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Nursing Assistant - Acute Medical Unit

Employer
Manchester University
Location
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
9 Aug 2021

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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the UK, employing over 25,000 staff.

We are responsible for running a family of ten hospitals across seven separate sites, providing a wide range of services from comprehensive local general hospital care through to highly specialised regional and national services.

We are the main provider of hospital care to approximately 750,000 people in Manchester and Trafford and the single biggest provider of specialised services in the North West of England. We are also the lead provider for a significant number of specialised services including Breast Care, Vascular, Cardiac, Respiratory, Urology Cancer, Paediatrics, Women's Services, Ophthalmology and Genomic Medicine.

Our vision is to improve the health and quality of life of our diverse population by building an organisation that:
  • Excels in quality, safety, patient experience, research, innovation and teaching
  • Attracts, develops and retains great people
  • Is recognised internationally as a leading healthcare provider.


We currently have a vacancy for a hard-working and enthusiastic individual who is interested in delivering quality care to a group of patients. We are looking to recruit either an experienced nursing assistant or those with no experience as full training can be provided for the successful candidate to obtain a care certificate.

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Urgent Care Directorate of Wythenshawe Hospital offering experience of working at the Acute Medical Unit (AMU) . AMU is a 56 bedded assessment unit with high turn around of patients. We also cover a GP Receiving unit and an Ambulatory Care unit.

Duties will include providing personal care to patients, including helping with meals for those patients who require assistance, performing observations of blood pressure, pulse and temperature (full training given) and providing all care that the patient and their family require.

As a valued employee of MFT, you will be provided with a comprehensive induction, participate in discussing your development needs through annual appraisal and agreeing a personal development plan

In return we offer the apprenticeship programme to support your development.

The apprenticeship programme is fully funded by the Trust and consists of a 12 month programme of intensive training in order to prepare you for the role of Nursing Assistant. On successful completion of the programme you will have attained a level 2 diploma in healthcare support, which consists of achievement of an NVQ (now known as QCF diploma), a BTEC certificate and level 1 or 2 in English and Maths (equivalent to 5 GCSE's).

For further details / informal visits contact:

NameLeanne McEachanJob titleWard ManagerEmail [email protected] number0161 291 6894Additional contact information

Leanne McEachan Ward Manger

Telephone office: 0161 291 6894

Email: [email protected]

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We may decide to close this vacancy earlier than the published closing date if sufficient applications are received.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction in the first 3 months following start in post. The amount of £29.50(standard disclosure) or £47.50 (enhanced disclosure) If you wish to withdraw once a DBS application has commenced you will be still liable for payment.

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 race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post.

We welcome applicants from the Armed Forces Community.

Please be aware that all roles at MFT(except Medical and Dental posts) are subject to a probationary period.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0161 276 6198.

After applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred Third-party recruitment system - TRAC systems. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. By applying for this post, you are agreeing to MFT transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order (as amended) and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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