Macmillan Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Manchester Macmillan Palliative Support Service for an Assistant Practitioner. Please note the foundation degree is an essential requirement for this post.

The post holder will work within the Macmillan Specialist Palliative Care Team, contributing to the provision of a co-ordinated and comprehensive service for patients receiving specialist palliative care including patient's resident in care homes in South Manchester.

The post holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team comprising of Doctors, Nurses, Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist and Speech and Language Therapist. The team aims to provide effective palliative care andsupport to patients with any life-threatening illness.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will visit patients in their own homes or are home and assist other professionals in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of palliative care and education programmes to promote independence and encourage improved health, functional capabilities, and quality of life. They will support patients and their families as they approach the final stages of their lives.

The post holder will hold a small caseload under the supervision of the responsible clinician, supporting patients with life limiting illness to maximise their health and enable them to be cared for in their preferred place.

The post holder will need to demonstrate how they will meet the ability to be mobile within community.

About us

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.