Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within our busy Adult Critical Care Department in MFT with opportunity to rotate within the critical care department, i.e, Intensive care unit (ICU)/High Dependency Unit(HDU)/Ward 14- Elective High Dependency Unit (EHDU)/ Trafford High Care Unit (THC) based at Trafford General Hospital/ Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Critical care are looking for compassionate and caring clinical and environmental assistants with a passion to be a key part of the patient care journey here at Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) in Adult Critical Care. Our Assistants take great pride in the essential work we do supporting our nursing, medical and AHP teams in caring for our patients and families, delivering consistent, high quality, patient focused care. The role requires the ability to communicate in a sensitive and compassionate manner with adult patients, relatives, and other members of the multi-disciplinary team, respond quickly to demanding situations and working flexibly across a range of day and night shifts over 7 days a week showing commitment to the effective running of the busy unit.
Main duties of the job
With supervision and guidance from the registered nursing team recognising Trust guidelines & protocols, you will support care needs for the adult patient and their family/carers during their stay in critical care. An ability to manage busy and challenging situations and working under pressure is also required. We look forward to meeting candidates who strive to provide a clean well maintained ward and will take responsibility for building key relationships with domestic supervisors and help monitor the unit and maintain cleanliness of equipment and surrounding areas.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity MattersMFT 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity MattersMFT 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Willing to undertake the Skills for Health Care Certificate
- Willing to undertake the NVQ or Apprenticeship Level 2 in Care Support Services
Desirable
- GSCE English and Maths - Grade C or equivalent
- Holds the skills for health care certificate
- Trust values and behaviours
Training and Experience
Essential
- Understanding/experience of working in a busy customer care environment
Desirable
- Previous experience in a healthcare setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Able to work using own initiative
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute "care" environment, undertaking essential nursing care
Attributes
Essential
- Positive attitude, flexible, honest and trustworthy
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
Desirable
- Caring skills
- Second language skills
Others
Essential
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate
- Able to relate well with patients/clients/ relatives/visitors/colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good standard of general education
- Willing to undertake the Skills for Health Care Certificate
- Willing to undertake the NVQ or Apprenticeship Level 2 in Care Support Services
Desirable
- GSCE English and Maths - Grade C or equivalent
- Holds the skills for health care certificate
- Trust values and behaviours
Training and Experience
Essential
- Understanding/experience of working in a busy customer care environment
Desirable
- Previous experience in a healthcare setting
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Able to work using own initiative
Desirable
- Experience of working in an acute "care" environment, undertaking essential nursing care
Attributes
Essential
- Positive attitude, flexible, honest and trustworthy
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
Desirable
- Caring skills
- Second language skills
Others
Essential
- Committed to delivering high standards of patient care
- Friendly, open, empathetic and compassionate
- Able to relate well with patients/clients/ relatives/visitors/colleagues/the multi-disciplinary team and wider Trust staff
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
