# Team Manager - Talking Therapies

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North View
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Team manager
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum, Pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (The applicant will be required to work a Monday morning and all day on a Friday and to attend the venue a minimum of once a week. Flexible working can be considered around this.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T09:35:21.434Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Altrincham/Greater_Manchester_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health/Mental_Health-v8230136
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8230136?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.gmmh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

GMMH Talking Therapies Division is a large Talking Therapies reporting service for people experiencing common mental health disorders. We consist of Employment Advisors, Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors and Psychologists.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven and motivated individual to join our service as a Clinical Team Manager in our Trafford Talking Therapies service on a permanent basis.

### Main duties of the job

The role will require you to assist with the day-to-day management and leadership Trafford Talking Therapies. You will provide line management supervision to staff within the service and deputise for/support the Operational Manager with other aspects of service development and delivery.

You will be involved in the recruitment, training and retention of staff. You will work closely with HR to support staff within the team and to implement HR policies where required.

You will chair Team Meetings and support the ongoing development of the team through identifying learning opportunities with the wider management team.

The successful applicant will join an established management team, where they will experience close support and will benefit from ongoing training and development.

You will be required to work a Monday morning and all day on a Friday. A minimum of one day in the office per week is also expected.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person specification

Staff benefits

- Pay Enhancements:

- Band | Saturday (midnight to midnight) and any week day after 8pm and before 6am | All time on Sundays and Public Holidays (midnight to midnight)
- 1 | Time plus 47% | Time plus 94%
- 2 | Time plus 41% | Time plus 83%
- 3 | Time plus 35% | Time plus 69%
- 4 – 9 | Time plus 30% | Time plus 60%

- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Excellent pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card Discounts
- fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

### 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

### Experience

**Essential**

- experience working in a TT service
- Demonstrates ability to work independently and as part of a team

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of managing a busy service including offering 1:1 LM
- Experience of change management

### Knowledge & Skills

**Essential**

- Full understanding of the role of a manager in an IAPT Service
- Good knowledge of Safeguarding and Risk Management

**Desirable**

- Good understanding of TT KPIs

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered professional qualification

**Desirable**

- Post qualification certificate in a desirable subject

## Documents

- [important candidate information (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=931)
- [job description & person spec (pdf, 208.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10561032)

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