NHS Talking Therapies Team Manager (Tameside & Glossop) | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust

Pennine Care NHS FT; Ashton-under-Lyne; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider is looking for an experienced Team Manager for the Talking Therapies service in Ashton-under-Lyne. As a Team Manager, you will provide operational leadership, manage a multidisciplinary team, and ensure high standards of clinical care and service delivery. The ideal candidate has a qualification in a regulated mental health profession and a passion for developing staff and improving services. This full-time role supports flexible working arrangements but is primarily office-based. Closing date for applications is December 15, 2025.

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role within mental health services.
• Registered with a recognised accrediting body.
• Passion for improving services and delivering quality care.

Responsibilities

• Attend Senior Staff meetings to ensure consistency across the service.
• Oversee comprehensive risk assessments and care planning.
• Maintain effective communication with colleagues and other professionals.
• Ensure therapists maintain a supervised caseload.

Skills

Leadership

Team Collaboration

Communication

Risk Assessment

Education

Qualification in a regulated mental health profession

Job description

Team Manager position – NHS Tameside & Glossop Talking Therapies

If you are an experienced Clinician looking for a new challenge, have you considered a leadership role within Talking Therapies?

The Talking Therapies Team Manager (Band 7), employed by Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, will work alongside other TT Managers in the Operational Management of the team and the strategic management of the wider pathway.

The post will involve supporting the management and development of pathways both internally and externally.

You will provide day-to-day operational leadership and management of the Talking Therapies service depending on experience at Step 2, Step 3 or across both steps.

Oversee the delivery of NICE-recommended interventions by a multidisciplinary team of psychological therapists.

Ensure high standards of clinical care, performance monitoring, and service delivery in line with national guidance and local priorities.

Support service development initiatives and maintain a positive, inclusive team culture.

Opportunity to have a small clinical caseload.

We are a supportive team who welcome those who are motivated, have a passion for improving services and delivering good quality care.

Responsibilities

• To attend regular ‘Senior Staff meetings’ with the Operational Manager, Clinical Lead, Senior Clinicians, Admin Manager, DQA and other senior staff to ensure consistency of approach across the service.
• To ensure comprehensive risk and suicide risk assessments and care planning is delivered by all clinicians.
• To attend multidisciplinary team meetings and act as interface leader in the case of disputes or negotiations with secondary care colleagues and psychiatrists when appropriate.
• Establish and maintain effective communication with colleagues within the service, and other mental health professionals both within and outside the organisation.
• Ensure therapists maintain a caseload of defined ‘therapeutic hours’ whether this be 1:1 therapy or group work, and ensure this is adequately supervised both managerially and clinically by an appropriately qualified person.

NHS Tameside & Glossop Talking Therapies service is an innovative service dedicated to supporting staff in their professional development. The post holder will work as part of a friendly and supportive team that promotes a culture of compassion and care for each other and for patients.

Working Arrangements

This is a full-time post, Monday to Friday. While the service supports flexible and remote working arrangements, the successful candidate will be expected to work primarily from the office to accommodate changing service need and team requirements.

The post holder will be supported by the Service Manager, the Service Clinical Lead and the wider operational team. You will be part of a senior operational and clinical team, that will ensure the service meets local key performance indicators (KPI’s) as specified in the national NHS Talking Therapies guidance for anxiety and depression targets.

Qualifications

The post holder will either have a qualification in a regulated mental health profession (e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy etc.) or be an Accredited Psychological professional registered with a recognised accrediting body.

The service would welcome applications from candidates who are looking to develop in a management role, who feel that they have the relevant qualities, experience and transferable skills required for this position.

Please review Job Description and Person Specifications for further details.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Dec 2025