Job overview

The Nursing Associate role bridges the gap between a Healthcare Support Worker and a Registered Nurse, providing a workforce for future healthcare and ensuring high quality care for patients and families.

The Student Nursing Associate (SNA) Apprenticeship programme is a minimum of 2 year and 3 months in duration, leading to a Foundation Degree as a Nursing Associate and Registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). This is a generic field qualification covering all fields of Nursing Practice including Adult, Learning Disability, Children and Young People (CYP) and Mental Health.

The University costs for the programme are fully funded. This is a training programme that combines both academic and work-based learning in the physical, psychological and public health aspects of care from pre-conception to end of life.

The programme will begin in September 2025. The SNA Apprentice will be on placement within MFT. The academic aspect of the programme will be delivered by either University of Salford or University of Bolton. A preference for university cannot be given

SNA Apprentice will work 80% of their time on placement and 20% of their time at university.

Main duties of the job

The minimum entry requirements are:-

-GCSE grade C or 4, or above, in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent (ENIC/NARIC)

-Functional Skills level 2 in Mathematics and English Language/ Key Skills level 2 Numeracy and Literacy

Please note, in addition to the above, you will not be eligible to apply for funding if:

-You are currently on an Apprenticeship that will not be fully completed by July 2025

-You have undertaken a nursing degree programme and studied for more than 10 months/ you have a previous degree in a healthcare related subject

-You have undertaken part of the SNA apprenticeship (previously called TNA)

-You have previously been/currently are a Registered Nurse/Midwife (including overseas)

This programme is not eligible for new visa sponsorship

EDUCATIONAL CERTIFICATES AT THE CORRECT LEVEL ARE MANDATORY FOR YOUR APPLICATION TO PROGRESS AND WILL NEED TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE POINT OF YOUR APPLICATION

If your qualifications are from Overseas, you will need the ENIC/NARIC Statement of Comparability Document, evidencing that the qualifications meet the UK Standard

Please send your certificates to [email protected] when you apply, 

NB - Result Slips, Emails or "pending results" will not be accepted. If you are in a position where you need to request replacement certificates, we will not be able to consider your application at this time 

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.