On Call Crisis Workers | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £27,485 - £30,162 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L1 4AP |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7287270/349-SMH-7287270 |
Summary
We are looking to appoint a number of enthusiastic individuals to join our established team of on-call crisis workers at SAFE Place, our Merseyside Sexual Assault Referral Centre site in Liverpool.
The post holder will provide crisis management for patients that attend the Centre for a forensic medical examination outside of normal office hour
Candidates must also be aware that there is a future requirement for all SARC staff to provide a DNA sample for elimination purposes.
This is a bank contract offering on-call services 24 hours a day across a variety of shifts. £14.51 per on call shift and £14.15 per hour call out
and telephone calls.
The out of hours crisis workers will work on a rota basis between the hours of:7pm and 8am Monday-Friday on call from home.8am-4pm, 4pm – Midnight on Saturday, Sunday, and Public Holidays on call from home. The post holder would be expected to work a minimum of 4 on call shifts per month
The post holder will provide telephone support and information and crisis management to clients attending for a forensic medical examination.
The successful applicants will receive full training to enable them to provide crisis support to adults and young people attending for forensic examination/medical assessment and out of hours telephone support and information.
You will have some previous experience of working with people in a supportive role. You will have some understanding of safeguarding and possess a calming influence in stressful crisis situations. You must be highly organised, self motivated and able to work effectively on your own initiative as well as part of a multidisciplinary team. You must be able to attend the SAFE Place Merseyside within 30-60 minutes of a call out, be able to drive and have a clean driving license.
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 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 atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025
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