Business Support Manager | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ellesmere Port; Hybrid; GBP 49.000 - 57.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Business Support Manager to lead the Education Administration and Mandatory Training Team, delivering operational, financial and administrative services for the Education Academy.

You will work with the Education leadership team and senior Trust staff to ensure compliance, resourcing and data-driven decision making to support education programmes.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in managing education administration teams and knowledge of KPI delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and data evaluation skills.
• Ability to lead projects and drive improvements in a complex NHS environment.

Aufgaben

• Lead Education Administration and Mandatory Training Team with focus on operational delivery.
• Manage financial and administrative support for the Education Academy.
• Collaborate with Education leadership, Finance, People Services and external partners to ensure compliant delivery of education programmes.

Jobbeschreibung

Business Support Manager | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Manager to join the Education Academy team. We are looking for a team‑player who embraces change and is enthusiastic about working within a diverse team to strive for excellence in supporting patient care.

The post holder will work closely and proactively with the Education leadership team to ensure delivery and compliance with key performance indicators and projects, knowledge of and experience in the provision of support for stakeholders, finance, resource management and the ability to present and evaluate data to support the delivery of required education programmes is essential. In addition, implementing programmes of improvement, fostering excellent working relationships with internal and external stakeholders is an integral aspect of this role.

We are seeking an experienced individual to manage a team of highly skilled education administration staff, develop positive working relationships within teams, influence and work with local partners and make decisions about the best possible way forward through collaborative and innovation approaches in a complex work environment.

This role will involve occasional remote working as the majority of this role will be based at our Education centre.

The Business Support Manager leads the operational, financial and administrative delivery of the Education Academy, alongside major workforce‑development projects and education programmes.

Role overview

Reporting to the Head of Education, the post manages the Education Administration and Mandatory Training Team. It combines strategic project leadership with day‑to‑day service management, ensuring education activity is effective, compliant, well‑resourced and aligned with Trust priorities.

The role works with senior Trust leaders, clinical and operational teams, Finance, People Services, NHS England, higher education institutions and external agencies.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all‑age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person‑centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values‑based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £15 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Hours: Full-time
Location: Ellesmere Port, CH65 9HX
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 10 Nov 2026
Closing date: 10 Dec 2026