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The closing date is 16 October 2025

We are Trafford Local Care Organisation - a public sector organisation bringing together NHS community health services and adult social care services in Trafford. We're driven by the aim of improving the health of local people in Trafford by working across organisational boundaries.

Our community healthcare teams inadults andchildren's servicesare employed by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and deployed to us, linking closely with our colleagues in Manchester Local Care Organisation. Our teams work as one and together we will make a massive difference to the health of people in Trafford.

These posts present an exciting opportunity to work with families and young children to improve health and social outcomes and make a real difference in a true multi-agency environment. You will also need to demonstrate a positive attitude, flexibility and the ability to communicate well.

Applications are welcome experienced School Nurses who are proactive and enthusiastic with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills. A willingness and ability to contribute to, and lead changes within children's services are essential to the role.

The post holder(s) will work as part of the School Health team to promote and maintain the health and well-being of children, young people and families. This is an integrated role within the TLCO that will provide services in a variety of community settings.

The post holders will work as part of a School Health team with responsibility for the implementation of the Healthy Child Programme 5-19 years, the assessment of health care needs of children, young people and their families. The post holder(s) will work within the team to promote and improve health and reduce health inequalities; this will be underpinned by:

• Identification and addressing of the health needs of children, young people, and families
• Stimulate the awareness of health needs
• Facilitate health-enhancing activities
• Influence policy affecting health.

The post holders will promote the safeguarding of children, working within a multi-agency team.

There will be a responsibility for the post holders to ensure named staff members have an annual Appraisal and Development Plan.

Whilst successful applicants will primarily work within one team, all applicants may be required to work at other locations to ensure equitable service delivery. Core service hours are Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 5.00 pm.

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.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll 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 youll 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

• School Nursing Certificate/ Diploma
• Current NMC registration

• Current experience of working with children/ young people in a community setting.
• Working in partnership with other agencies.
• Experience of delivering immunisation and vaccination.
• Management experience working in primary care

• Good knowledge base of current legislation and national plans and the ability to relate these to the impact they will have on local service provision
• Knowledge of the Healthy Child Programme.
• Knowledge of the Public Health agenda.
• Good understanding of Trafford CYPS and how it aims to deliver integrated services
• Knowledge of the CYPS Children's Plan.
• Knowledge of the particular Public Health issues in Trafford

• Evidence of how to work with individuals and groups.
• Experience of managing change in clinical practice.
• An awareness of the external environment on the needs and health of individuals.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own work.
• Ability to delegate work to team members taking account of their competence.
• Ability to lead a team.
• Ability to work alone without day to day supervision.
• Ability to manage a caseload.

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

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum, pro rata