Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in our TB Nursing Team. We are looking for 12 month fixed term Senior Health Care Support worker, to work 30 hrs a week.
The position is open to anyone meeting the criteria, and secondment opportunities will be considered.
We are a small team of TB nurses covering the TB services at North Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale and Bury localities, and the position holder will have the opportunity to work across all sites and will be expected to also independently visits patients in their own home.
Main duties of the job
The post is based within the Infectious Disease Department at North Manchester General Hospital, and the team deliver care both virtually and face to face, in clinics and in patients own homes. We support adults, children and families with active and latent TB.
We cover a 5 day week, and offer flexible opportunities over the 5 days to encourage a good work life balance.
We are looking for a flexible, dynamic person to support the team in delivering excellent care to a varied, often complex, patient group.
You will hold a driving licence, and have your own car to use to commute across the locality and to undertake patients home visits
You will provide support for patients and family on TB treatment by independently undertaking home visits, telephone interviews and supporting the TB Nurses in outpatient clinics
You will undertake venepuncture in patients own home and outpatient clinic departments
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 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 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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
- NVQ Level 3 in a health related subject ( E.G. Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics)
Experience
Essential
- 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
- Experience of working within outpatient clinics
- Experience of engaging hard to reach people in healthcare
- Experience working with persons living with infections and infectious diseases
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 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
- NVQ Level 3 in a health related subject ( E.G. Health and Social Care/Diagnostics and Therapeutics)
Experience
Essential
- 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
- Experience of working within outpatient clinics
- Experience of engaging hard to reach people in healthcare
- Experience working with persons living with infections and infectious diseases
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.
