Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation
- Grade
- Band 2/3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 349-MCH-7399652*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £24,465 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
RMCH/MCS - Children's Nursing Assistant
Band 2/3
Job overview
We’re looking for compassionate and caring Nursing Assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. 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, working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week. We currently have posts available in Paediatric Theatre, Outpatients Department, Medical, Surgical and Oncology areas
Main duties of the job
Being supervised by Registered Nurses & within Trust guidelines and protocols, you’ll assist the Nursing team in delivering the excellent standard of patient care that you would expect for yourself and your loved ones.
Your duties will involve supporting patients with personal care needs, including mobilising, toileting, bathing, dressing, eating & drinking.
Following on the job training and assessment, you’ll learn how to undertake a range of delegated, clinical care duties that include recording patient observations and changes to patient clinical conditions.
On the Job Training Opportunities
If you are new to working in healthcare, you’ll be supported to develop your knowledge and skills through our Support Worker Development Programme for Nursing Assistants. 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 an experienced Nursing Assistant seeking a new opportunity in a Band 3 role, you’ll undertake a skills analysis when you start to ensure that you meet the requirements of the role. If there are gaps identified in your knowledge, you’ll be supported to access relevant clinical modules to support your progression to a Band 3 post on completion.
Evidence of prior learning will be reviewed and considered.
Working for our organisation
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’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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- 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
- On completion of the Trust Clinical Support Worker Development Programme demonstrating evidence of clinical knowledge, skill and competency the worker will move to band 3 AfC
- Holds Functional Skills Level 1 Maths and English or education equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working in a healthcare, social care organisation/setting or service industry requiring people contact
Desirable criteria
- Working in an environment caring for children and young people e.g. hospital, nursery or school
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aaron Linaker
- Job title
- Education Development Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01617011255
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