The Health Service Manager plays a pivotal role in the operational management of multi-disciplinary teams delivering health services for adults with learning disabilities. The position ensures the achievement of performance targets, service quality, and adherence to best practice standards within available resources.

The post holder provides strategic leadership in collaboration with the Specialist Services General Manager and works closely with adult social care colleagues, nursing, and allied health professionals to meet the Trust’s corporate objectives. They act as the clinical and professional lead for a defined allied professional group, maintaining professional standards and compliance with HCPC conduct and ethics.



perational Leadership: Oversee referrals, assessments, and team activity; ensure delivery of agreed care pathways.
- Quality and Clinical Effectiveness: Coordinate clinical effectiveness initiatives and audits across the service.
- Staff Management: Recruitment, induction, supervision, and appraisals; maintain professional behavior and development.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work in partnership with health and social care teams to ensure responsive, equitable services.
- Complex Case Oversight: Provide expert input for challenging cases involving multiple conditions or safeguarding concerns.
- Financial Accountability: Manage delegated budgets, business continuity, and service planning.

This role is essential for maintaining high standards of care, supporting staff, and ensuring adults with learning disabilities receive safe, effective, and equitable health services.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.


We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.


You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.


MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.
We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation’s success.


Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application

Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to beALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other.

As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, please contact the manager named below.


This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Jan 2026

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