Job summary
If you are looking for an exciting new role to use your clinical skill set to make a difference, then this opportunity in Community working in the school setting could be the opportunity for you.
We are looking for an experienced nurse to join our School Health Immunisation Team to deliver the National Immunisation Programme to all children across the city of Manchester.
You will be working directly with children on a daily basis and using a child centred and public health approach to improving children's health and tackle health inequalities by raising the level of immunisation uptake in school aged children.
The Immunisation Team is part of the Manchester School Health Service which has remodelled itself to incorporate School Nursing and Healthy Schools to fulfill the requirements of Manchester's fast moving public health agenda.
Recently restructured in line with the health needs of our city's children, we are a forward thinking, progressive and dynamic service that works citywide to improve the wellbeing outcomes of our children and their families.
Main duties of the job
You will need a strong interpersonal skills, be able to negotiate and communicate with a wide range of professionals from all levels in a confident manner.
You'll bring us your skills, experience and knowledge, but also a passion for promoting public health. That means working as part of a team and building trusting relationships with children, young people and their families. Flexible yet decisive, you'll be happy dealing with routine work, yet quick to identify and act on crisis situations.
The range of requirements for this position mean you're comfortable working both independently and as part of a team. Good planning and organisational skills are key as you will need to communicate and build relationships directly with the schools you are working with and you will also need to be willing to travel throughout the city to support team business.
Accordingly, you'll need a full driving licence and your own car.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we've 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse adult or child
Desirable
- Practice supervisor/assessor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a skill mix team
- Working on own initiative
- Experience of working with families/children in either acute or community
Desirable
- Experience of administering immunisations to children and young people
- Experience of planning and carrying out health promotion
Skills/ability
Essential
- able to organise, prioritise and delegate
- able to present written and oral work in a logical manner
- able to work effectively with children and parents
- excellent interpersonal communication skills
- IT skills - (email; clinical databases; word)
- problem solving skills
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Awareness of confidentiality and consent
- Awareness of Child protection policies and practice
- Awareness National and local policies, National Immunisation Programme
Desirable
- health needs of culturally and ethically diverse urban population with high levels of deprivation
Other Requirements
Essential
- committed to positively promoting the health and wellbeing of school aged children
- flexible and adaptable to changing needs in the service.
- Willing to provide service out of hours and when required
- supporting students and new staff members
- car user
- respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse adult or child
Desirable
- Practice supervisor/assessor
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working within a skill mix team
- Working on own initiative
- Experience of working with families/children in either acute or community
Desirable
- Experience of administering immunisations to children and young people
- Experience of planning and carrying out health promotion
Skills/ability
Essential
- able to organise, prioritise and delegate
- able to present written and oral work in a logical manner
- able to work effectively with children and parents
- excellent interpersonal communication skills
- IT skills - (email; clinical databases; word)
- problem solving skills
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Knowledge and understanding
Essential
- Awareness of confidentiality and consent
- Awareness of Child protection policies and practice
- Awareness National and local policies, National Immunisation Programme
Desirable
- health needs of culturally and ethically diverse urban population with high levels of deprivation
Other Requirements
Essential
- committed to positively promoting the health and wellbeing of school aged children
- flexible and adaptable to changing needs in the service.
- Willing to provide service out of hours and when required
- supporting students and new staff members
- car user
- respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
