Overview
Clinical Support Worker - Community Liver Health Checks. Our Clinical Support Workers for the Community Liver Health Checks programme support the roll out of a pilot project providing community screening of people in hard-to-reach groups for cirrhosis. This project aims to identify people currently using local alcohol and drug services or other community services and engage them in screening for cirrhosis, offering interventions to help their liver health. This project will aim to provide patients with support to attend screening and provide direct to patient incentives to encourage attendance at screening.
Main duties
The post will be working in the community with a base at Manchester Royal Infirmary and the post holder will work operationally with the Operational Delivery Network for Greater Manchester and Eastern Cheshire.
* The role entails blood tests and performing fibroscans (a type of ultrasound for assessing liver health; full training will be given).
* Delivery of results and engaging patients found to be cirrhotic in preventative health care to encourage them to attend for further hospital screening and offering health promotion advice.
* Work closely with partners in drug services, probation services, homeless services, and primary care, including programmes with existing peer support schemes and the voluntary sector.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn. We are creating an integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services each year. We bring together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, championing collaborative working and transformation. We encourage our 30,000 workforce to pursue ambitious goals and set high standards. We also operate Hive, our electronic patient record system, and we are a major academic research centre and education provider. We are pursuing a Green Plan to make healthcare more sustainable. We promote inclusion and equal opportunities for career development, protect health and wellbeing, and invite you to shape the future of our organisation with us.
Details
* Date posted: 24 September 2025
* Pay scheme: Agenda for Change
* Band: Band 4
* Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year
* Contract: Fixed term
* Duration: 12 months
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Location: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL
Job Description / Person Specification
Responsibilities: To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. Read the Candidate Essentials Guide for details about the Trust, benefits, and travel requirements before submitting an application.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We encourage all individuals, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, to apply. If you have special requirements to help with your application, email resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Qualifications
* Essential: Assistant Practitioner Qualification, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
* Essential: Evidence of continued professional development
* Desirable: Previous experience of working in the community
* Desirable: Previous experience of working with people in areas of deprivation or with alcohol or substance use problems
Knowledge and Skills
* Essential: Ability to perform clinical tests (blood tests and fibroscans after training)
* Essential: Ability to work with a wide range of health and social care providers to develop a team approach to engaging difficult-to-reach clients
* Essential: Ability to communicate effectively with clients
* Essential: Ability to work under own initiative as well as part of a team
* Essential: Access to a car, clean driving license, and ability to travel to outreach sites
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a disclosure check will be required.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For details, visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Note: Some guidance on overseas criminal records checks is provided in the original posting.
Employer details
Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, M13 9WL
Website: https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/
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