Business Placement Student Manchester, England
Job description
A number of placement students will be appointed into posts across various functions at the MRI. Each role has been designed specifically for an undergraduate student, with the objective of providing them with relevant practical experience to supplement their academic studies.
Each post-holder will work within a team, assisting the service that they are assigned. This could potentially involve assisting with service management, HR/Finance, project involvement and strategic planning. The post-holders will actively work on clinical and non-clinical systems including the new integrated Hive system.
Post-holders will be required to communicate, both verbally and in writing, with operational staff, stakeholders and other staff within the MRI.
PLEASE NOTE – This is not a comprehensive list and tasks will vary dependent on the specific role that the successful candidates are placed.
Providing support to senior team.
Acting as the initial contact point within the team for queries from service providers and internal/external stakeholders.
Undertaking project work and ad-hoc tasks relating to the post-holders specific area of work.
Producing accurate and auditable records for all work that is undertaken.
Reviewing and analysing data to make informed decisions/suggestions on service improvement.
The post holder may be required to undertake other duties and responsibilities as determined by their line manager within the overall parameters of the post.
Supporting projects which will ensure development in project management ability.
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & 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 brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve 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 new Green Plan which will set 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.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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 [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
