Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our Emergency Gynae Unit for a Band 2/3 Nursing Assistant. We are part of Saint Mary's Managed Clinical Service and are based on the Wythenshawe site.  

We care for ladies experiencing  problems in early pregnancy and gynaelogical issues that require immediate attention. 

You will receive a comprehensive induction into our department and service with time to attend training and work with an experienced member of our team 

Main duties of the job

You will be providing direct patient care to patients, assisting with all aspects of their daily needs. 

You will have the opportunity to develop basic nursing skills such as, ECG recording, venepuncture, cannulation and taking and recording clinical observations.

You will need to have:

· Excellent communication skills – in particular listening skills
· A friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate communication style
· A strong ability to engage with patients, visitors and colleagues
· The ability to work well in a team

This unit is a 24 hour emergency service and will involve weekend working and night shifts. 

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.