Job overview

This post requires you to work under supervision as part of small skill mix team that includes Health Visitors, Staff Nurses, Community Nursery Nurses and Team Assistants.

The role involves predominantly administrative duties supporting the Health Visiting Team to ensure clients receive appropriate intervention and support in a timely manner. Good IT skills are required as the successful candidate will be required to access and input onto health databases.

Key Requirements of the Person Specification:

Experience of carrying out clerical duties.

Knowledge of the role of the Team Assistant.

Experience of working within a team.

Computer literate.

Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs

Main duties of the job

Trafford Local Care Organisation brings together NHS community health  and social care services; aiming to improve the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries.

Community healthcare teams are employed by MFT and deployed to us, linking closely with Manchester Local Care Organisation. Teams work as one and together to make a difference to the health of people in Trafford.

We seek to recruit a part-time Team Assistant to work in our Health Visiting Service.

Successful applicants will help to support delivery of health services to children and young people and their families within the wider community as part of a multi-agency workforce. 

We require motivated people, who are keen to learn, able to work on own initiative, responsive to change and able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal  and team working skills.  Good communication (verbal and written), organisational and prioritising skills are essential. An awareness of safeguarding issues and a broad understanding of children and young people’s health issues both locally and nationally are also required.  In return we are able to offer a thorough induction programme as well as ensuring support with continuing professional development.

Successful applicants will primarily work within one team, but may be required to work at other locations to ensure equitable service delivery. Core service hours are Monday to Friday 08.30  to 17.00.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of  over £3bn & 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.