Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Operational Manager

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Operational Manager Opportunity in Community Care Group Senior Leadership Team
The South and Central West Manchester Directorate has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to apply for a permanent full-time position in the Community Care Group Senior Leadership Team as an Operational Manager.
Role Overview
The successful candidate will play a central role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality community-based care across CMHT, Neighbourhood Teams, and Recovery Pathways. You will also support and deliver on service developments in relation to the community transformation agenda.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and management for the delivery of efficient and effective community mental health services.
- Lead, develop, promote, and evaluate a flexible service user-focused service.
- Ensure services work within policies and procedures and support service improvement.
Role Requirements
- Demonstrate extensive clinical knowledge and leadership skills.
- Have a clear passion for working with service users and their families and carers, as well as other key stakeholders.
- Experience managing a team/service, understanding the legislative frameworks we work within.
- Experience dealing with complex HR issues and managing budgets.
- Ability to problem-solve under pressure while supporting staff and service users.
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Working Environment
This position is currently full-time and may require the post holder to travel to other sites within the directorate and other Trust locations as and when required. The post holder will also be expected to participate in the Bronze on-site/on-call rota.
About Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust
Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 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.


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Living in Greater Manchester
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.
Contact Information
For further details, please contact Ellen Druce, Clinical Service Manager, via Microsoft Teams or email (Ellen.Druce@gmmh.nhs.uk).
- Name: Ellen Druce
- Job title: Clinical Service Manager
- Email address: Ellen.Druce@gmmh.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01612710291
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