Business Placement Manchester 2023

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.

Main Duties of the Job

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.

Working for our Organisation

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.

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.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

• 5 G.C.S.E.s grade A-C, or equivalent, including English and Mathematics.
• Undergraduate Student currently in the second year of studies at MMU, and looking to undertake a 12-month Sandwich Placement.

Desirable Criteria

• Studying for a Business or Law degree, or for a degree with a significant business component (e.g. Finance or Economics and business)

Skills Abilities

Essential Criteria

• Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills.
• Ability to put forward logical arguments to day to day issues, and the ability to influence decisions.
• Able to ensure that routine tasks are completed within agreed timescales.

Desirable Criteria

• Ability to Interpret, compare and analyse data/information

Training And Experience

Essential Criteria

• Experience in a work environment or have voluntary work experience.
• Experience of Microsoft Office packages, particularly Microsoft Excel.

Desirable Criteria

• Office based work experience

Attributes

Essential Criteria

• Good attention to detail
• Self- motivated with a positive attitude

Desirable Criteria

• Positive attitude and not resistant to change

Applicant Requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.