Employer: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Job Title: Business Manager
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 per annum
Job Type: Full-time
Closing Date: 02 December 2025
Job Summary
There’s never been a better time to join as a Senior Business Manager to the Chief Nursing Officer Team; an opportunity that will take your career to another level.
Reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer, this is a high-profile role for a high-quality individual.
A senior professional manager working at corporate level across the organisation and with external stakeholders, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Chief Nursing Officer to deliver Nursing & Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals business objectives, by providing confidential, business and project management support, facilitating effective and efficient internal operations.
You will be positively challenged, working at pace across a wide range of workstreams and will directly support the team to carry out his / her duties and decisions, ensuring that they can focus their time effectively on vital issues, can make effective timely decisions, and that actions are implemented within the necessary deadlines.
The role offers considerable breadth and responsibility, with accountability for several deliverables, including oversight of high priority programmes of work including development of business cases & reports. You’ll work at scale, both operationally and strategically and above all, independently.
Main Duties of the Job
Educated to master’s level or with equivalent experience, you’ll hold in depth specialist knowledge and expertise across a wide range of disciplines including both performance & project management.
It goes without saying you’ll need to be highly skilled in building and managing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, with the ability to skilfully influence & negotiate matters using high levels of tact & diplomacy, with the flair, scope, & motivation to plan & prioritise a wide volume programme of work with competing & moving parts & deadlines.
You’ll be highly professional & diligent with the maturity to operate within a highly pressurised environment plus be politically astute with a credible and confident communication style.
You’ll have strong IT skills and be highly articulate in developing both written & data reports whilst being adept in analysis & decision making with a supportive, cohesive & can-do attitude where resilience & tenacity comes naturally to you.
About Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and the Oxford Road Campus in Manchester is the largest health academic campus in Europe.
MFT delivers care to over 1 million patients & users each year through 10 hospitals and extensive community services. The 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to success and innovation.
You will play a pivotal part in supporting operational excellence and strategic ambitions, working 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 with professional development opportunities, digital tools, and involvement in transformational projects. The Trust is committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing.
Job Description
Job Responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, refer to the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
To be fully informed before applying, take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, its benefits and outlines how the organisation cares for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information needed before submitting an application form.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Applications
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU for patients, communities, and each other.
As part of the Trust’s commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, all applicants are expected to ensure that job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. AI tools may support spelling, grammar, or formatting, but the content of applications—especially personal statements—must be written by the applicant.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity, and eliminating unlawful discrimination across the workforce.
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.
Applicants with special requirements for the application process are encouraged to contact the manager named in the job listing.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Degree or equivalent experience.
Business and / or project management post graduate qualification.
Desirable
Leadership/Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
Knowledge of the NHS and current national, regional and local strategy and policy.
Knowledge and experience of managing staff within a healthcare setting.
Knowledge and experience of project/programme and business management.
Desirable
Knowledge of MFT and GM health and social care more broadly.
Experience
Essential
Management of resources with a good history of change management, efficiency savings and project management.
Experience of developing and maintaining effective partnerships with stakeholders.
Experience of project management, report writing and imaginative planning.
Experience of managing a diverse team.
Experience of successfully managing the implementation of change.
Experience of identifying education and training needs of staff.
Evidence of continuous professional development.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure submission to the DBS to check for previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcomed and considered alongside all other applications. Guidance on criminal record certificates for overseas applicants is available via the UK Visas and Immigration website.
How to Apply
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