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Main area School Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours 30 hours per week (Part-time working days/hours to be agreed according to Service needs) Job ref 349-LCO-7063815*
Site Trafford Town Trafford Salary £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Trafford Local Care Organisation is a public sector organisation bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in Trafford. The teams work as together and one and aim to improve the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries. Our community healthcare teams in adults/children's services are employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to work within our Healthy Schools Team in Trafford, supporting the delivery of a range of health services and screenings to an identified school-age population, including their families and carers. You will work under the direction, but not continual supervision of the School Nurses in this varied and exciting role and cover the whole of Trafford.
Ideally with NNEB/NVQ Level 3 qualifications, you must be pro-active and enthusiastic with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be computer literate. Post holders need to be able to work flexibly and innovatively with other children’s services colleagues. Due to the nature of the role applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Previous experience of working in a children’s/community setting would be an advantage.
In return we are able to offer a thorough induction programme, supportive preceptorship arrangements and regular supervision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.
Working for our organisation
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.
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 & 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.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Maureen Tait Job title Clinical Lead Email address maureen.tait@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 912 2810
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Main area School Health Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours 30 hours per week (Part-time working days/hours to be agreed according to Service needs) Job ref 349-LCO-7063815*
Site Trafford Town Trafford Salary £24,071 - £25,674 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Trafford Local Care Organisation is a public sector organisation bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in Trafford. The teams work as together and one and aim to improve the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries. Our community healthcare teams in adults/children's services are employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to work within our Healthy Schools Team in Trafford, supporting the delivery of a range of health services and screenings to an identified school-age population, including their families and carers. You will work under the direction, but not continual supervision of the School Nurses in this varied and exciting role and cover the whole of Trafford.
Ideally with NNEB/NVQ Level 3 qualifications, you must be pro-active and enthusiastic with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be computer literate. Post holders need to be able to work flexibly and innovatively with other children’s services colleagues. Due to the nature of the role applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Previous experience of working in a children’s/community setting would be an advantage.
In return we are able to offer a thorough induction programme, supportive preceptorship arrangements and regular supervision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.
Working for our organisation
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.
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 & 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.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NNEB, NVQ Level 3, Health-related or equivalent experience
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of carrying out clerical duties
- Experience of working within a team
- Experience of working with Children and Young people
- Experience of working with IT systems e.g. Child Health/ EMIS
Essential criteria
- Computer literate/ standard keyboard skills.
- Ability to organise own workload.
- Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing.
- Ability to work to instructions and recognise own boundaries.
- Ability to work using own initiative.
- Ability to work alone or in a team.
- Flexible to meet needs of the Service.
- Understanding of healthcare issues relating to children and young people
- Understanding the role of the School Nurse within the School Health Service.
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
- Job Description (PDF, 536.5KB)
- Personal Specification (PDF, 408.6KB)
- Functional Requirements (PDF, 1.0MB)
- Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Maureen Tait Job title Clinical Lead Email address maureen.tait@mft.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 912 2810
List all jobs in Nursing and Midwifery or all sectors
Salary : $24,071 - $25,674
