First Response Resource Manager | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Ellesmere Port; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a candidate for a fixed term position within the First Response Service, focusing on non-clinical management. Responsibilities include supporting the Team Manager and ensuring quality of care. The successful applicant will join a team dedicated to improving lives. The closing date for applications is 20 Nov 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Manager to ensure quality of care focused on service users.
• Take responsibility for non-clinical day-to-day aspects of the team.

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the First Response Service to support the non-clinical management of the service. The successful applicant will be expected to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which will include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services and the Crisis Line.

This post is fixed term for 6 months to cover current post holder. Planned shortlisting is Friday 21st November.

Responsibilities

• Support the Team Manager to ensure that all aspects of quality of care are delivered, placing the needs of service users at the centre of everything we do.
• Take responsibility for non-clinical day-to-day aspects of the team, working closely with the Team Manager, Community Matron, Clinical Case Managers, Clinical Leads and Deputy Clinical Services Manager.

About the Employer

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 and Liverpool. 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.

Eligibility and Application Support

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

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 £16 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.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Application Contact

Recruitment team: [e-mail] or call 01244 393100.

This advert closes on Thursday 20 Nov 2025.