Specialist Case Planning Lead

Job summary

We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health servicesand social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working acrossorganisational boundaries.

The first health and social care staff have been deployed to us from April 2018 and are now starting to work in new ways across the city. Ourteams work as one in the neighbourhoods they serve - delivering and designing services in partnership with local people. We also provide keyservices that work across wider localities and city-wide. We believe that our pioneering approach will make a massive difference to the health ofpeople in our city and we are looking for you to join the team and help us do this.

A Specialist Early Help Case Planning Lead position has become available within the Specialist Case Planning Team.The duties of the post are contained within the attached Job Description; the successful applicant would work within the city wide team based atRusholme Health Centre to facilitate Specialist Case Planning as part of the extended Health Visiting Service throughout Manchester.

Main duties of the job

As Specialist Case Planning Lead, the post holder will

Co-ordinate and facilitate the case planning process for children with additional needs.

Be responsible for robust, quality, outcomes focused case planning arrangements for children and their families/carers with additional needs which may result in neglect.

Act as role model and motivate colleagues in working towards an innovative and high standard of practice to improve outcomes for children with additional needs.

Act as health liaison to Early Help Hubs to provide health advice and guidance.

Ensure the timely production and circulation of accurate minutes, records of meetings and agreed actions by individuals and agencies involved in meetings.

Co-ordinate and report on Early Help activity, support the lead professional role and case planning activity within staff teams.

Provide a city wide case planning service with colleagues.

The duties of the post are contained within the attached Job Description; the successful applicant would work within the city wide team based atRusholme Health Centre to facilitate Specialist Case Planning as part of the extended Health Visiting Service throughout Manchester.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.