Opportunity to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of school-age children and their families in Trafford.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, fostering a supportive work environment and integrated health service delivery.
Access to a thorough induction program and supportive preceptorship arrangements, enhancing professional development.
Exposure to a large and innovative NHS Trust, providing a scale of opportunity for career advancement and skill enhancement.
The chance to work with advanced digital healthcare technologies, improving clinical quality and operational effectiveness.
Participation in a major academic Research Centre with opportunities to engage in high-quality research programs.
Involvement in sustainable healthcare initiatives through the Green Plan, contributing to environmentally friendly practices.
Join the Trafford Local Care Organisation and make a real difference in the lives of children and families within your community! We are on the lookout for passionate and proactive women to become School Health Support Workers in Sale, working alongside our dedicated Healthy Schools Team. In this varied and fulfilling role, you will help deliver crucial health services and screenings to school-aged children across Trafford, ensuring that support reaches those who need it most.
If you have a nurturing spirit, strong communication skills, and relevant qualifications like NNEB/NVQ Level 3, we want to hear from you! Enjoy flexible working arrangements while benefiting from an extensive induction programme and ongoing professional development. At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, you’ll be part of one of the UK’s largest NHS Trusts, joining a caring community that prioritises collaboration and innovation in delivering integrated health and social care. Let’s work together to create a healthier future for our children! For more information, contact Maureen Tait at maureen.tait@mft.nhs.uk or call 0161 912 2810.
Opportunity to make a positive impact on the health and well-being of school-age children and their families in Trafford.
Collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, fostering a supportive work environment and integrated health service delivery.
Access to a thorough induction program and supportive preceptorship arrangements, enhancing professional development.
Exposure to a large and innovative NHS Trust, providing a scale of opportunity for career advancement and skill enhancement.
The chance to work with advanced digital healthcare technologies, improving clinical quality and operational effectiveness.
Participation in a major academic Research Centre with opportunities to engage in high-quality research programs.
Involvement in sustainable healthcare initiatives through the Green Plan, contributing to environmentally friendly practices.
Trafford Local Care Organisation is a public sector organisation bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in Trafford. The teams work as together and one and aim to improve the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries. Our community healthcare teams in adults/children's services are employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation.
We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic individual to work within our Healthy Schools Team in Trafford, supporting the delivery of a range of health services and screenings to an identified school-age population, including their families and carers. You will work under the direction, but not continual supervision of the School Nurses in this varied and exciting role and cover the whole of Trafford.
Ideally with NNEB/NVQ Level 3 qualifications, you must be pro-active and enthusiastic with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. You must be able to work using your own initiative and be computer literate. Post holders need to be able to work flexibly and innovatively with other children’s services colleagues. Due to the nature of the role applicants must be able to travel independently across the locality and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. Previous experience of working in a children’s/community setting would be an advantage.
In return we are able to offer a thorough induction programme, supportive preceptorship arrangements and regular superv ision as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Maureen Tait Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: Telephone number:
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