Opportunity to work with a dedicated team focused on safeguarding and looked after children, making a meaningful difference in their lives.
Access to professional development and training opportunities, allowing personal growth and skill enhancement in a specialized area.
Being part of a leading NHS Trust that is recognized for its integrated healthcare services and commitment to innovation and research.
Collaborative working environment that encourages teamwork among various healthcare professionals, promoting a strong support network.
Engagement in a digitally enabled organization, enhancing operational effectiveness and improving the quality of patient care through advanced technology.
Participation in a major academic Research Centre, providing opportunities to be involved in high-quality research programs and further education.
The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a full-time Cared For Children Health Team Coordinator for a fixed term of 12 months. This role involves becoming an essential member of the safeguarding and looked after children service, collaborating with a variety of healthcare professionals, including Named Nurses and Specialist Nurses. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining administrative systems to support safeguarding processes, alongside general office duties such as filing, photocopying, and managing correspondence. Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are crucial, as is the ability to work effectively under pressure and prioritize tasks.
The position offers opportunities for professional development and training within a collaborative healthcare environment that strives to provide top-tier services to the community. Manchester Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, focused on creating integrated health and social care systems, enhancing clinical quality through digital innovation, and promoting sustainability in healthcare practices. The Trust emphasises a culture of inclusivity and equal opportunities for career growth within its expansive workforce.
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: Named Nurse Cared For Children Email address: Telephone number: