Crisis Cafe Manager | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health care provider in Manchester is seeking a Team Manager for the Crisis Cafe service. The role involves managing qualified Mental Health Practitioners and Support staff to work with clients in crisis. You will provide supervision and leadership while promoting a philosophy of recovery. This position comes with significant benefits, including pay enhancements for unsociable hours, 27 days of annual leave, and excellent pension options.

Benefits

30% pay enhancement for evenings and Saturdays

60% pay enhancement for Sundays and Bank holidays

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Excellent pension

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing programme

Blue Light Card Discounts

fuelGenie Fuel Cards

Qualifications

• Must be a professionally qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or suitably qualified Psychologist.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of Mental Health Practitioners and Support staff.
• Provide clinical and managerial supervision.
• Develop the service and work with stakeholders to reach outcomes.

Skills

Leadership skills

Mental health knowledge

Team management

Education

Professional qualification as Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist

Job description

Overview

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen to be a Team Manager in the Crisis Cafe. This is an out of hours service, working at twilight hours and weekends. The team is looking for a professionally qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or suitably qualified Psychologist who is committed to promoting recovery.

You will be required to manage a team of professionally qualified Mental Health Practitioners as well as Support staff, to work therapeutically with a client group of people who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Working within a philosophy of recovery, to achieve potential and independence and maintain positive wellbeing in a short period of time.

The role will involve providing clinical and managerial supervision to the team to oversee assessment, interventions, triggering and supporting safeguarding, skills development and other psychosocial interventions, including carer support, family intervention and education. You will be expected to demonstrate leadership skills to develop the service and work with all stakeholders to reach outcomes and strategic targets. On appointment, you will be a member of an integrated team and will receive professional, clinical supervision and have access to a range of training and development opportunities.

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of professionally qualified Mental Health Practitioners and Support staff; provide clinical and managerial supervision; oversee assessment, interventions, safeguarding, skills development and other psychosocial interventions, including carer support, family intervention and education.
• Demonstrate leadership to develop the service and work with all stakeholders to reach outcomes and strategic targets.
• Be a member of an integrated team on appointment and receive professional, clinical supervision and access to training and development opportunities.

Requirements

• Professionally qualified Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or suitably qualified Psychologist.

Benefits

• 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
• Excellent pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Wellbeing programme
• Blue Light Card Discounts
• fuelGenie Fuel Cards (for applicable roles)

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Nov 2025