Job summary
The post holder will be responsible for supporting clinicians in organising groups, will help administrate these groups and will collect feedback and support families attending groups. Under the supervision of qualified staff the post holder will be responsible for gathering information to support referrals and accurately inputting this data onto electronic patient records. Under supervision, the post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, providing support and spending therapeutic time with an allocated group of neurodivergent children, young people and families, undertaking a wide and varied range of clinical, supportive and administrative tasks as directed by clinical staff or team leads. The post holder will assist qualified staff in the assessment and treatment planning for children, young people and their families, gathering information and summarising this for qualified staff as needed. The post holder will assist in the implementation and evaluation of interventions for children, young people and their families The post holder will act as the champion for promoting service user involvement, ensuring the service listens to the voices of the young people and will work in partnership with other agencies to ensure children, young people and their families are offered advice and practical support
Main duties of the job
Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.
For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.
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
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people that are vulnerable or neurodivergent children and young people
- Experience of working autonomously and using own initiative
- Experience of working with risk and following reporting procedures
Desirable
- Experience in a mental health team
- Experience in a multidisciplinary team or working with a wide range of professionals
- Experience of supporting individual and group interventions to children and young people and their families
Knowledge skills and ability
Essential
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to collect, record and organise information and data systematically
- IT skills; including good attention to detail and accuracy
- Understanding of and adherence to boundaries of practice
- Knowledge of issues that affect the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people
- Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures for children and young people
Desirable
- Presentation/ teaching and training skills
- Experience of family work/ group work
- Knowledge of neurodivergence
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 2 in health-related area (or equivalent)
- GCSE Maths and English Grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in health-related area (or equivalent)
communication skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with staff, children / young people and their families in a polite and diplomatic manner.
- Good listening skills.
personal attributes
Essential
- A willingness to be flexible in approach to the demands of the role
- An ability to uphold good practice in a non-judgemental way in difficult situations.
- Demonstration of a commitment to putting equal opportunities and the rights of service users into practice.
- Positive attitude to role of supervision and to supporting colleagues
- Able to undertake further education, training and development relevant to the post
work related circumstances
Essential
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Ability to travel across the MFT footprint
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working with children and young people that are vulnerable or neurodivergent children and young people
- Experience of working autonomously and using own initiative
- Experience of working with risk and following reporting procedures
Desirable
- Experience in a mental health team
- Experience in a multidisciplinary team or working with a wide range of professionals
- Experience of supporting individual and group interventions to children and young people and their families
Knowledge skills and ability
Essential
- Ability to prioritise work
- Ability to collect, record and organise information and data systematically
- IT skills; including good attention to detail and accuracy
- Understanding of and adherence to boundaries of practice
- Knowledge of issues that affect the mental health and emotional well-being of children and young people
- Knowledge of Safeguarding procedures for children and young people
Desirable
- Presentation/ teaching and training skills
- Experience of family work/ group work
- Knowledge of neurodivergence
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 2 in health-related area (or equivalent)
- GCSE Maths and English Grade 4 or above (or equivalent)
Desirable
- NVQ 3 in health-related area (or equivalent)
communication skills
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate with staff, children / young people and their families in a polite and diplomatic manner.
- Good listening skills.
personal attributes
Essential
- A willingness to be flexible in approach to the demands of the role
- An ability to uphold good practice in a non-judgemental way in difficult situations.
- Demonstration of a commitment to putting equal opportunities and the rights of service users into practice.
- Positive attitude to role of supervision and to supporting colleagues
- Able to undertake further education, training and development relevant to the post
work related circumstances
Essential
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Ability to travel across the MFT footprint
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Carol Kendrick Centre
Stratus House, Southmoor Rd, Roundthorn Industrial Estate
Wythenshawe, Manchester
M23 9XD
Employer's website
https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)
