare. If you have transferable skills and experience but not the qualifications, we may be able to offer an apprenticeship role to support your development. Please note, this is subject to apprenticeship eligibility checks.

Work under the overall supervision of a registered practitioner.

Be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of delegated personal care to patients within the ward/department team.

Carry out a number of delegated routine procedures requiring a base level of knowledge, understanding, practical competency and skill specific to the personal care of patients

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gigi Varghese Job title: Theatre Manager Email address: Telephone number:
North Manchester Hospital is looking for Nursing Assistant to work within our busy theatres’ suite. We are also seeking outstanding personal qualities such as self-motivation, communication skills and a professional aptitude to work

Your role will be that of a Nursing Assistant to the qualified theatre practitioners i.e. Theatre Nurses and Operating Department Practitioners within the theatre department.

Your main responsibility will be ensuring equipment is available for surgeons, scrub and anaesthetic practitioners and supporting them during the surgical procedure, accurately completing patient paperwork and updating the computer system in a timely manner. Participating in theatre team briefs and the WHO checklists for safer surgery.

The role also includes many other duties for example waste management, stock rotation, medical devices and to undertake any departmental audits.

Applications are welcome from all areas of healthcare. If you have transferable skills and experience but not the qualifications, we may be able to offer an apprenticeship role to support your development. Please note, this is subject to apprenticeship eligibility checks.

Work under the overall supervision of a registered practitioner.

Be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of delegated personal care to patients within the ward/department team.

Carry out a number of delegated routine procedures requiring a base level of knowledge, understanding, practical competency and skill specific to the personal care of patients

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gigi Varghese Job title: Theatre Manager Email address: Telephone number:


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