Nursing Assistant inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED THU 13 MAR 2025

NHS AfC: Band 3

Main area Out Patient Services Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working
  
  

23.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri) Job ref 349-MRI-7*

Site The Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, MRI Town Manchester Salary £24,£25,674 Per Annum, Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/03/2025 23:59

Job Overview

Be responsible for participating and assisting in the delivery of care/services to patient/service users within the Trust.

Work under the overall supervision of a registered member of staff.

Carry out a limited number of delegated procedures requiring a base level of theoretical knowledge, understanding and skill specific to the specialist area, whilst undergoing training.

Also, required to assist with housekeeping duties, and assisting Consultant with USS patients

Main duties of the job

Are you looking for a challenging but rewarding caring role in the NHS? If so right now on outpatient services, we are looking to recruit a Nursing Assistant to support the team.

You will have the benefit of working in a multi-professional team including Clinicians, specialist nurses and therapists, so there are endless opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and experience in this field.

To succeed, you’ll need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills.

In return for your skills and commitment, you can expect a truly excellent comprehensive induction programme whilst being part of a fantastic and dedicated team that supports each other and operates with consideration and dignity at all times. The units offers opportunities for career progression within the medical specialties.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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.

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.

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

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• General education completed.
• Holds National Care Certificate or be willing to undertake and complete within 12 weeks of starting.
• Level 2 Apprenticeship in health care OR Gain equivalent knowledge and skill undertaking the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme.
• Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or education equivalent.
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in an acute “care” environment, undertaking a full range of clinical commitments
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in more than one speciality within a health care environment.
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Good communication skills
• Able to work on own initiative, following direction by Registered Nurse.
• Caring skills.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Second language skills.
  
  

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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

• Band 3 Job description (PDF, 264.4KB)
• Functional Requirements (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
  
  

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