Clinical Support Worker - Community Liver Health Checks

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Manchester seeks a Clinical Support Worker to assist in community liver health checks. This role involves conducting clinical tests and engaging hard-to-reach patients in preventative care. Successful candidates will have experience in community work, the ability to communicate effectively, and an Assistant Practitioner Qualification or equivalent. Training for specific clinical tasks will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience working in the community is required.
• Must demonstrate evidence of professional development.
• Experience with individuals facing deprivation or substance issues is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct blood tests and fibroscans with training.
• Engage patients in preventative health care.
• Collaborate with various community services.

Skills

Ability to perform clinical tests

Effective communication with clients

Ability to work with health and social care providers

Initiative and teamwork capability

Education

Assistant Practitioner Qualification, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Clinical Support Worker - Community Liver Health Checks

The closing date is 08 October 2025

Our Clinical Support Workers for the Community Liver Health Checks programme support the roll out of an exciting new pilot project providing community screening of people in hard-to-reach groups for cirrhosis. This project aims to identify people currently using local alcohol and drug services or other community services and engage them in screening for cirrhosis, offering interventions to help their liver health. This project will aim to provide patients with support to attend screening and provide direct to patient incentives to encourage attendance at screening.

The post holder will work closely with the Hepatology Service at MRI and the Infectious Diseases outreach service at community sites, with the community outreach work coordinated strategically by the Greater Manchester Viral Hepatitis Operational Delivery Network (ODN).

Main duties of the job

The post will be working in the community with a base at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the post holder will work operationally with the Operational Delivery Network for Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire.

The role entails blood tests and performing fibroscans (a type of ultrasound for assessing liver health - full training will be given), delivery of results and engaging patients found to be cirrhotic in preventative health care to encourage them to attend for further hospital screening and offering them health promotion advice. The role holder will work closely with our partners in drug services, probation services, homeless services, and primary care. This will include programmes with existing peer support schemes available within those organisations and the voluntary sector.

About us

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

Job responsibilities

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.

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 at [e-mail].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Assistant Practitioner Qualification, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of continued professional development
• Previous experience of working in the community
• Previous experience of working with people in areas of deprivation or those with alcohol or substance use problems

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to perform clinical tests (blood tests and fibroscans after appropriate training)
• Ability to work with a wide range of health and social care providers to develop a team approach to engaging difficult to reach clients
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients
• Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team
• Have access to a car for work, clean driver’s license and be able to travel to outreach sites

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust