Job Description

The North West Paediatric Critical Care, Surgery in Children, Long Term Ventilation Operational Delivery Network aims to ensure all children and young people across the region receive high quality, equitable care, and good outcomes at the right place at the right time. Children should be able to access critical care, surgery and long term ventilation services as close to home and as safely as possible. We work across Cheshire and Mersey, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and South Cumbria, North Wales and the Isle of Man.



The ODN works collaboratively with key stakeholders, commissioners and service users to support the delivery, review and development of sustainable, affordable, and high-quality children's services.



This is an exciting opportunity for an individual to join the team as a Management Support Officer for a fixed term 12 month period.



The successful candidate will provide comprehensive administrative services including personal assistant and project support duties to the Network Director and the Paediatric Critical Care, Surgery in Children and Long-Term Ventilation (PCC SiC LTV) Operational Delivery Network team. This includes arranging meetings, co-ordination of projects, preparing agendas / reports, taking minutes, and ensuring appropriate follow-up of actions.



Provide project management / secretarial services to the Network Director, to provide smooth running of the operational and strategic function of the ODN.



Comprehensive communications internally and externally from stakeholders within the ODN. Including contact lists, correct circulation of invitations for meetings and organising and facilitating these events, education days, clinical forums and event sponsorship.



Provide office management for the ODN, including financial support.



Provide project support for the ODN (PCC SiC LTV arms) proactively promote collaborative working across the ODN.



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 & 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 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!