Senior Nursing Assistant

Job title:

Senior Nursing Assistant

Company

NHS

Job description

Are you an experienced Healthcare Support Worker, with a full clean driving licence and a car owner that is passionate about supporting patients in their own home in and around the South Manchester community. Are you enthusiastic, caring and have the experience to support patients discharged home from hospital? If so, this role is for you.The Discharge to Assess service enables patients to receive safe, effective treatment at home following discharge from hospital. You will work as part of a team to complete support calls and implement therapy programmes. You will be involved in supporting the team in completing assessments and follow up visits over a 7 day period. You will receive regular training and supervision in order to maintain competencies.Main duties of the jobIn the role as Senior Nursing Assistant, working without direct supervision you will be responsible for delivering support calls and therapy plans. You will have access to a qualified staff member for advice and direction on care as required.Communicating effectively with patients, relatives, carers, and other healthcare practitioners, ensuring any concerns are listened to and relevant actions are taken.You will always act in a manner, which illustrates respect for privacy, dignity and confidentiality.A full UK driving licence with access to a vehicle is required for this role as you will be travelling across the South Manchester Community locality.About usMFT 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.Date posted17 October 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annum (pro rata)ContractPermanentWorking patternFull-timeReference number349-LCO-6652227*Job locationsTrafford HouseSouthmoor RoadManchesterM23 9XDJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo 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 MattersMFT 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you! Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo 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 MattersMFT 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!Person SpecificationShortlistingEssential

• NVQ level 3 or Equivelent Knowledge/Experience
• Nation Care Certificate
• Experience of working in Healthcare
• Knowledge of infection control and safeguarding processes
• Experience of MDT working
• Good communication skills
• Taking and recording vital signs and other clinical skills after appropriate training

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing development
• Experience in supporting quality and improvement audits
• Experience of working in more than one speciality
• Experience of inducting, coaching junior members of staff

Person SpecificationShortlistingEssential

• NVQ level 3 or Equivelent Knowledge/Experience
• Nation Care Certificate
• Experience of working in Healthcare
• Knowledge of infection control and safeguarding processes
• Experience of MDT working
• Good communication skills
• Taking and recording vital signs and other clinical skills after appropriate training

Desirable

• Evidence of continuing development
• Experience in supporting quality and improvement audits
• Experience of working in more than one speciality
• Experience of inducting, coaching junior members of staff

Expected salary

£24071 – 25674 per year

Location

Manchester

Job date

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 02:25:39 GMT

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