Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner to join our SEN School Nursing service

The role of the Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner is to work with the Registered Nurse and other members of the multi professional team, providing and monitoring care and contributing to the ongoing assessment, as agreed with supervising clinician(s) and in line with the service pathways. They will monitor the condition and health needs of people within their care on a continual basis in partnership with the multi-professional team.

The Nursing Associate/Assistant Practitioner has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person-centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. They will help to bridge the gap between Health Care Support Workers/Nursing Assistants and Registered Nurses by working independently under the leadership of Registered Nurses, working within the sphere of nursing and care and within all aspects of the nursing process.

Nursing Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment; and will act in accordance with the NMC Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates.

The nursing associate/Assistant Practitioner will provide nursing care to children with complex medical needs in Special Schools or within other community settings. This is a 5-day a week service.

Main duties of the job

Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to children in a range of care settings, including home, hospital and school.

Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation to a Registered Nurse when required.

Support children/young people and their families to improve and maintain their mental, physical, behavioural health and well-being.

Care for a patient’s nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.

Safely undertake procedures to meet the patient’s nursing needs for which you have attained competence, for example recording and interpreting vital signs, continence care, bladder and bowel care, pressure area care, wound care, nutrition, hydration, foot care, skin integrity.

Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with other health and social agencies to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the care of the child/young person.

Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.

Provide effective evidence-based care for service users under the supervision of Registered Nurses in order to perform nursing activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.

Applicant must have access to car and hold a full UK driving licence.

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.