Assistant Practitioner / Nurse Associate / Technical Instructor

An exciting opportunity has arisen for either a Nurse Associate, Assistant Practitioner, experienced care support worker, or therapy assistant wanting to develop their skills, within the Spinal Cord Injury outreach team.

This team has been formed as part of the NHSE/I commitment to improving and transforming the lifelong care of patients with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) working collaboratively with Southport Spinal Cord Injury Centre.

The team provides support to SCI patients within Salford Care Organisation and other inpatient hospital settings across Greater Manchester.

They work alongside Southport SCI outreach team to ensure equitable provision of care for patients following SCI aiming to minimise complications, optimise outcomes, and to minimise delays in transfer to rehabilitation settings., This Band 4 role will primarily support the nurse specialist in the management of nursing cares provided to SCI patients. They will also work with the team occupational therapist, physiotherapists, and speech and language therapist to provide functional rehabilitation and exercise plans.

The postholder will be highly motivated and keen to develop enhanced skills, particularly with regards to supporting bladder and bowel management regimes, and the physical abilities needed to promote independence wherever possible.

They will support the SCI outreach MDT, in the delivery of patient assessment, daily management plans and exercise and activity programmes.

This postholder will also support education and advice to patients, other professionals, families, and carers.

The successful candidate will have a strong interest in spinal cord injury management, be motivated and should strive to provide a high a level of nursing care, rehabilitation, and education.

Strong interpersonal skills and a positive, proactive approach to service and professional development are essential.

Excellent organisational abilities and the flexibility to travel across Greater Manchester will also be required.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.