Team Manager (Home Based Treatment Team) | Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Salford is seeking a Team Manager for their Home-Based Treatment Team. The role involves overall responsibility for team management, ensuring quality service delivery and effective care planning. Candidates should be motivated and passionate about mental health care, with relevant management experience. This position is pivotal in supporting individuals to manage their illness at home, contributing to improved quality of life.

Qualifications

• Motivated and passionate individual required.
• Experience in service development and management.
• Strong leadership and developmental skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management of the Home-Based Treatment Team.
• Ensure effective service delivery at the Salford Listening Lounge.
• Lead multi-disciplinary team and manage financial budgets.

Job description

A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and passionate individual to join a forward-thinking, dynamic Salford 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.

The Team Manager will additionally retain oversight of the Salford Listening Lounge, working alongside the Listening Lounge Senior Practitioner and the VCSE colleagues, to ensure smooth operation and service delivery.

About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 7,000 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 gate‑keeping 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 alongside the Senior Practitioner for the Listening Lounge, and VCSE Service Manager, ensure that systems are in place to facilitate safe and effective service delivery at the Salford Listening Lounge.
• Undertake responsibility for the continuous improvement of the service provided by the Home‑Based Treatment Team.
• Ensure that the contract for the service is delivered in line with the service level agreements and service specifications which detail quality, quantity and cost, including the provision of regular reports on the agreed service standards, performance indicators and outcomes.
• Undertake responsibility for the maintenance of good standards of professional practice.
• Undertake responsibility for the management of the financial budgets for the Home‑Based Treatment Team in accordance with the Trust’s standing financial instructions.
• Undertake line‑management responsibility for all non‑medical staff in the Home‑Based Treatment Team.
• Lead the multi‑disciplinary team.
• Plan with the multi‑disciplinary team the allocation of key workers and involvement of other team members in treatment plans.
• Undertake risk assessment and risk management of all clients as necessary.

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

This advert closes on Friday 21 Nov 2025.