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NHS AfC: Band 4
Main area: Community Palliative Care
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (On a rota to cover 7 days a week)
* Full time
* Part time
Job ref: 349-LCO-6911998
Site: Wythenshawe offices
Town: Manchester
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum (Pro Rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has now arisen within the Manchester Macmillan Palliative Support Service for an Assistant Practitioner.
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 and support 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. 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 the community.
Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford, and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
* Health Related qualification
Experience
* Working in rehabilitation/Community setting.
* Working in complex/Palliative care situation
Skills
* Evidence of good communication
* Communication course
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: MARIA HURLEY
Job title: Service Manager Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Email address: maria.hurley@mft.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0161 5296720
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