Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Social Worker to join the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Team, located at Wythenshawe Hospital, andpart of the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre (MACFC) is a specialised regional centre that provides personalised and holistic care and support to over 480 individuals with CF who live in the Northwest.
You will be a core member of the CF Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), collaborating closely with clinical psychologists, specialist nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and medical staff.
We are looking for someone self-motivated, dynamic and passionate about delivering excellent psychosocial care to adults with CF. You will need to be flexible, a team player, and able to demonstrate a commitment to professional development and evidence-based practice.
You will provide proactive social work support to individuals with CF, and their families where necessary, around a range of psychosocial issues, including access to resources, community care, employment or education, housing, end of life care and bereavement, as well as supporting those with additional vulnerabilities such as learning disability, mental health, substance misuse or other issues.
Please refer to the "Main Duties Of The Job", "Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities" sections and the Job Description and Person Specification documents attached elsewhere for full details.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work 25 hours over 3 days with the aim of:
- Providing high-quality social work support to individuals and families in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings.
- Assessing the psychosocial conditions of individuals with CF and their families and connecting them with resources to meet their needs.
- Offering professional social work guidance on social work and psychosocial issues to the wider CF Team.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & 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 30,000 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
Qualifications
Essential
- Social work qualification, BA, MA, CQSW, CSS, DipSW
- Registration with a Social Work England
Desirable
- Post-qualifying qualification: e.g. Practice Educator/Best Interests Assessor/Approved Mental Health qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience in assessing vulnerable individuals using personalised care principles to identify their needs, strengths, challenges, and risk areas, and co-producing support plans to meet those needs.
- Managing complex cases and involvement in multi-agency work.
Desirable
- Working with individuals with a life-limiting condition.
Knowledge
Essential
- Key theories, methods, research, policies and legislation relating to social work with adults.
- Day-to-day and longer-term psychosocial impacts of living with chronic and progressive health conditions on the lives of individuals and their families/carers
Desirable
- Awareness of CF Standards for the clinical care of children and adults with CF in the UK.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal communicaton skills - using different ways of communicating
- Organisational skills - ability to organise and prioritise work to maintain a balanced workload, time management, efficient record-keeping.
- Use of critical reflections to evaluate practice, decisions and actions, and identify areas for improvement.
Other requirements
Essential
- Motivated, punctual, reliable, dependable, self-confident with an ability to work autonomously.
- Full UK driving licence with access to own transport.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Social work qualification, BA, MA, CQSW, CSS, DipSW
- Registration with a Social Work England
Desirable
- Post-qualifying qualification: e.g. Practice Educator/Best Interests Assessor/Approved Mental Health qualification
Experience
Essential
- Post-qualifying experience in assessing vulnerable individuals using personalised care principles to identify their needs, strengths, challenges, and risk areas, and co-producing support plans to meet those needs.
- Managing complex cases and involvement in multi-agency work.
Desirable
- Working with individuals with a life-limiting condition.
Knowledge
Essential
- Key theories, methods, research, policies and legislation relating to social work with adults.
- Day-to-day and longer-term psychosocial impacts of living with chronic and progressive health conditions on the lives of individuals and their families/carers
Desirable
- Awareness of CF Standards for the clinical care of children and adults with CF in the UK.
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Strong interpersonal communicaton skills - using different ways of communicating
- Organisational skills - ability to organise and prioritise work to maintain a balanced workload, time management, efficient record-keeping.
- Use of critical reflections to evaluate practice, decisions and actions, and identify areas for improvement.
Other requirements
Essential
- Motivated, punctual, reliable, dependable, self-confident with an ability to work autonomously.
- Full UK driving licence with access to own transport.
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).
