Community Children and Young People's Services Centre Manager

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in the UK seeks a passionate Centre Manager to oversee the Children's Development Centre. This role involves managing staff and facilities, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and providing a nurturing environment for children. The ideal candidate has experience in management and strong leadership skills, committed to making a difference in children's lives.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience of managing staff and facilities.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across different sites.
• Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of services within the Children's Development Centre.
• Lead and manage administrative and support staff across children's services.
• Ensure health and safety, safeguarding, and infection control protocols are followed.

Skills

Management experience

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Management qualification to diploma level

Job description

A Vacancy at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Within our Community Children and Young People's Services (CCYPS), we are looking for a passionate and experienced Centre Manager to lead the administrative functions and facilities management of our Children’s Development Centre, and other community children's specialist services bases where needed. This is a key role focused on ensuring the smooth running of our centre / bases, supporting clinical teams, managing resources efficiently and creating a nurturing environment for children to thrive.

The role is for 22.5 hours per week (0.6 wte) Band 5 based at the Children's Development Centre, Nottingham City Hospital Site.

About you:

• proven experience of managing staff and facilities
• strong leadership and organisational skills
• excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities, with a child- and family-focused approach.
• ability to mange competing priorities across different sites

Qualifications:

• management qualification to diploma level or equivalent training and experience
• driving licence
• Enhanced DBS clearance will be required.

Why Join Us?

• Supportive and collaborative team environment -
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Be part of a dedicated integrated team making a real difference in children’s lives.

Key responsibilities :

• Oversee day-to-day delivery of services within the Children's Development Centre (CDC), ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations and standards.
• Lead and manage administrative and support staff across our children's services, fostering positive and productive working environments.
• Provide H and S oversight of our other bases where needed.
• Work closely with clinical teams to support service delivery and patient experience.
• Oversee procurement processes and liaise with contractors and suppliers.
• Ensure health and safety, safeguarding, and infection control protocols are followed.

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

This includes:

• Efficient day-to-day delivery of services within the Children's Development Centre (and wider staff bases where needed).
• Comprehensive management and oversight of the administration team across all services within Community Children and Young People's Services.

Ensuring that the CDC and other bases are both safe and secure for all users and to ensure that patients other users of the building are met by a welcoming and efficient first point of contact, whether in person or by telephone.

Ensuring effective and safe space utilisation within the buildings

Ensuring that all policies and procedures relevant to staff and premises are adhered to contributing to the development of local policies and procedures.

Contribute to effective business and emergency planning

Please see the job description and person specification for more details.

This advert closes on Thursday 27 Nov 2025