Progress Chaser / Nursing Assistant

The role consists of facilitating the flow of patients throughout the unit, aiding safe effective discharges, transfers and assisting the nursing staff.
Liaising with the Multidisciplinary team (MDT) is vital within the role and effective communication with the discharge team, Doctors, AMU coordinator and relatives is essential. The post holder will be expected to attend ward meetings with the MDT throughout the shift to ensure that relevant information is given to all members of the MDT and current handover of the patients within the unit is given. The post holder will be required to perform venapuncture to enable discharge dependent bloods

An opportunity has arisen for a Progress Chaser/ HCA working within a busy 56 bedded Acute Medical Unit (AMU). This is an exciting opportunity for someone with great customer service and organisational skills, to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that receives high volumes of patient admissions.

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.