Job overview

Undertake the role of assisting the multidisciplinary team in the delivery of all aspects of care so as to ensure patient focused care is delivered safely and in a timely manner

Provide clinical support as required to help ensure the efficient and effective running of the ward at all time

Assist registered staff in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of nursing care.

Main duties of the job

Assist and enable patients in achieving the following aspects of daily living:

Achieve and maintain personal hygiene and appearance

Ensure the patients intake of drinks ,fluids and food is documented accurately and when necessary assist patients in feeding and drinking as well as making dietary decisions.

Achieve patient optimum mobility and physical comfort using all available equipment and manual handling techniques were appropriate.

Maintaining patients privacy and dignity.

Maintaining patients independance and identity.

Prevention of pressure area damage

Contribute to the effective care of the dying patient so as to ensure the patient dignity in death

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.