Opportunity to work in a leading NHS Trust that prioritizes integrated health and social care, enhancing the quality of service delivered to patients.
Role involves working as a key member of a multi-disciplinary team focused on safeguarding and supporting looked after children, making a significant impact on vulnerable populations.
Strong encouragement and support for professional development, including an annual appraisal and access to relevant training, fostering a learning environment.
Work in a digitally enabled organisation that emphasises innovative healthcare solutions and improved patient experiences through advanced technologies like the Electronic Patient Record system.
Exposure to a diverse, collaborative work environment, offering opportunities to develop relationships with both internal and external partner agencies.
Being part of a large NHS Trust with a robust infrastructure for research and education, providing career advancement opportunities and exposure to cutting-edge healthcare practices.
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting for a full-time Fixed Term Administrative Assistant for the Cared For Children Health Team at a community site in Manchester. This role involves supporting a dedicated safeguarding and looked-after children service, which comprises various nursing and administrative professionals. Key responsibilities include developing and maintaining administrative systems, performing general office tasks, and fostering strong working relationships with internal and external partners. Applicants should possess excellent communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a commitment to professional growth.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, focusing on creating a collaborative health and social care system for over a million patients annually. The organisation promotes professional development with regular appraisals and training opportunities while emphasizing inclusivity and sustainability in its operations. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic team contributing to high-quality care and innovation within a digitally enabled environment.
Manchester Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community, acute tertiary and specialist healthcare services in Manchester. The Trust aims to become the leading integrated health, teaching, research, and innovation campus in the NHS.
We are currently recruiting to a full time Fixed Term (12 months) Administrative Assistant to the Cared For Children Health Team based at a community site.
This post is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, committed, and experienced administrator. You will be a key member of the safeguarding and looked after children service that consists of Named Nurses (community, acute, adult and midwifery services), Specialist Nurses for Safeguarding, and Looked after Children, Multi-Agency Safeguarding and Complex Safeguarding Hub Specialist Nurses and Administration staff.
To succeed, you will need excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills. Develop and maintain, recording and administrative systems to support safeguarding processes.
Undertaking general office duties as required including filing, photocopying, collating, and distributing information, receipt, and distribution of incoming and outgoing mail (paper and electronic).
Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external partner agencies and services.
Comfortable working under pressure, adept at prioritising and ability to work to tight deadlines. You will be well supported to further your own professional knowledge, skills, and development within this highly specialised area.
An annual appraisal and regular management one to one reviews are provided, as is the chance to attend relevant mandatory and other training pertinent to the role.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust 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 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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Elizabeth Ross Job title: Acting Named Nurse Cared For Children Email address: Telephone number: