Job summary
- Main area
- Infectious Diseases
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)
- Job ref
- 349-NMGH-6941760*
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wythenshawe Hospital
- Town
- Wythenshawe
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 Per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Nursing Assistant
Band 3
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Infectious Diseases specialist nursing team for a senior healthcare worker. The role will cover National Aspergillosis Centre (NAC) service and the Tuberculosis (TB) service. The NAC service delivers outpatient care to patients from across the UK who have a aspergillus lung related disease. The TB service delivers management and treatment in the south Manchester area and works closely with TB teams across Greater Manchester.
The senior healthcare worker role will support the specialist nursing team with delivery of a postal pack service, supporting patients and wider team in an outpatient clinic setting, data input and phoning patients to aid clinical assessments and support specialist nurses with patient home visits.
Full training will be provided to give you the skills to be able to support patients through their journey with the service. You will be a team player and happy to work independently at times, good communicator and be able to use your initiative to help the smooth running of the service.
NHS experience is essential.
Main duties of the job
Venepuncture
ECGs
phoning patients to complete questionnaires
supporting patients in clinic (for example sitting in consultations, directing and escorting patients to different departments)
providing patient information in clinic (for example verbally, written or signposting to websites)
Order stock items on Integra and NHS Supplies
Data input and maintenance of patient database
Complete postal pack requests that will include blood tests and sputum
Effectively communicate with the wider team
Use of computer systems for example: HIVE, MS programmes
Help with clinical audits, under supervision
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.
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
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 2 in a health related subject ( E.G. Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics) or equivalent experience in a Senior Healthcare Support Worker role
- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- NVQ Level 3 in a health related subject ( E.G. Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics).
Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous experience of working in an acute NHS healthcare setting.
- Previous experience of support work with people with complex needs within the NHS.
- Ability to demonstrate empathy, to motivate, to enable and to be sensitive to diverse individual needs.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently on own initiative.
- Knowledge of the importance of confidentiality
- Ability to evaluate and reflect upon own performance.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within outpatient clinics
- Experience of engaging hard to reach people in healthcare.
- Experience working with persons living with infections, respiratory diseases and infectious diseases.
- Experience in supporting Quality Improvement audits and research and development activities.
- Experience of working in more than one speciality within a health care environment.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential criteria
- Completed or willing to undertake training in basic clinical skills including physiological observations and venepuncture.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages and abilities.
- Effective organisational skills.
- Literate in Information Technology.
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload and work without direct supervision.
- Experience of participating in audit.
- Experience of stock management and awareness of this important role.
Desirable criteria
- Competent in clinical skills including physiological observations and venepuncture
- Competent in other clinical skills such as recording ECG’s
- Able to act on audit findings in situ, offering support and guidance to staff (qualified and unqualified) effectively.
- Experience of teaching and sharing knowledge and skills.
- Basic infection prevention and control knowledge relevant to this role.
- Acknowledges national local guidelines
- Experience of inducting, coaching and supervising junior staff
ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Ability to recognise own skill boundaries and take necessary actions when appropriate.
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work well within the MDT.
- Ability to well independently.
- Treat all patients in a holistic manner.
- Attendance in line with Trust Sickness and Absence Policy.
- Physically fit and able to comply with Trust moving and handling requirements.
- UK driving license and access to a car for work use
Desirable criteria
- Experience of independent work.
- Experience of meeting deadlines
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
- Jenny White
- Job title
- Senior Infectious Diseases Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 291 5429
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