Nursing Assistant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester inManchester PUBLISHED MON 20 OCT 2025 Jump to job information section

Nursing Assistant | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Job details Posting date: 20 October 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £24,465 per annum (pro rata) Hours: Full time Closing date: 19 November 2025 Location: Manchester, M8 5RB Company: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 75/349-LCO-75Apply for this job Summary We’re looking for compassionate and caring Nursing Assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). Our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. Our nursing teams are committed to caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care. You’ll communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The service runs 7 days a week, varying shift patterns are available and operates between 7:30-21:00 or 20:45-07:45 hrs. ( subject to change) and includes Bank Holidays, Christmas and New Year. Successful candidate will be rotating to night shifts as an essential part of this role. You will need the ability to work on your own initiative but also as part of a team. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written are essential as are good organisational and prioritising skills. Working under the supervision of Registered Nurses and within Trust guidelines & protocols, you’ll assist in delivering the excellent patient care you would expect for yourself and your loved ones. Your duties will involve supporting patients with personal care needs, and will involve participating in rehabilitation programmes, ADL trainings, running groups etc.Previous community experience is preferred; however, training will be available. MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts.We’recreating 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 30,000workforceto pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trustsseekto emulate soyou’llbenefitfrom a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’vealso 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’reproud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage andfacilitatehigh-quality research programmes.What’smore,we’reexcited 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,provideequal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together. At Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), our Nursing Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do. That’s because we’re not just helping patients, we’re going the extra mile for them – day in, day out. But more than that, our team’s commitment to work with empathy, consideration and dignity means that we’re among the best – and most compassionate – in our field. On joining MFT, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants that includes completion of the Care Certificate for candidates who have not completed this previously. The great news is, the completion of the Support Worker Development Programme will give you the opportunity to progress into a Band 3 Nursing Assistant role. If you’re a more experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to identify any gaps in your clinical skills knowledge needed for your role. You’ll then be supported to access relevant modules from the clinical skills programme to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion. 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 We’re looking forward to hearing from you! This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .