Team Manager

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. Work jointly with the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to build, monitor and maintain service delivery outcomes, ensuring strong clinical oversight and continuous improvement.

2. Provide day-to-day operational and clinical leadership to ensure safe, effective, person-centred crisis intervention.

3. Lead complex assessments, formulations and stabilisation plans using PBS and autism-informed frameworks.

4. Ensure robust MDT working, including risk reviews, CTR/CRTs and Blue Light meetings.

5. Ensure practice aligns with the Mental Capacity Act, Mental Health Act, safeguarding and statutory responsibilities.

6. Ensure interventions are delivered within the least restrictive, community-based environment.

7. Promote effective communication with Community LD Teams and inpatient LD/MH units.

8. Support admission avoidance and timely discharge through collaborative system working.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Registered Nurse (LD/MH), Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychology OR significant operational leadership experience in LD/autism services

Desirable criteria

• Leadership or management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Operational management experience
• Experience working with LD/autism
• Experience in crisis intervention and behaviour of concern pathways

Desirable criteria

• Finance/budget management

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Strong operational leadership skills
• Excellent communication

Desirable criteria

• Experience developing service pathways or leading QI projects

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Able to remain calm and composed during high pressure or rapidly changing situations
• Highly organised with the ability to maintain oversight of service delivery and prioritise effectively
• Adapts well to unexpected pressures, shifts in demand and changes in risk
• Demonstrates compassion and a commitment to person - centred care

Desirable criteria

• Understands the wider LD and autism system and can influence development within it

Other

Essential criteria

• Able to travel independently across the Trust

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children and young people's mental health services;
• Children's community services in Peterborough;
• Social care;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a 'Red List' country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Team Manager (PDF, 229.4KB)
• CPFT Values (PDF, 114.7KB)
• CPFT Mindful Employers (PDF, 51.3KB)
• CPFT Accommodation (PDF, 296.6KB)
• CPFT Benefits (PDF, 74.4KB)