Team Manager (Home Based Treatment Team)

Greater Manchester Mental Health; Wigan; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30% pay enhancement for evenings/sat

60% pay enhancement for Sundays/bank-h

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Job summary

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust is seeking a Team Manager for the Home-Based Treatment Team in Wigan. The role leads day-to-day management and development of the service, aiming to prevent hospital admission and enable patients to live at home with recovery-focused care.

The post holder will collaborate with the wider leadership team, promote high standards of practice, and contribute to service development within the Core Fidelity model for HBTTs. A DBS will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in community mental health settings and supervisory roles.
• Experience managing a multidisciplinary service or function.
• Knowledge of Core Fidelity model for HBTs.
• Teaching qualification or equivalent supervisory training.

Responsibilities

• Retain overall responsibility for the Home-Based Treatment Team management.
• Manage workload and establish systems for allocation, transfer and discharge of cases.
• Support patient flow and safe discharge from inpatient wards with HBT support.
• Develop robust care planning to support service users, carers and staff.

Skills

Team management

Supervision

Service development

Quality improvement

Education

RMN registration

CSS/CQSW/Dip SW

Occupational Therapist

Job description

Team Manager (Home Based Treatment Team)

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Mental Health Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 437-8261251

Site Atherleigh Park Town Wigan Salary £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and passionate individual to join a forward thinking, dynamic Wigan Home-Based Treatment Team (HBTT) as Team Manager.

The post holder will take overall responsibility for the day-to-day management, leadership and development of the service. Using a team approach, the service will provide recovery-focused care with a view to preventing hospital admission and enabling individuals to manage their illness in their own home, thereby improving their quality of life.

The Team Manager will also work with the wider leadership team around all issues related to service development.

Main duties of the job

• Retain overall responsibility for the management of the Home-Based Treatment Team.
• Manage the workload of the Home-Based Treatment Team, ensuring that appropriate systems are in place for:
• Allocation, transfer and discharge/closure of case responsibility, ensuring that transition in and out of the team is safely managed, in-line with Core Fidelity benchmarks.
• Supporting patient flow both in and out of hospital, including support with gatekeeping and facilitating safe supported discharge from inpatient wards with HBT support.
• Development of robust care planning to ensure service users, carers and staff are adequately supported.

Working for our organisation

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. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role.

• 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
• RMN and evidence of significant professional development OR CSS/CQSW/Dip SW or equivalent Social Worker training and experience OR Occupational Therapist
• Trained supervisor
• Teaching qualification

Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience of working within community mental health settings, working with individuals experiencing severe and enduring mental illness.
• Experience of working in a supervisory capacity
• Experience of managing a multidisciplinary service or function
• Experience of service development and quality improvement
• Experience of working within the Core Fidelity model for HBTs

Knowledge & Skills

• A knowledge of the Home-Based Treatment Service Model of intervention and its effectiveness
• Sound knowledge of the factors involved in the development of poor mental health and key features of relapse prevention
• Ability to organise, prioritise and monitor own and others’ workload
• Ability to implement and maintain good standards of professional practice to ensure a quality and efficient service
• The ability to promote good staff care by creating a supportive environment, which contains workload management, supervision, staff development and training opportunities
• Knowledge of service monitoring and evaluation

Other

• A willingness to be flexible, proactive and to undertake duties which may fall outside traditional professional boundaries
• Post holder will be required to participate in an on-call system
• There is an occasional requirement to travel across the wide footprint of the Trust to attend meetings and events relevant to the role
• Committed to improving mental health services

Important Information about working for GMMH: All positions within the Trust are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, for further information on the checks required please visit the NHS Employers website www.nhsemployers.org

The Trust mandates all post holders who require a DBS for their role to subscribe to the DBS Update Service. You will be required to enrol for this service for a fee of £16 per year and maintain registration throughout your employment with GMMH.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities.

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We have added a disclaimer to our application process advising that the use of AI is monitored. GMMH reserves the right to follow up with a candidate at the interview on specific responses and those examples used in the supporting statement to explore it further.

Sponsorship

We are proud to be an approved sponsor for the Skilled Worker visa. Applications from individuals who require sponsorship will be considered alongside all other applications. Please be aware that not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible roles and salary requirements on the UK Government’s website –

If you are offered a role with us and you require sponsorship, we will check your eligibility in line with the information on the above website. Your offer of employment could be withdrawn if the role is not eligible for sponsorship, and you are not otherwise able to evidence your right to work in the UK.

The Home Office introduces new changes from 22/07/2025 that impact the health and care sector, you may wish to familiarise with it.

Do you have experience outside the NHS?

We want to attract and retain people with diverse skills and experience, to deliver inclusive healthcare services to our communities.

We will consider relevant experience outside the NHS to calculate your salary on appointment. Please contact our Recruitment Team for more information.

Please note, this vacancy may be closed at any time if sufficient applications have been received

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.

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