Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is one of England’s largest NHS Trusts. MFT has designed the most exceptional integrated health and social care system to deliver the best possible results for the 1 million+ patients who rely on their services every year.
By joining NHS Professionals (NHSP) and working on the bank, you can instantly help the Trust to continue to improve the life chances and wellness of the diverse communities across Manchester and its surrounding areas.
Read on to find out more about why joining NHS Professionals and working on the bank makes the perfect sense for you, your career, for MFT and its patients and families.
Teamwork is such an important factor in MFT’s culture and as such, the Trust works in partnership with NHS Professionals recruiting its bank staff and offering flexible working opportunities. We have opportunities to suit a wide range of work experience across clinical and non-clinical roles such as:
| Category | |
|---|---|
| Nursing & Midwifery | NMAHPworkforce@mft.nhs.uk |
| AHP | NMAHPworkforce@mft.nhs.uk |
| Admin | AandC.tempWF@mft.nhs.uk |
| Estates | AandC.tempWF@mft.nhs.uk |
| Health Care Science | AandC.tempWF@mft.nhs.uk |
We offer a range of opportunities to work on bank in the community. Read our FAQs below for more information.
What is it?
Allocation on arrival is great if you would like experience working on different wards, this can help to develop your skills and knowledge across various wards.
The great thing about Allocation on arrival is that you can work shifts that suit your lifestyle, we can create shifts to cater to any start and finish time you would like and can book you in for up to 3 months in advance, all you need to do is let us know what type of shifts you like to work! Or alternatively we have shifts ready for you to book at each of the below locations.
How do I know where to go?
Trafford General Hospital – Please report to Bed Manager's office or call 0161 7746 8795. Contact WTWA@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk for any support
Wythenshawe Hospital – Please report to Control room/Patient Flow room, Entrance 3, the First floor by vending machines. Contact WTWA@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk for any support
RMCH – Please report to Bed Managers Office on the third floor. Contact RMCH@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk for any support
SMH Oxford Road - Please report to Ward 66 on the 2nd floor. Contact SMH@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk for any support
What do I need to do get my shift authorised?
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What are the benefits to Allocation on Arrival?
"The twilight shifts are especially the ones that I tend to book over the weekend as it gives me flexibility especially around childcare and fits around my lifestyle. I would definitely recommend Allocation on Arrival shifts if you like flexibility and what's suitable for your lifestyle."
"I am always booking via allocation on arrival because the shift patterns give me that healthy work-life balance. I now have more time with my kids, and I can now socialise more."
"Allocation on arrival enables me to work in different departments/wards coming across different patients with different illnesses. The hours are very flexible, and I can block book my hours. There is also the opportunity to learn from different people, be it nurses or carers, I can then take this experience to other wards. I do enjoy the variety of the jobs and not knowing where I am going, it adds to the excitement of coming to work."
We offer a range of different roles including Community Nurses, Associate Practitioners, District Nurses, Care Support Workers, Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Specialised Nurses and School Health Nurses.
Working within the community offers the opportunity to work within different settings and teams. These include Sickle Cell clinics, School Immunisation Teams, Complex Care, Crisis Teams and District Nursing Teams.
The great news is, by joining the NHSP bank, you’ll be on the same terms and conditions as an MFT employee, so you’ll get to enjoy all the perks that come with working in an organisation of this size and scale.
Whether you’re looking to enhance your skillset, gain more experience, or simply earn a bit of extra money from your existing job, we can help you achieve this through our staff bank.
Enjoy the benefit of competitive pay rates, paid annual leave and more.
Access to shifts before they are available to Agency.
Take control of when you want to work.
Weekly payments to suit your work-life balance.
You can build your holiday allowance for every shift you work.
Access shifts anywhere, anytime or through your smartphone.
Helping you to save for your retirement.
Available 24/7, 365 days a year
They say variety is the spice of life and with NHSP, we offer a wide range of short and long-term, flexible working opportunities across their ten hospitals, managed clinical services and community services.
By joining the MFT bank, you’ll work in the most cutting-edge units helping you expand your learning and build on your skills and experience; all working towards the same unified goal; to deliver outstanding care to our patients either directly in a patient facing role or indirectly, in a corporate or back-office function. Take a look at their hospitals to help you make an informed decision where you may want to be placed if you’re thinking of joining us.
In September 2022 MFT introduced Hive, powered by Epic; the largest transformation and most complex programme the Trust and Epic has ever embarked upon which will transform the quality of care and the experience for all their patients and staff alike.
In simple terms, Hive is a major clinical transformation programme which will support delivery of the Clinical Services Strategy. It will have at its heart, the Electronic Patient Record solution from Epic bringing all their patient information together in one place helping the Trust work together across professions to improve services for patients and people who their services.
Bank Members will need to collect stickers for their ID badge in order to access the rover devices. Rover stickers can be picked up from your local NHSP office. Please find our addresses further down this page.
For more information about Hive, please read the FAQs below.
HIVE needs to be completed prior to starting work at the Trust.
I love my job. It's a lovely working environment at Trafford General Hospital. I have friendly colleagues around me and I learn something new every day. The fact that I can choose my shifts around my family is perfect.
In my role as an Intensive Care Nurse, I love being able to care for my patients in their most challenging times. The best part, to me, is when we work together as a team and the patients make it through and recover.
The Bank Member of the Month Award acknowledges the excellent contribution that Bank Members make to their local Trust and the wider NHS.
All nominees will go on to receive a certificate and one top nomination from each Trust, as selected by the NHS Professionals Marketing Team, and will also receive a pin badge as a ‘thank you’ for their hard work.
