Principal Manager

Integrated Care System; Salford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is looking for a Principal Manager for Community Adult Social Care Services in Salford. This full-time role involves leading integrated care initiatives, managing statutory services, and enhancing community support. Candidates must hold a recognized social work qualification and have substantial experience in strategic management. The position offers a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to make a significant impact on community health outcomes.

Benefits

Fantastic annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Health and wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Substantial post qualifying experience managing statutory services.
• Experience of strategic management and policy/strategy development.
• Detailed understanding of the Care Act 2014 and its implications.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide care and support to enhance community living.
• Develop and implement strategic priorities for integrated services.

Skills

Ability to liaise and negotiate

Proven ability to manage change

Well-developed communication skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills

IT literate

Leadership and motivational skills

Education

Recognised Social Work qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Go back Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Manager

The closing date is 07 September 2025

At a time of exciting developments within Adult Social Care and Salford Care Organisation, we are looking to appoint a full time permanent Principal Manger for Community Adult Social Care Services.

In Salford we are at an exciting and innovative point of developing and embedding community led support across our integrated services, maximising on strengths based practice and committing to enabling and maximising choice and control with people.

Main duties of the job

This is a senior management position with both operational and strategic responsibilities. You will be passionate about leading in a multi-disciplinary way, providing care and support to people closer to home, supporting people to live more fulfilled lives and improving outcomes for people. The role holder will also demonstrate strong ethical, social work values and embrace a culture of coproduction, learning and continuous development and improvement . In additional to this, this role demands a sound understanding of Health and Adult Social Care legislation and the national and local policythat underpins Health and Social care in Salford.

Working along side the other principal managers, the Heads of Service and other professional leads, in developing and implementing our strategic priorities, will be the opportunity to support the service take forward our vision for integrated services and ensuring sound social work principles are embedded within culture and practice

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and collaborating closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we are always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Social Work qualification, Or Registered as a nurse, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or other health professional

Professional registration

• Registered as a Social Worker with Social work England
• Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech and language wit HCPC
• Nurse with NMC

Knowledge, training & experience

• Substantial post qualifying experience with considerable experience managing statutory services. Experience of strategic management within statutory services. Including policy/strategy development and implementation.
• Thorough understanding of strategic issues relating to an Integrated Care Organisation; Adult Safeguarding; statutory duties; the wider adult social care agenda and needs of customers.
• Development to improve and update specialist knowledge.
• Knowledge of current national and local issues relating to ASC and/or the post holders relevant professional area.
• Detailed understanding of the Care Act 2014 and other relevant legislation and national policy frameworks which affect the delivery of adult social care and an understanding for the implications for current and future services.
• Experience of managing a large budget.
• Experience of successful project management.
• Detailed knowledge of Governance and risk management.
• Knowledge and experience of delivering strengths-based approaches to social work practice.
• Experience of planning and implementing long term strategy.

Skills & abilities

• Ability to liaise and negotiate effectively with various partnership and other multi -agency groups across the public, private and voluntary sectors, in a creative and collaborative manner, together with a clear understanding of the neighbourhood model across health and social care in multi -disciplinary working.
• Proven ability to manage change, service activity and development within a large and complex organisation.
• Well -developed written and verbal communication skills together with influencing and negotiating skills for interacting with individuals across the organisation.
• Analytical & problem-solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands.
• IT literate with skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel.
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.
• Well -developed leadership and motivational skills to facilitate working within and leading a large team.
• Proven ability to manage large groups of staff and implement human resource strategies.
• Ability to empower, coach and support staff.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust