Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Operational Manager to join its Community Care Group Senior Leadership Team in South and Central West Manchester. The role pays £57,528 to £64,750 a year (Band 8a) on a permanent, full-time basis, and — notably — the Trust explicitly welcomes applications from candidates who need Skilled Worker visa sponsorship, including those applying from outside the UK.
This is a senior leadership role suited to an experienced mental health professional with a nursing, social work, or occupational therapy background, ready to take on management responsibility for community-based mental health services.
About Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
GMMH employs over 6,400 staff delivering services from more than 160 locations. The Trust provides inpatient and community-based mental health care across Bolton, Manchester, Salford, Trafford, and Wigan, along with a range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester and the wider North West of England. The Trust is recognised as a Living Wage Employer and is a signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant.
What the Role Involves
- Providing leadership and management for the delivery of efficient, effective community mental health services
- Ensuring high-quality community-based care across Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT), Neighbourhood Teams, and Recovery Pathways
- Leading, developing, promoting, and evaluating a flexible, service-user-focused service
- Supporting delivery of service developments tied to the community transformation agenda
- Managing HR issues, budgets, and staff supervision within the service
- Working closely with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and senior leadership colleagues
- Ensuring services operate within policy and procedure, and supporting ongoing service improvement
- Participating in the Bronze on-site/on-call rota
- Travelling to other sites within the directorate and Trust as required
Who Can Apply
Essential:
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist
- Experience working at a senior level within mental health services
- Ability to work autonomously, organising and prioritising workload for self and teams
- Experience supervising and leading staff, including workload management, supervision, appraisals, and development
- Experience setting quality standards and monitoring/evaluating service performance
Desirable:
- A relevant managerial or leadership qualification, or education to Masters level
- Project management experience
Checks required: this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and applicants must hold current UK professional registration.
On visa sponsorship: unlike some UK health and social care roles that restrict sponsorship to candidates already living in the UK, GMMH states that applications from job seekers who require Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications — including from overseas. Applicants requiring entry clearance will need to provide a criminal record certificate from any country they've lived in for 12 months or more (cumulative or continuous) over the past 10 years, a requirement that also applies to adult dependants.
Pay and Contract Details
- Pay: £57,528 to £64,750 per annum (Band 8a, Agenda for Change pay scheme)
- Contract type: Permanent, full-time
- Location: Chorlton House, 70 Manchester Road, Manchester, M21 9UN
- Closing date: 30 September 2026
Benefits
- 27 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Enhanced pay rates for evening, Saturday, Sunday, and Public Holiday working
- Excellent NHS pension
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Wellbeing programme
- Blue Light Card discounts
- fuelGenie fuel cards (for applicable roles)
How to Apply
For an informal discussion about the role, candidates can contact Ellen Druce, Clinical Service Manager, via Microsoft Teams or email at Ellen.Druce@gmmh.nhs.uk, or by phone on 01612710291.
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