Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in Central Crisis Response
| Posting date: | 11 April 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum, Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 May 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M188HE |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7104318/349-LCO-7104318 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
An existing opportunity has arisen to join Central Crisis Response team. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and working across the primary, secondary and social care in Manchester, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the Crisis Response Team to deliver urgent health care to people in crisis and at risk of hospitalisation, or who require a timely discharge and support from a more intensive level of care, such as an intermediate care environment. The Crisis Response Team will also receive direct referrals from NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) as well as from Acute and Primary Care, and Community referrals.
You will work in the Community based Crisis Response Team (part of Manchester Community Response) assisting registered professionals (Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Pharmacists and Social Workers). Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and working across the primary, secondary and social care in Manchester, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the Crisis Response Team to deliver urgent health care to people in crisis and at risk of hospitalisation, or who require a timely discharge and support from a more intensive level of care, such as an intermediate care environment. The Crisis Response Team will also receive direct referrals from NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) as well as from Acute and Primary Care, and Community referrals.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts 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 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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 28 Apr 2025
An existing opportunity has arisen to join Central Crisis Response team. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and working across the primary, secondary and social care in Manchester, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the Crisis Response Team to deliver urgent health care to people in crisis and at risk of hospitalisation, or who require a timely discharge and support from a more intensive level of care, such as an intermediate care environment. The Crisis Response Team will also receive direct referrals from NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) as well as from Acute and Primary Care, and Community referrals.
You will work in the Community based Crisis Response Team (part of Manchester Community Response) assisting registered professionals (Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurses, Pharmacists and Social Workers). Working as part of a multidisciplinary team and working across the primary, secondary and social care in Manchester, the post holder will be responsible for supporting the Crisis Response Team to deliver urgent health care to people in crisis and at risk of hospitalisation, or who require a timely discharge and support from a more intensive level of care, such as an intermediate care environment. The Crisis Response Team will also receive direct referrals from NWAS (North West Ambulance Service) as well as from Acute and Primary Care, and Community referrals.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts 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 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 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 resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Monday 28 Apr 2025
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