Manchester Thrive Pathfinder
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 21/09/2026
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Role summary
The Manchester Thrive Hub Pathfinder will work within one of the three Manchester locality M Thrive Hubs, acting as enablers and systems supporters. The role involves providing advice, information, and signposting to wellbeing services for children, young people, and carers. Pathfinders will map and develop close working relationships with local services to ensure an integrated community response to wellbeing needs. This includes navigating young people and families to appropriate services and managing expectations.
Essential criteria
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience or qualification in youth work, psychology, or social sciences
Desirable criteria
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
- Experience of working with young people with mental health problems
- Experience of liaison with a range of agencies.
- Experience of delivering services in a community setting.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
- Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Experience in being part of developing new services / projects.
- Community mental health experience.
- Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Understanding of Thrive Framework
- Excellent communication skills.
- Time management skills
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of working within a multi-cultural inner-city area
- Skills and knowledge in using participatory young person ways of working.
- Experience of delivering training
- Demonstrable therapeutic skills
- IT competent
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
- NVQ level 4 or equivalent experience or qualification in youth work, psychology, or social sciences
- Qualifications in Psychological Therapies e.g. CBT / SFT/ IPT
- Experience of working with young people with mental health problems
- Experience of liaison with a range of agencies.
- Experience of delivering services in a community setting.
- Understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance and a willingness to follow Trust Policy and Procedures
- Experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
- Experience in being part of developing new services / projects.
- Community mental health experience.
- Knowledge, Skills and Ability
- Understanding of Thrive Framework
- Excellent communication skills.
- Time management skills
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Understanding of working within a multi-cultural inner-city area
- Skills and knowledge in using participatory young person ways of working.
- Experience of delivering training
- Demonstrable therapeutic skills
- IT competent
- Knowledge and understanding of the research process
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester Thrive Pathfinder
The closing date is 21 September 2026
Job summary
The Manchester (M) Thrive Hub is a single point of entry, a front door, to Manchester's Emotional Wellbeing Services. The M Thrive Hub Practitioners will work within one of the three Manchester locality M Thrive Hubs (North, Central, South).
The M Thrive Hub Pathfinder roles will include acting as enablers and systems supporters; providing advice, information and signposting to wellbeing services. The key aim of the M-Thrive strategy is to ensure that children, young people and carers are able to Thrive in their local communities.
M Thrive Hub Pathfinders will work to map and develop close working relationships with the whole range of local services in their area. This is to enable an integrated community response to meet the wellbeing needs of children, young people, families and carers . This will involve working along side all stake holders ,including children, young people and carers.
Main duties of the job
To help M Thrive team navigate young people, parent and carers who have not been accepted by your local emotional health and wellbeing services, but who need some wellbeing or support services.
To be able to hold complex and high level conversations with young people and families and have the ability to have a positive behaviour
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