Clinical Team Manager - Recovery Pathways in Manchester

Clinical Team Manager - Recovery Pathways

Band 7

Main area Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Secondment: 6 months (with view to extend as per service need)

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

37.5 hours per week (Happy to discuss flexible working) Job ref 437-8255962

Site Recovery Pathways Service - Zion Community Resource Centre Town Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has come up for an experienced mental health practitioner to fulfil a 6 month secondment (with view to extend based on service need) as the Clinical Lead/Team Manager for GMMH's Recovery Pathways Service.

This post is a full time position (37.5 hours per week) and the working hours will be 9am - 5pm 5 days per week . The Hub is currently operational Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm so flexible working can be discussed. The post is based at the Zion Centre. The post holder will be expected to travel across Manchester.

This post includes participation in the Bronze on call rota.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for connecting Recovery Pathways with wider clinical services within GMMH, promoting and ensuring equitable access to all service users.

The post holder will support and manage staff to deliver quality services, overseeing the referral process, service standards, outcome monitoring and individuals and service performance. Supervising and managing a multi-disciplinary team of staff, the post holder will lead and develop the service in line with local and national guidelines and emerging evidence based practice. They will undertake service planning, implement changes to practice and policy within the service; and lead on the implementation of systems and processes that will deliver a socially inclusive, recovery focussed service in liaison with the Service Manager.

The post holder will apply their clinical knowledge of recovery focussed interventions, of teaching, of mental health, of moving on (discharge planning), of socially inclusive practice and of partnership working. The post holder will direct the promotion and networking of the services in liaison with senior management, including delivering presentations and training to external and internal bodies where appropriate. The post holder will ensure the service both creates and stems from a firm evidence-base. Contribute an clinical perspective to ensure the safe and effective discharge of clients.

Please see the full job description and person specification for more details.

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000members of staff, who deliver services from more than120locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford,Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years

Other requirements

• Able to travel around the Trust footprint
• Ability to work over 24 hour, 7 days a week team, to facilitate line management and support practitioners.
• Participate in bronze on call rota subject to agreement

Skills and abilities

• Understand all Trust Policies and Procedures
• Understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how they can support them
• Understand the need to safeguard children and vulnerable adults
• Carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, equality and Diversity and dignity in care and work policies and principles
• Maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date
• Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons
• Contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss
• Protect service users, visitors, and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections
• Take responsibility for own learning and development

Knowledge

• Offer advice and consultation to members of the multi-disciplinary team based on solid clinical experience of mental health nursing.
• Support the Team Managers and other Senior Practitioners / Professional Leads in the daily operation of the Teams.
• Lead on the implementation of, the Trust-wide Strategies across the Directorate
• Facilitate a culture of lifelong learning, including involvement in the process of Individual Development and Personal Review (IDPR), and Personal Development Plans.
• Participate in and ensure provision of Clinical Supervision, both as Supervisee and Supervisor and an understanding of the Knowledge, Skills Framework under Agenda for Change
• Promote a learning environment for students
• Ensure compliance with policy, procedure, and protocol, in consultation with the Team Managers, other Senior Practitioners and Professional Leads
• Participate in multi-agency meetings e.g., Protection of Vulnerable Adults, Child Protection.
• Understand the Clinical Governance agenda and provide professional representation in local groups supporting consultation and implementation.
• Full understanding of the Care Programme Approach including the needs and rights of Carers.
• Understanding of current national policy and initiatives in relation to severe and enduring mental health issues.
• Good knowledge of assessment and triage of referrals

Experience

• Post registration experience of working in multi-disciplinary Home Treatment team or other mental health community services
• Evidence of post registration specialist training and development.
• Experience of participating in audit and an understanding of implementing Action plans relating to the outcome of audits
• Knowledge of requirements under the Care Programme Approach including the needs of carers and the mental health Minimum Data Set.
• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role

Qualifications/experience

• Professional qualification and current registration (Qualified RMN, OT or Social Worker)
• Post registration training relevant to mental health/leadership/management

Important Information about working for GMMH:
All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website – click here .

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

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Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

**Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received**

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Ellen Druce Job title Clinical Service Manager Email address Ellen.Druce@gmmh.nhs.uk Telephone number 0161 271 0289 Additional information Please contact Ellen Druce (Clinical Service Manager) for more information about this role.

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