Team Manager, Manchester Neighbourhood Team
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Compressed hours
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 16/09/2026
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Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the South and Central Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams as a Team Manager. The role involves day-to-day management, providing clinical leadership and line management supervision to staff. The team offers timely access to mental health services for people experiencing Serious Mental Illness, working with multi-agency partners. The successful applicant will also support the ongoing community transformation of mental health services.
Essential criteria
- RMN, social worker or OT with relevant registration
Desirable criteria
- Management/Quality Improvement experience
- Post Registration Experince
- Minimum 4 years post registration experience.
- Have experience in a community mental health setting
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to support and manage MDT colleagues
- Experience in partnership working
- Clinical supervision/Line Managment
- Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision to staff
- Experience of budget managment or resource allocation
- Car owner
- Car driver with access to vehicle
- Professional Qualification
- RMN, social worker or OT with relevant registration
- Management/Quality Improvement experience
- Post Registration Experince
- Minimum 4 years post registration experience.
- Have experience in a community mental health setting
- Leadership Skills
- Ability to support and manage MDT colleagues
- Experience in partnership working
- Clinical supervision/Line Managment
- Experience of providing line management and clinical supervision to staff
- Experience of budget managment or resource allocation
- Car owner
- Car driver with access to vehicle
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 14d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our South and Central Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams (formerly Living Well)
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to work as a Team Manager to assist with the day-to-day management of this exciting, innovative team. In this role you will provide both clinical leadership and line management supervision to staff within the service.You will deputise on behalf of the Operational manager when required.
The Neighbourhood Team offers timely access to mental health services when people need it most and provide support for people who might not traditionally meet the threshold or criteria of existing mental health services. It is designed to support people who experience Serious Mental Illness. The team is multi agency and involves working with both clinical and VCSE organisations. There will also be input into supporting Neighbourhood Team though the current community transformation of community mental health services.
As a successful applicant, you will possess excellent communication and problem solving skills. This is a busy working environment, and any successful applicant would possess proven reflective skills which helps drive ongoing service improvement and facilitates change.
Main duties of the job
As Team manager you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the new develo
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