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Our client is a dynamic, passionate charity, committed to improving the lives of children across the UK. They currently run over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need support, as well as campaigning to change laws and policies to make children’s lives both happier and safer. They are now looking to recruit a Service Manager (part-time, 21 hours) to lead the safe and effective development and delivery of a new Virtual Therapy service.
This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a new impactful service, providing accessible digital therapeutic services to a variety of young people. As Service Manager you will initially work closely with external app developers to translate clinical and safeguarding needs into platform requirements, validating functionality through user testing, and assuring compliance, accessibility and data protection for online therapy with children and young people. Once the app is built and launched, the role will focus on setting up, scaling and running the virtual therapy programme, ensuring high-quality practice, safeguarding, accessible delivery and continuous improvement.
Please note, the first phase of this work involving the development of the product will last approximately 6 months. Subject to funding, this role will then move into the second phase of work involving the mobilisation, leadership and management of the product.
To apply for this role, you will have demonstrable experience of delivering therapeutic work with children and young people across a range of presenting issues. A relevant professional qualification (e.g., Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy, Psychology, Mental Health or Nursing) and registration with a relevant professional body (e.g. BACP, BABCP, UKCP or equivalent) is essential for this role. You will have project and/or service management experience within a health, social care or education setting, and will have experience of supervising and managing staff performance and practice. Experience of working as a service/product owner with software teams to deliver a regulated or digital-health platform is desirable. Overall, you will be a skilled communicator, able to work independently and passionate about driving forward new accessible therapeutic services to improve the lives of vulnerable young people.
In order to apply please initially submit your CV in the first instance (Cover Letters are not required). Should your experience be suitable, we will then be in touch to advise next steps.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity.
Please note, this is initially a 6 month FTC with possibility of extension due to funding. Please only apply if you are available immediately or have no more than a 1 month notice.
This is a remote role and will be part-time (21 hours per week).
Title: Therapeutic Services Manager – Rainbow Mind LGBTQIA+ Service
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £35,000 – £37,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months (with potential to extend)
Reporting to: CEO. The post holder will be a member of Mind in Salford’s senior leadership Team (SLT)
Location: Mind in Salford, The Angel Centre, Salford M3 6FA. Hybrid working is appropriate for this role.
Rainbow Mind is looking for a Therapeutic Services Manager to oversee our one-to-one therapy service.
We are looking for a visionary with expertise in therapeutic approaches and an unstoppable passion for LGBTQIA+ mental health. Someone who understands the health inequalities and barriers to accessing mental health services people from the community can face. Someone who is committed to change.
Overall Purpose of the Role:
- To effectively manage and provide strategic and operational oversight of the Rainbow Mind counselling service and development of service provision.
- To ensure delivery of consistent, high-quality counselling across the client cohorts, supporting and empowering our service users, whilst ensuring clinical work is carried out in accordance with BACP ethical guidelines and Rainbow Mind protocols.
- As part of the Senior Leadership Team, to contribute to Mind in Salford / Rainbow Mind’s vision, mission and objectives.
Main focus of the role:
- To lead, develop, coordinate, and represent Rainbow Mind’s counselling service internally and externally at Senior Management level.
- To conduct some clinical assessments and carry a caseload of counselling clients.
The successful candidate will hold a relevant recognised qualification(s) at a minimum of Level 4 Diploma in the field of Counselling or psychotherapy with A minimum of 300 clinical client hours completed. BACP Accredited Member status (or registered member of the UKCP) is desirable; candidates working towards accreditation are welcome to apply.
The Therapeutic Services Manager will ensure high quality and consistent delivery within the counselling service, provide service-wide clinical oversight including safeguarding and risk monitoring and manage and lead a safe, professional, sustainable, and accessible counselling service consistent with Rainbow Mind’s vision, ethics, policies, and objectives.
They will line management of associate therapists, provide a number of weekly assessment/1-to-1 counselling slots, ensure service outcomes are effectively monitored and evaluated, promote the profile of Rainbow Mind and lead on the review and update of clinical literature, assessment processes, outcome measures, and clinical policies.
Benefits
- We operate a hybrid working policy meaning you can work flexibly, to suit your needs.
- We offer generous holiday entitlement which includes 27 days holiday plus 8 days statutory days and 3 days additional over the Christmas period (pro rata). Further, an extra day annual leave for birthday.
- Staff members are granted an additional 3 hours per month as well-being time.
- Our social secretaries team organise regular well-being activities to help with staff connectedness.
- We have an internal learning management system with access to over 4,000 courses to continue your professional development and skills.
If you have the right skill set and you are passionate about the work we do, we would love to hear from you.
Closing Date: Wednesday 1st July 2026
Interview Dates: Monday 6th July & Thursday 9th July 2026
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Rainbow Mind is committed to equity of opportunity and to creating a working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We actively welcome applications from people across all backgrounds and identities, and are particularly committed to increasing representation from communities that have historically been underrepresented in the mental health workforce. All employees are expected to uphold and actively contribute to our equal opportunities policy in everything they do.
Applications from people with lived experience of any of the intersections that Rainbow Mind work with are particularly encouraged. Rainbow Mind is an LGBTQIA+ led service and we are especially keen to hear from candidates who share lived experience of the communities we serve. This is not a formal requirement, but it is central to our ethos and to the authenticity of the work.
No agencies please.