Each month, from the Trust winners, an NHS Professionals Trust Account Director will select the two overall winners, one from the North and one from the South, who has received a nomination for excellent performance, either from a manager, colleague, or patient within their Trust. These two people will win a £100 voucher.
We also have a new, simpler nomination form to make it easier for you to recognise your colleagues. If you have experienced outstanding work, attitudes, or contribution from a NHS Professional Bank Member then please leave a nomination here for them to be in with a chance of winning a Bank Member of the Month Award.
You have some amazing colleagues who work with you and amongst them are NHS Professionals bank members.
Please vote for your bank member of the month to allow them to be recognised and rewarded.
Since the inception of the 2014 Devolution Agreement, Manchester is delivering opportunities to better meet the needs of people that live and work in the area through investment in housing, supporting people into work and developing businesses.
Most important of all for the Trust and its people, Greater Manchester controls public funding for health and social care. This means it can better respond to local people’s needs, tapping into the experience and expertise of local NHS services to focus on preventing ill health and promoting healthy lifestyles.
For MFT, this gives them the chance to control their own destiny. They’re proud to be harmonising health services in Manchester, with the ultimate goal of one hospital for Manchester. And they’re excited about the opportunities this gives to our people.
Whether you’re into music, the arts, shopping, food or sport, Manchester has the range of facilities and opportunities to suit your tastes.
The city is rich in music venues, large and small. It has two symphony orchestras, an internationally acclaimed opera house and AO Manchester Arena, one of the largest and busiest indoor arenas in the world with some 21,000 seats. This and smaller venues such as Manchester Apollo and the Manchester Academy showcase a vibrant music scene.
The arts are also thriving in Manchester, with a number of galleries and theatres showcasing the best of traditional and contemporary culture. And, from high street chains to designer boutiques and vintage stores, shopping is great here.
From the famous former ‘Curry Mile’ in Rusholme, with over 50 restaurants serving Indian and Pakistani food, to Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Italian – Manchester offers something for everyone. There are also plenty of Halal and Kosher retailers across the city, and a range of vegetarian and vegan cafés.
Sports fan will find plenty to keep themselves occupied. As well as big football clubs like Manchester United and Manchester City, our city also has an Olympic size swimming pool at the Manchester Aquatic Centre, and a velodrome, while Lancashire County Cricket club is close by. If you prefer taking part, there’s the chance to experience just about every activity you can imagine, from rock climbing in the nearby Pennines and Peak District to the UK’s longest – and the world’s widest – real-snow indoor ski slope at the Chill Factore.
Manchester offers the best of both worlds, a vibrant world city, two hours by train from London but with the breath-taking scenery of the Lake District, Peak District, Cheshire and North Wales all easily accessible. The city is well served by transport, with regular train connections across the UK, and Manchester International Airport providing direct flights to all major European cities. It’s easy to get around in the city due to its comprehensive bus, tram and local train network.
As far as setting up home in Greater Manchester goes, there are properties at a wide range of price points to rent or buy. From city to suburban to rural living, there’s something for all tastes: amazing city penthouses, contemporary apartments, Victorian terraces, semi-detached houses and traditional family homes. Each area of Manchester has its own distinct identity, offering a lifestyle to suit everyone and a host of different shops, restaurants and leisure activities to explore within a compact area. The relocation of staff from the BBC and other leading media organisations to Media City cements the region’s status as an affordable and attractive proposition for employment and home life alike.
It’s also a great place to learn. With the world-class University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, and the Royal Northern College of Music, the city boasts Europe’s largest urban higher education precinct. Equally, Greater Manchester is home to a variety of great schools and colleges.
Significant public and private sector investment over the last 20 years has transformed the city into one of the UK’s most innovative and modern urban hubs. Despite this, Manchester remains proud of its central role in the industrial revolution and has fiercely protected its heritage and historic architecture.
Trafford Monthly Drop-in Sessions - MOC Meeting Room 10:00am -15:00pm.
| Month | Date |
|---|---|
| May | 12/05/2025 |
| June | 09/06/2025 |
| July | 14/07/2025 |
| August | 11/08/2025 |
| September | 08/09/2025 |
| October | 13/10/2025 |
| November | 10/11/2025 |
| December | 08/12/2025 |
Trust Services Area Manager
Trust Services Partner (Ward manager/Matron liaison)
Rachel Vose
Teo Nakawooya (All AHP & HCS)
Trust Recruitment Coordinator (Liaison to join bank)
Trust Operations Manager
Trust Recruitment Coordinator
Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington & Altrincham
Trust Services Area Manager
Trust Operations Manager
Trust Services Partner
MRI, MR Eye, St Marys, RMCH, Community, Non-Clinical
Trust Services Area Manager
Trust Operations Manager
Trust Services Partner (Ward manager/Matron liaison)
Trust Recruitment Coordinator (Liaison to join bank)
Block 701, North Manchester House, Eyam ROAD, Manchester M8 5EP
Email: NMGH@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Telephone: 03330 144 288
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:00
Email: WTWA@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Telephone: 03330 144 288
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:00
Room G13, The Old School of Physiotherapy Annex, Nelson Street, Manchester, M13 9WL
Email:
Saint Mary's - SMH@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - RMCH@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Manchester Royal Infirmary - MRI@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Community - MFTcommunity@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Non-Clinical - MFT.nonclinical@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Allied Health Professionals & Healthcare Scientists - AHP&HCS@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
Telephone: 03330 144 288
Opening hours: Monday – Friday 08:00 – 17:00
Book an appointment with your local, onsite NHSP team for you to bring in original copies of documents that you submitted for approval to complete your application.
Did you know that for a small fee you can sign up to the DBS update service. If you maintain your DBS update service, you no longer need to attend the trust every year.
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