Health Centre Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This part-time, fixed-term role as a Health Centre Manager covers maternity leave and involves leading a team of reception and caretaking staff across four sites. You will ensure sites are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose, acting as the first point of contact for staff and building issues. Responsibilities include staff support, managing sickness, training, compliance, and overseeing Health & Safety standards. The role requires prioritisation, multitasking, and initiative to maintain a positive environment for staff and patients.
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience of engaging peers and managers through strong communication and negotiation skills
- Experience of and ability to use a range of IT packages
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of Change management
- Risk assessment and management
- Information management
- Undertaking Audits
- Performance management
- Successful conflict resolution
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate in a variety of ways with a variety of different audiences, including verbal, written and presentation skills, adapting communication styles to suit
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of different audiences
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Governance and management of citizen data
- Ability to collate information, progress actions and undertake performance monitoring and reporting as required
- Analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data, information and audit findings
- Excellent organisational skills using systematic, thorough and logical approaches
- Ability to manage multiple and competing demands, work autonomously and deliver on agreed objectives and targets accurately within tight deadlines
- Ability to effectively manage staff, providing support, guidance, and mentoring
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to manage change effectively
- Strong delegation skills
- Ability to use initiative
- Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business administration or equivalent level of training and experience
- ECDL or equivalent level of IT training and/or experience
Desirable criteria
- Project Management qualification, i.e. NVQ or QSIR
- Experience of working in a health or social care setting
- Experience of engaging peers and managers through strong communication and negotiation skills
- Experience of and ability to use a range of IT packages
- Experience of managing staff
- Experience of multi-agency working
- Experience of Change management
- Risk assessment and management
- Information management
- Undertaking Audits
- Performance management
- Successful conflict resolution
- Skills and Attributes
- Ability to communicate in a variety of ways with a variety of different audiences, including verbal, written and presentation skills, adapting communication styles to suit
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of different audiences
- Knowledge and understanding of Information Governance and management of citizen data
- Ability to collate information, progress actions and undertake performance monitoring and reporting as required
- Analytical skills and the ability to interpret complex data, information and audit findings
- Excellent organisational skills using systematic, thorough and logical approaches
- Ability to manage multiple and competing demands, work autonomously and deliver on agreed objectives and targets accurately within tight deadlines
- Ability to effectively manage staff, providing support, guidance, and mentoring
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Ability to manage change effectively
- Strong delegation skills
- Ability to use initiative
- Level 4 NVQ Diploma in Business administration or equivalent level of training and experience
- ECDL or equivalent level of IT training and/or experience
- Project Management qualification, i.e. NVQ or QSIR
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Nottingham CityCare Partnership CIC
Health Centre Manager
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
We are excited to offer a unique opportunity to join our Support
Services Team as a Health Centre Manager. This part-time, fixed-term role
covers maternity leave, with the working pattern to be agreed with the
successful candidate within the hours of 8.30 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
You will lead a team of reception and caretaking staff across four
sites. Your leadership will directly contribute to the wellbeing of staff and
patients, ensuring each site is safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.
As Health Centre Manager, you will be the first point of contact for any
staff or building issues. Your responsibilities include ensuring your team
feels supported, handling sickness reporting, keeping supervision and training
current, and monitoring compliance. You'll oversee Health & Safety
standards, report and monitor faults, and help maintain a positive environment
for everyone.
Join our supportive team and work alongside dedicated colleagues who are
passionate about making a difference. If you are enthusiastic about creating
positive change and ready to take on a rewarding challenge, we encourage you to
apply. Each day will be varied, requiring you to prioritise, multitask, and use
your initiative.
We look forward to welcoming someone who shares our commitment
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