Macmillan Assistant Practitioner/Nursing Associate

3 months ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Manchester Macmillan Palliative Support Service for an Assistant Practitioner/Nurse Associate.

Working 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 patients resident in care homes in South Manchester.

The post holder will work as part of the Macmillan Specialist Team 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 rehabilitation to patients with a diagnosis of cancer at any stage of the patient's illness from diagnosis onwards.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Macmillan Specialist multi-disciplinary team comprising of Medics, Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Nurses and Speech and Language Therapist. The team aims to provide effective support rehabilitation and/or palliative care to patients with a life limiting condition requiring palliative intervention.

The post holder will assist other professionals in the implementation, delivery and evaluation of rehabilitation and education programmes to promote independence and encourage improved health, functional capabilities and quality of life.

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.

You'll also need to demonstrate how you will meet the ability to be mobile within community.

About us

MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £ & 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 28,000 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more 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 .

Were looking forward to hearing from you

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Foundation degree or Equivalent qualification

Desirable

Health Related qualification

Experience

Essential

Working in rehabilitation/ Community settting.

Desirable

Working in complex/ Palliative care situation

Skills

Essential

Evidence of good communication Computer literate

Desirable

Communication course

Skills

Essential

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