Lead AHP - Neonates, Children & Young People | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	17 September 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£64,455 - £74,896 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	17 October 2025
Location:	Manchester, M13 9WL
Company:	Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7474482/349-CSS-7474482-TEVCP

Summary

It’s an exciting time to join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) as we implement our new Clinical Group structure, which has created new opportunities within our Children’s & Young People’s (CYP) Services, including the introduction of a Head of AHP (Band 8c) and a Lead AHP (Band 8b).

These new posts mark a positive step in strengthening and raising the profile of CYP AHP services. They will form part of a new CYP AHP leadership team, working alongside professional AHP leads and the wider Divisional AHP leadership team to ensure our services are safe, effective, compassionate and forward-looking.

Our CYP AHP Service has a strong track record, with excellent results in the NHS Staff Survey and recognition for innovative approaches to flexible working. This provides a great foundation on which to build, and these new leadership roles represent an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the future of CYP AHP services across one of the UK’s largest and most respected children’s hospitals.

Lead AHP – CYP Services (Band 8b)

Deliver senior operational management, including HR and budget responsibilities
Support service delivery, workforce planning and quality improvement projects
Act as a key link between frontline teams and the senior leadership team
Promote inclusive, supportive and flexible working cultures
Help ensure services are safe, effective, responsive and patient-centred

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Together, the CYP Head AHP, Lead AHP and Professional Leads will form the senior AHP leadership team for the CYP Care Service, working in close partnership with the Divisional AHP Leadership Team. Collectively, this team will set the vision for CYP AHP services, champion innovation and workforce development, and ensure our patients and families receive the very best care.

Person Specification

We are looking for inspirational leaders who can bring:
Significant senior leadership experience within AHP services (CYP experience desirable)
A proven track record of workforce and service development
Excellent partnership-building and communication skills
The ability to inspire, lead and influence across multiple levels
A strong commitment to quality, safety, staff wellbeing and inclusion

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

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.

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, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!


This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025

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