Send and Transition Lead

Our School Health Teams work to design and deliver services in partnership with local people. We also provide key services that work across wider localities and the city-wide footprint. We believe that our pioneering approach will make a massive difference to the health of people in our city, and we are looking for you to join our team

We are committed to achieving the highest standards of individual care for our city’s diverse communities. At the heart of this is the ‘Healthy Child Programme’ which, through early intervention, will positively influence health outcomes for children and families in Manchester.

As a result of service transformation an exciting opportunity has arisen in Manchester’s School Health service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate B7 SEND and Transition Project Lead, who is ready to further develop their career by reviewing and expanding our SEND and transition offer for the children and young people of Manchester. The post holder will undertake the lead role for the School Health Service in SEND and transition. The key transition points include from primary school to high school and from key stage to post-16 education. The postholder will be responsible for reviewing and implementing our public health offer and clinical pathways around SEND and transition for children and young people. They will provide advice and support for School Nurses and Health Improvement Practitioner specialists to deliver high quality, evidence-based interventions to children, young people, and their families. They will also oversee the development and delivery of the SEND offer from our Healthy Schools’ Team. This provides health education, resources and training across all schools within Manchester. The SEND and transition post holder will work in partnership to improve the health outcomes of children, young people, and their families.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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.

Diversity Matters

We’re looking forward to hearing from you