Mental Health Support Team (MHST) for Education Team Manager

Why Join Us?

• Why Join Us?
• Be part of a forward-thinking Trust committed to improving mental health outcomes.
• Work in a supportive team with opportunities for supervision, training, and career development.
• Contribute to innovative service models and strategic partnerships across Greater Manchester.
• Access to NHS benefits including pension scheme, annual leave, and wellbeing support.

Are you a qualified mental health professional with a drive to lead and develop services for children and young people?

Do you excel in multidisciplinary teams and want to shape the future of mental health support in schools and communities?

Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a dynamic MHST Team Manager (Band 7) to lead our Mental Health Support Teams for Education settings. This senior role offers the chance to manage, supervise, and inspire a skilled team making a real impact on young lives.

As Team Manager, you’ll oversee high-quality, evidence-based care, support staff development, and drive service improvement. You’ll collaborate with education providers, local authorities, and partners to ensure integrated, effective support for children, young people, and their families.

As MHST Team Manager, you’ll lead and inspire a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, evidence-based mental health support to children and young people. You’ll oversee clinical assessments, risk management, and care planning, ensuring robust record-keeping and data quality. You’ll manage caseloads, support with the coordination of referrals, and facilitate regular team meetings. Through clinical and line management supervision, you’ll drive staff development, recruitment, and performance. Working in partnership with schools, local authorities, and community stakeholders, you’ll contribute to service improvement, audits, and outcome monitoring. You’ll also support national and local priorities aligned with Trust objectives, champion safeguarding and equality, and promote continuous professional development, helping shape the future of MHST services.

This post is based in Stockport, with the team base located at Heathfield House, Cale Green, Stockport, SK2 6RA. As the team typically works within education settings four days per week, the role requires regular travel across the locality

We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester - Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport and Tameside and Glossop.

Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We’re really proud of our #PennineCarePeople and do everything we can to make sure we’re a great place to work.

All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership are encouraged to apply for this post. We would also encourage applications from individuals with a lived experience of mental illness, either individually or as a carer.

If you come and work for us we will offer a range of benefits and opportunities, including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
• Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance
• Access to Continued Professional Development
• Involvement in improvement and research activities
• Health and Wellbeing activities and access to an excellent staff wellbeing service
• Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Faye Kirk Job title: Bury MHST Operational Manager Email address: ***email_hidden***

For Any Queries Please Contact

for Bury & Stockport queries please contact: ***email_hidden***

for Tameside & Oldham queries please contact: [email protected]