Job Description

38,450 per annum + Excellent Benefits

37.5 hours per week

Closing date:

25th July 2025

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This is an exciting opportunity to work within Milestones Mental Health Services as Deputy Manager in one of our Nursing Services, Tramways. You will work alongside the Registered Manager to oversee the running of the service.



As Deputy Manager, you will be part of the Management Team and accountable for the safe, effective and personalised running of the service, in line with Milestones Trust's values and organisational priorities. You will lead the team to ensure all compliance and management responsibilities are met and service KPI's are consistently achieved. Ensuring that cost effective and high-quality services are provided to the people we support,

The successful Deputy Manager will:

Have extensive experience working in Mental Health Services, and an understanding of Mental Health Strategy as it applies to this role Have experience in assessing and working with people with complex Mental Health need and proven experience of supporting people to achieve outcomes, including effective Risk Management Have previous experience in a management position Be confident in delegating efficiently to achieve outcomes Have strong communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with team members, people we support and a range of stakeholders Have experience of managing budgets and efficient rota planning Have experience of Recruitment processes and effective retention of staff Have effective time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure Possess mentoring /coaching skills and the ability to provide a positive and professional role model to other members of staff Have good IT skills and familiar with packages such as Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel

Here at Milestones Trust, we recognise that without the hard work, commitment and passion of our staff, we wouldn't be the charity we are today. That's why we are committed to rewarding you with a competitive pay and benefits package including:



34 days Annual Leave Entitlement (including all recognised public holidays) Get paid when you want - Access your money as you earn it and request your earnings before payday using Dayforce Wallet. Access to an Employee Discount Platform from Day 1, with discounts and cash back for hundreds of retailers. Refer a Friend Scheme earning you up to 750 Company pension scheme, to help grow your retirement pot Generous Occupational Maternity/Paternity pay Learning and development opportunities for you to build your career Health Cash Plan on completion of probation giving you access to a minimum of 695 cash back for health treatments e.g. Dental, Therapies, Optical, Maternity/Paternity, NHS Prescriptions etc.

For an informal discussion about the job role please contact Helen Aitchison (07825291052) or Stephen Pratt (07341561787).



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Please refer to our Refer a Friend policy for full details of eligibility and terms.

Milestones Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the individuals that it supports, it expects the same commitment from all employees. If successful at interview an enhanced DBS check will take place. (Formerly CRB) A criminal record is not necessarily a barrier to recruitment. Committed to Equality and Diversity for all. Registered Charity No. 294377.