Job summary
We are looking for a driven and creative Health Improvement Practitioner to join the Manchester Healthy Schools Team.
One of only a few programmes of its kind remaining across the country, the 'Manchester Healthy Schools' team is looking for a motivated and flexible person with a proven record of working with children and young people across public health education. Managing and co-ordinating work within various health and education settings can prove challenging. It also calls for a varied skill set. But, if you want a challenge, like building relationships with a range of professionals and enjoy training and educating others, this role presents a real opportunity to make a difference and have a positive impact on the health and wellbeing of Manchester's children and young people.
Main duties of the job
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.
A rewarding role for anyone wishing to make a difference to the health and education of children and young people, you will lead in the specialist area of Mental Health. As our Mental Health Practitioner Specialist, you will have the chance to make a vital contribution to the delivery of evidence-based health promotion/health improvement programmes for children and young people. The post will require you to work closely with teachers and other professionals, both outside, and within education-based settings. Educated to degree level in a relevant discipline or with an equivalent professional qualification, your strong communication, negotiation and leadership skills enable you to deal confidently with senior management level staff. What's more, you should be comfortable working both independently and as part of a team in order to manage this specialist area. Good planning and organisational skills are key and we'll be looking for a competent trainer who is able to adapt their training style to suit various audiences. A willingness to travel throughout the city in order to get the job done is important too. 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 £2.6bn & 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 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.
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
Essential
- Education to relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in the field of mental health, School Nursing, teaching or public health.
Desirable
- Qualification in Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with schools and school staff/Healthy Schools Programmes
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of delivering training or teaching in the field of mental health education both face-to-face and online
- Experience of project management and leading health programmes and interventions
- Experience of undertaking monitoring and evaluation using data
- Experience of developing teaching and training resources including lessons and teaching curricula
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working
- Experience of working with diverse communities within an equality framework and an understanding of Equal Opportunities.
- Experience of supporting the continued professional development of other professionals through training
- Experience of policy development
Desirable
- Experience of delivering PSHE in a school setting
- Experience of delivering mental health sessions and interventions in a school setting
- Experience of working with parents
Skills/Ability
Essential
- Ability to negotiate and influence at different levels
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate training
- Ability to understand, analyse and use data to inform best practice
- Effective communication at all levels, including verbal, written and presentation skills
- I.T Skills e.g. Email, website maintenance/navigation, Microsoft office, Microsoft Teams and/or other online delivery methods
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of health promotion and/or public health
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues leading to health inequalities
- Understanding of improving health outcomes for children and young people
- Understanding of national and local policy drivers surrounding mental health in children and young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health policy and guidelines and how they can be applied within an education setting
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of peer-support/wellbeing programmes and the impact on the health of young people.
Personal attributes/other
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Undertaken continual professional development
- Flexible and co-operative approach.
- Full UK or EU driving license and access to a vehicle, willing to travel throughout the city
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Education to relevant degree or equivalent professional qualification in the field of mental health, School Nursing, teaching or public health.
Desirable
- Qualification in Mental Health
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with schools and school staff/Healthy Schools Programmes
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of delivering training or teaching in the field of mental health education both face-to-face and online
- Experience of project management and leading health programmes and interventions
- Experience of undertaking monitoring and evaluation using data
- Experience of developing teaching and training resources including lessons and teaching curricula
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working
- Experience of working with diverse communities within an equality framework and an understanding of Equal Opportunities.
- Experience of supporting the continued professional development of other professionals through training
- Experience of policy development
Desirable
- Experience of delivering PSHE in a school setting
- Experience of delivering mental health sessions and interventions in a school setting
- Experience of working with parents
Skills/Ability
Essential
- Ability to negotiate and influence at different levels
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate training
- Ability to understand, analyse and use data to inform best practice
- Effective communication at all levels, including verbal, written and presentation skills
- I.T Skills e.g. Email, website maintenance/navigation, Microsoft office, Microsoft Teams and/or other online delivery methods
Knowledge and Understanding
Essential
- Knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of health promotion and/or public health
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues leading to health inequalities
- Understanding of improving health outcomes for children and young people
- Understanding of national and local policy drivers surrounding mental health in children and young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of mental health policy and guidelines and how they can be applied within an education setting
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of peer-support/wellbeing programmes and the impact on the health of young people.
Personal attributes/other
Essential
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good organisational skills
- Undertaken continual professional development
- Flexible and co-operative approach.
- Full UK or EU driving license and access to a vehicle, willing to travel throughout the city
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).
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).
