SPoA Clinical Support Worker | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Wythenashawe, M239XR |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7356810/349-MCH-7356810 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity for an administer to work for the Single Point of Access (SPoA) Team within South Manchester Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
The South Manchester CAMHS, Single Point of Access Team (SPoA) is a triage and assessment service for children, young people and families who are seeking support with their mental health. It aims to simplify the referral process and access to mental health support for children, young people, families and their professional network. This service is for children, young people and families who are registered with a South Manchester GP or who are experiencing an urgent mental health need while in the South Manchester area.
We are looking for an experienced and well organised administrator, with strong IT skills, who is able to work both in a team and independently. Should also be able to prioritise own workload whilst working a challenging and demanding environment.
This role is full time Monday – Friday, 37.5 hours and is based at the Carol Kendrick Centre, Wythenshawe.
To provide a comprehensive, high quality and efficient administrative support service to the SPOA clinical team and patients as per duties detailed.
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 Monday 1 Sep 2025
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