Community Nursery Nurse

We are Manchester Local Care Organisation - an exciting, new public sector organisation that is bringing together NHS community health services and social care services in the city. We’re driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Manchester by working across organisational boundaries.

There are 6 permanent positions, for enthusiastic and forward-thinking Community Nursery Nurses to join the dynamic and friendly teams of health visitors in Manchester. AnNNEB or NVQ Child Care Level 3 Qualification or CACHE level 3 Diploma for the Early Years Workforce is required.

We’re passionate about providing the very best for our people as well as our service users. So you’ll benefit from our commitment to your professional development – with all the support you need to progress your career. You’ll also enjoy a full range of NHS benefits, including flexible working options and subsidised childcare provision.

As part of the Early Help agenda you will be committed to supporting the team in delivering the Healthy Child Programme – high quality health promotion, screening and prevention to children under the age of 5 years.

We are looking for flexible, motivated and enthusiastic individuals who can communicate effectively, and are able to work independently as well as part of a team. Travel across bases within Manchester is expected to deliver packages of care in private homes, health centres and children’s centres according to the needs of the Service.

Due to service changes as a result of Covid-19 you may be expected to work between home and the office base, as well as delivering care in these aforementioned locations.

You will be given opportunities for training, development, supervision and support. Previous Community experience would be an advantage.

Manchester University Foundation Trust (MFT) brings together the best of Manchester’s healthcare in a single, state-of-the-art site. Not only are we responsible for treating more than a million patients every year, we’re also a renowned centre for innovation and pioneering clinical research. We’re committed to achieving the highest standards of individual care for our city’s diverse communities. At the heart of this is the Healthy Child Programme which, through early intervention, will positively influence health outcomes for children and families in Manchester.

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll 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 you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.

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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!