LD Nurse Manager

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has a Band 7 Registered Manager secondment opportunity at 144 Short Breaks Service in Manchester. The role focuses on leadership, safeguarding, and service development within a nurse‑led respite setting for adults with learning disabilities.

The post involves managing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care, and delivering person‑centred strategies to improve outcomes. Fixed term for 9–12 months with full‑time hours.

Qualifications

• Registered Professional or CQC Registered Manager.
• Extensive work with adults with learning disabilities.
• Up to date mentorship qualification and sign off.
• Advanced leadership and managerial qualification.
• Community specialist practitioner.
• NVQ Level 5 or equivalent and have experience at senior level of running and managing a residential or care home setting.

Responsibilities

• Operationally manage the service providing short breaks and some outreach support to learning disabled people who present complex and challenging behaviour and Autism.
• The post holder will manage and supervise staff and ensure agreed assessments and programs of care are implemented following a positive behavior support model (PBS).
• As Registered Manager, you will lead a team of nurses and support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care.
• Oversee the day to day management and work in partnership with individuals, families, to coordinate care for people with complex and changing needs.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Driving Licence

Education

NVQ Level 5 or equivalent

Masters level or equivalent

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Main area Learning Disabilities Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract 6 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (may also included Saturdays and sundays and out of core hours) Job ref 349-LCOD-8220698-RL4

Site 144 Wythenshawe Road Town Wythenshaew Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 31/08/2026 23:59

Job overview

Location: 144 Short Breaks Service, Manchester
Eligible Applicants: Managers with an interest in leadership and service development.

The Citywide Learning Disability Service is offering a 9-12 month Band 7 Registered Manager secondment with for candidates with a professional registration and /or experience of Learning Disabilities' in a CQC residential care setting at 144, our specialist nurse-led respite service for adults with learning disabilities and complex behaviours.

144 is a three-bedded respite unit providing planned short breaks for 14 adults across Manchester, supporting independence, wellbeing and positive outcomes for individuals and their families.

As Registered Manager, you will lead a team of nurses and support workers, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and person-centred care. You will support individuals to achieve the best possible quality of life through tailored care that reflects their strengths, aspirations, preferences and communication needs.

Working closely with the Community Matron and General Manager, you will oversee the day to day management and work in partnership with individuals, families, to coordinate care for people with complex and changing needs.

This development opportunity is ideal for a Band 6 or Band 7 nurse seeking experience in service management, workforce leadership, quality improvement and the operational management of a CQC-regulated service.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while developing your leadership and management skills within a supportive and experienced Learning Disability Service.

To operationally manage the service providing short breaks and some outreach support to learning disabled people who present complex and challenging behaviour and Autism. The post holder will manage and supervise staff and ensure agreed assessments and programs of care are implemented following a positive behavior support model (PBS).

Working for our organisation

Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and become part of a 30,000 plus strong team, delivering exceptional care to over 1 million people every year. As the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe, we are forward-thinking, committed to clinical excellence and driven to deliver innovation, and continuous improvement.
Whether you’re beginning your career or taking the next step, MFT offers a stimulating and supportive environment where your contribution truly matters. Our Hive Electronic Patient Record system enables safer, smarter, and more efficient ways of working - empowering you to deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients.
You’ll be part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary community, working alongside professionals from a wide range of clinical backgrounds. Together, we push boundaries, share knowledge, and deliver care that transforms lives.
At MFT, you’ll find a workplace where everyone is respected, supported, and encouraged to thrive. We offer clear clinical pathways for professional development, helping you grow your skills and achieve your ambitions.
Your journey at MFT is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact. We’ll support you as you shape the future of healthcare, one patient at a time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

IMPORTANT CANDIDATE INFORMATION

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.

Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.

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As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application, especially personal statements and responses to role specific questions is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As part of our commitment to safeguarding patients and staff, many roles at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This is a standard process across the NHS and helps us ensure a safe environment for everyone.

What is a DBS Check?

A DBS check is a background check that reveals any criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, or warnings. The level of check required depends on the role:

Standard DBS: Checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and final warnings.

Enhanced DBS: Includes the above, plus any additional information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role.

Enhanced with Barred Lists: Includes all of the above, plus checks against the children’s and/or adults’ barred lists.

Who Needs a DBS Check

Most roles involving direct patient contact, working with children or vulnerable adults, or access to sensitive information will require a DBS check. The job advert and recruitment team will let you know if this applies to your role.

The Costs for a DBS

At Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), roles that require a DBS check are subject to a cost recovery policy. This means that the cost of submitting and processing a DBS application if you are successful and join us, will be deducted from your salary within the first three months of employment. If, however, you withdraw from a conditional offer after the DBS process has begun, you will still be liable for the cost incurred.

Candidates are also expected to register with the DBS Update Service which must be completed within 30 days of the certificate being issued. This helps streamline future employment checks and supports safer recruitment practices. For more information, please visit the DBS Update Service.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Professional or CQC Registered Manager
• Extensive work with adults with learning disabilities
• Masters level or equivalent level of significant relevant experience
• Up to date mentorship qualification and sign off
• Further training in the assessment and management of behavioural challenges.
• Advanced leadership and managerial qualification
• Community specialist practitioner
• NVQ Level 5 or equivalent and have experience at senior level of running and managing a residential or care home setting.

Skills

• Has an understanding of: - equal opportunity issues. - The need to treat people with equal respect - Prepared to carry out all duties in accordance with equal opportunities.
• The ability and motivation to promote Person Centred Planning
• The ability to communicate & negotiate verbally and in writing with a variety of people including service-users, service-users families, members of the team and other professions.
• The ability to maintain high quality effective methods of communication.
• The ability to identify the training needs of the management and staff teams.
• The ability to develop the management team.
• The ability to ensure that agreed standards are achieved and monitored.
• The ability to use a range of resources to evaluate service delivery.
• The ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate programs/care plans for service-user.
• The ability to assess and develop management plans to minimise potential risk.
• The ability to provide regular and comprehensive supervision and PDRs to staff.

Knowledge

• The ability to work within the Services Policies & Procedures.
• Health issues pertaining to learning disabled adults.
• Positive behaviour support and the mental health act
• Trained in the use of physical intervention/ least restrictive practice

Skills

• The ability to establish and maintain effective administration systems.
• The ability to effectively manage financial transactions made on behalf of or to support service users and the department.
• Driving Licence
• Access to a vehicle to commute between bases.

Experience

• To have worked with people who have complex needs and behaviours that challenges the service.
• To have had experience in managing a service for people with learning disabilities in the absence of a manager.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Nicola Sunderland

Job title Community Adult Learning Disability Matron

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 0161 861 2958

Additional information

Helen Geach

General Manager , Community Specialist Services