Job overview
Team Manager position / NHS Talking Therapies - Stockport
If you are an experienced clinician looking for a new challenge, have you considered a leadership role within Talking Therapies?
The Talking Therapies Team Manager (Band 7), employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, will work alongside other Talking Therapies Managers in the operational management of the service and the strategic management of the wider pathway. The role will support the management and development of pathways both internally and externally.
You will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management of the Talking Therapies service, depending on experience, at Step 2, Step 3, or across both steps. Responsibilities include:
- Overseeing the delivery of NICE-recommended interventions by a multidisciplinary team of psychological therapists.
- Ensuring high standards of clinical care, performance monitoring, and service delivery in line with national guidance and local priorities.
- Supporting service development initiatives and maintaining a positive, inclusive team culture.
- Holding a small clinical caseload.
We are a supportive team and welcome applicants who are motivated, passionate about improving services, and committed to delivering high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
- Attending regular Senior Staff Meetings with the Operational Manager, Clinical Lead, Senior Clinicians, Admin Manager, DQA, and other senior staff to ensure a consistent approach across the service.
- Ensuring comprehensive risk and suicide risk assessments, and care planning, are delivered by all clinicians.
- Attending multidisciplinary team meetings and acting as the interface lead in disputes or negotiations with secondary care colleagues and psychiatrists where appropriate.
- Establishing and maintaining effective communication with colleagues within the service and with other mental health professionals both within and outside the organisation.
- Ensuring therapists maintain a caseload of defined therapeutic hours, whether through 1:1 therapy or group work, and that this is appropriately supervised both at a managerial and clinical level.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be supported by the Service Manager, the Service Clinical Lead and the wider operational team. You will be part of a senior operational and clinical team, that will ensure the service meets local key performance indicators (KPI’s) as specified in the national NHS Talking Therapies guidance for anxiety and depression targets.
The post holder will either have a qualification in a regulated mental health profession (e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy etc.) or be an Accredited Psychological professional registered with a recognised accrediting body.
The service would welcome applications from candidates who are looking to develop in a management role, who feel that they have the relevant qualities, experience and transferable skills required for this position.
Please review Job Description and Person Specifications for further details.
Applicant requirements
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.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of psychological practice and IAPT philosophy
- Knowledge of Stepped Care model of mental health care
- Knowledge of a wider range of therapeutic procedures and skills.
- Knowledge of needs and underlying principles of ‘user involvement’.
- Knowledge of specific needs of BME communities and other diverse populations in relation to accessing mental health care.
- Knowledge of NHS policies, procedures and guidelines including CPA, risk management and clinical governance.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Patient record management systems
- Knowledge of wider rangeof therapeutic procedures and skills
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working in mental health, either in NHS Statutory or voluntary services.
- Eexperience of managing health and social care professionals
- Evidence of working in a multi disciplinary team.
- Experience of risk assessment and management, and supporting staff with complex needs clients.
- Experience of managing change.
- Experience of conflict management
- Experience of providing regular supervision.
- Experience of performance management
Desirable
- Experience of working in Primary Care Psychological Therapy
- Experience of budget and financial management
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Able to carry out duties of senior practitioner.
- Skilled in dealing with difficult situations and able to resolve conflict on occasions.
- Skilled in boundary keeping and is able to manage own and encourage in others ‘emotional resilience’.
- Up to date knowledge of IAPT agenda and primary care service delivery.
- Ability to make referrals.
- Ability to liaise with people at all levels in the organisation and deal with complaints from clients.
- Ability to act up to senior management level when required.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- High level of time management skills.
- Experience of Audit.
- Organize workload of self and team to maintain records to agreed standard
Education / Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Mental Health profession eg RMN RGN DipSW
- Qualified to Diploma Level in a Psychological Therapy eg Advanced Diploma in Counselling (with Accreditation) or Other Psychological Therapy Training at Diploma level eg CBT
- Accredited Psychological Therapist with a recognised accrediting body
Desirable
- Management qualification at certificate level or above
- Qualified to Diploma level in an IAPT / Nice approved psychological therapy
Work Related Circumstances
Essential
- Member of professional body. Attendance at regular supervision.
- Attendance at meetings, workshops, conferences, professional development.
- Able to work flexibly to provide cover to late clinic’s .
- Willing to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
- Use of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
- Appointments to regulated and controlled activities require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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This advert is for NHS Talking Therapies Team Manager - Step 3.5 with Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust in Stepping Hill Hospital. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Sep 2026.
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