Nurse associate complex care | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 April 2026 |
| Location: | Longsight Manchester, M13 0RR |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7823688/349-LCO-7823688 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a nurse associate to join our children’s community complex care team.
We are looking for a nurse associate who is hard working, reliable, trustworthy, conscientious, caring and will embrace the challenge of caring for children with complex medical needs within the family home and community settings. Full training will be given to meet the individual needs of the role and patients. You must be flexible and able to work both office hours and support and cover shifts over 7 days a week, 24 hours a day within homes, school and occasionally hospital. The shift times are individual to each package of care, however the whole of your shift will be spent with one client, so you will get the opportunity to really make a difference.
You will support the nurses in the planning and delivery of care within the community. You will provide training to the nursing assistant’s and there will be opportunities for education within the wider community.
The complex care team is part of an integrated team which also incorporates children’s community palliative care and special needs school nursing. Therefore, you may on occasions also provide care at end of life or other community locations.
As this is a community citywide post, you must possess a driving license and have access to a vehicle.
Under indirect supervision and working in partnership with a Registered Nurse provide and deliver a high standard of nursing care, contributing to the ongoing assessment, providing and monitoring evidence based care and working in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team.
Provide compassionate, safe and effective care and support to children in a range of care settings.
Monitor the condition and health needs of patients within their care on a continual basis in partnership with patients, families and carers, ensuring appropriate escalation when required.
Care for a patient’s nursing needs whilst promoting comfort and well-being, ensuring their personal and social needs are met.
Safely undertake care interventions to meet the patient’s nursing needs for which you have attained competence.
Prioritise and manage own workload, recognising where elements of care can safely be delegated to other colleagues, carers and family members.
Provide and receive sensitive information concerning a patient’s medical condition.
Work with the Registered Nurse and engage with other health and social agencies to ensure a safe, individualised approach to the care of the child/young person.
Maintain accurate, contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust policy and the NMC Code.
Be responsible for stock checks, stock rotation and ordering and equipment servicing.
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.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
This advert closes on Friday 6 Mar 2026
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