Ready to start a rewarding career in NHS Leadership?
Join Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) on our 2-year General Management Graduate Training Programme & develop the skills, knowledge & experience to become a future NHS Leader.
Gain hands-on experience managing people, projects & resources within one of the UK's largest NHS organisations, helping to deliver high quality services & supporting life changing outcomes for our patients.
Through a range of placements across MFT, you'll take on real operational responsibilities, contribute to service improvement projects & build practical experience across a variety of areas; from strategy, innovation & change, to finance, leading & developing people & team management.
You'll also be funded to study for a Master’s degree (MSc) in Healthcare Leadership.
To apply for this role, you need to have unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of the 2 year scheme.
As this role is linked to a master's programme, applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum classification of 2:1.
Recruitment process following application:
Stage 1 – Online Assessment
Stage 2 – Detailed Application Review and Shortlisting
Stage 3 – In-Person Assessment Centre
Assessment Centres will take place in November/December.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a large amount of applications.
Applicants must hold a minimum 2:1 bachelor’s degree.
- With strong analytical skills & the ability to consider wider organisational contexts & complex data/information, you’ll deliver & monitor against key performance indicators within the Trust.
- Tenacious, with a high level of self-belief, drive and enthusiasm to achieve goals, you’ll identify & resolve operational issues that arise within the service & implement new or revised policies.
- With an innovative approach & flexible attitude to work, you’ll support service improvement & innovation programmes.
- Putting the patient at the heart of everything you do, you’ll respond to complaints appropriately within agreed timescales, on occasions meeting with the complaints manager & sometimes patients.
- As an effective communicator with the ability to present written & verbal information to a high standard, you’ll work collaboratively with clinicians & clinical teams to help develop protocols & pathways to improve service delivery.
- You’ll have both a willingness & potential to develop the necessary knowledge, skills & behaviours to become a first class, resilient & inspirational General Manager & Leader.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s Graduate Management Scheme is designed to create the organisation’s leaders of tomorrow, and it is therefore important that our General Management Officers represent the diverse communities we serve here in Manchester.
The Trust is committed to an inclusive culture, with established staff networks for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Staff, and LGBT and disabled staff. We work hard to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive through diverse recruitment panels and access to reasonable adjustments throughout your recruitment journey.
To find out more about the organisation’s commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, and how we support our diverse patients, their families, carers and our workforce, read our Diversity Matters Strategy here. [hyperlink to https://mft.nhs.uk/app/uploads/2019/09/MFTEDI-Strategy-2019-A4-12092019.pdf ]
Assessment Centres will take place in November/December.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if we receive a large amount of applications.
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.
For more information regarding Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust’s Graduate Management Scheme , please use the following link : mft-graduate-scheme-brochure-2026.pdf
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
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.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
