Job summary
We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working across organisational boundaries.
This post is positioned within the Manchester School Health Service, part of the Children's Community Health Services Directorate in Manchester Local Care Organisation. The School Health Service operates citywide across Manchester working in partnership with schools to improve the health outcomes of children, young people and their families. Comprising of six child focused functions, namely, the Healthy Child Programme (HCP), Immunisation; National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP) and Screening; Healthy Schools Programme; Vulnerable School Children's Team (VSCT) and the Healthy Weight Team, the School Health Service contributes to tackling health inequalities by addressing the city's key public health priorities for children.
Main duties of the job
To provide clinical leadership support and professional direction to ensure effective delivery of the School Age Immunisation programme.
Be proactive in the identification of service development in consultation with Team Leads and Heads of Service and participate in developing, monitoring and evaluating quality standards within the service.
Provide support, advice and supervision for all Team member.
Complete appraisals, 121's and competencies and training.
Act as a role model, through practice with positive attitude and presentation.
Provide pre and post registration student nurses and new starters with relevant and suitable experiences within public health service to include teaching and assessment throughout their placement.
Develop and maintain effective communication networks and work collaboratively with key partners, statutory and voluntary agencies to actively promote national and local public health priorities.
Develop own leadership skills to include writing agenda, chairing of team meetings, recruitment processes and Public Health initiatives; Acting as a source of support to junior staff.
Maintain professional standards of record keeping and storage in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines, Data Protection Act and MFT policies and procedure.
To liaise with school staff as appropriate to ensure an effective communication system.
To support the service staff rotation programme.
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.
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.
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.
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
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Adult; Child Branch) /RSCN
- Evidence of post registration education and training HE level 6
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor Certificate
Desirable
- V100/V150 qualification and registered with NMC
- SCPHN (School Nursing)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of professional experience
- Experience of working with families/children in either acute or community
- Experience of working within a skill mix team
- Working on own initiative
- Experience of administering immunisations to children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of planning and carrying out health promotion
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
- Able to establish and maintain key relationships with colleagues and other disciplines both internally and externally
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrate the ability to facilitate and support implementation of service development within a team
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Child protection, policies, procedures and practice
- Principles of confidentiality and consent
- Knowledge of national and local strategies relating to National Immunisation Programme and the School Health Programme.
- Health needs of a 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 as and when required,
- Respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
- Willing and able to travel city wide for work purposes
- Supporting students and induction of new staff
- IT skills - the ability to use Microsoft packages and internet usage
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Adult; Child Branch) /RSCN
- Evidence of post registration education and training HE level 6
- Practice Supervisor/Assessor Certificate
Desirable
- V100/V150 qualification and registered with NMC
- SCPHN (School Nursing)
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate evidence of professional experience
- Experience of working with families/children in either acute or community
- Experience of working within a skill mix team
- Working on own initiative
- Experience of administering immunisations to children and young people
Desirable
- Experience of planning and carrying out health promotion
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Evidence of utilising evidenced based practice and appraising standards, providing clinical direction and support for staff
- Demonstrates leadership skills and understanding of professional responsibilities within the team
- Able to establish and maintain key relationships with colleagues and other disciplines both internally and externally
- Effective communication skills both written and verbal
- Demonstrate the ability to facilitate and support implementation of service development within a team
Knowledge & Understanding
Essential
- Child protection, policies, procedures and practice
- Principles of confidentiality and consent
- Knowledge of national and local strategies relating to National Immunisation Programme and the School Health Programme.
- Health needs of a 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 as and when required,
- Respects the values, culture and beliefs held by others
- Willing and able to travel city wide for work purposes
- Supporting students and induction of new staff
- IT skills - the ability to use Microsoft packages and internet usage
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).
