Team Manager; Home Based Treatment Team

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job  

Site Rawnsley Building Town Central Manchester Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/10/2026 23:59

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and passionate individual to join a forward thinking, dynamic Central Manchester Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT) as Team Manager.

The post holder will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day management, leadership and development of the service. Using a team approach, the service will provide recovery-focused care with a view to preventing hospital admission and enabling individuals to manage their illness in their own home, thereby improving their quality of life.

The Team Manager will also work with the wider leadership team around all issues related to service development.

Retain overall responsibility for the management of the Home-Based Treatment Team.

Manage the workload of the Home-Based Treatment Team, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for:

• Allocation, transfer and discharge/closure of case responsibility, ensuring that transition in and out of the team is safely managed, in-line with Core Fidelity benchmarks.
• Supporting patient flow both in and out of hospital, including support with gatekeeping and facilitating safe supported discharge from inpatient wards with HBT support.
• Development of robust care planning to ensure service users, carers and staff are adequately supported.
• Ensure that staff are compliant with relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
• Ensure that all staff have access to, and undertake, regular line-management and clinical supervision, and annual appraisals in-line with Trust policy.
• Ensure that staff are compliant with Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7000 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 122 locations.

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.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

• Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays.
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
• Management/leadership qualification or equivalent experience

• Significant post qualifying experience of working within urgent care
• Experience of working in a supervisory capacity
• Experience of managing a multidisciplinary service or function
• Experience of service development and quality improvement
• Experience of working within the Core Fidelity model for HBTs

• A knowledge of the Home-Based Treatment Service Model of intervention and its…