Job summary
Fairfield General Hospital is recruiting to a new and developing In-Patient Discharge Unit

If you are motivated, enthusiastic, and passionate about providing patient centred care, then ward 24 is for you. Ward 24 is a 24 bedded in-patient facility and operates alongside a Discharge Lounge. The ward's ethos is to prevent deterioration of patients whilst they are being cared for and to support and assist the integrated discharge team with enabling patients to go home from hospital rather than short/long term care. A home first approach is essential in this role. This is achieved by encouraging all patients to mobilise at every opportunity, challenging discharge pathways and carrying out Strength-Based Conversations.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job
Main Tasks & Overview of Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain communication with people on routine and operational matters
• Contribute to own personal development
• Assist in maintaining own and others' health, safety and security
• Assist in maintaining and developing services
• Ensure own actions help to maintain quality
• Ensure own actions support equality, diversity and rights
• Undertake routine assessment tasks related to individuals' health and well-being
• Assist in delivering programmes of care to meet individuals' health and well-being

About us
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.

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Details
Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £25,272 a year per annum/pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 236-MED-CS481-26
Job locations: Fairfield General Hospital, Rochdale Old Road, Bury, BL9 7TD, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Essential: Experience of working with members of the public or a desire to work in the Health Service
• Essential: Understanding of routine work procedures gained through a short induction period and on the job training
• Desirable: Experience of working within a health or social care environment
• Desirable: Experience of working within a team

Qualifications

• Essential: Care Certificate either upon appointment or within 12 weeks of commencement
• Essential: Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy (GCSE English and Maths Grade D-G)
• Desirable: NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare or a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship already achieved

Skills & Abilities

• Essential: Good communication skills
• Essential: Basic IT skills
• Desirable: Good organisational skills
• Desirable: Commitment to undertaking continuous professional development (CPD)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details
Employer name: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Discharge Unit Sister, Bethany Clarke, bethany.clarke@nca.nhs.uk, 01617782524