Team Manager
Closing date is 26 May 2026.
We are seeking a motivated and skilled Team Manager to lead our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) within the Spalding locality. The role focuses on managing day‑to‑day operations, providing effective leadership, and supporting the continued development of a multi‑disciplinary team that delivers care to working‑age adults with complex mental health needs.
Responsibilities
* Support the Service Manager in the effective day‑to‑day operation of the multi‑disciplinary CMHT.
* Work closely with the Integrated Place‑Based Team Senior Mental Health Practitioner to ensure a coordinated and seamless service for individuals accessing care.
* Embed recovery‑focused clinical pathways to deliver safe, effective, and high‑quality care for people with mental health needs, in line with Trust policies, procedures, and values.
* Provide clear leadership to the team while monitoring service performance and quality to ensure strong governance and quality assurance processes that support safe, high‑standard service delivery.
* Promote multi‑disciplinary collaboration and maintain effective communication with both internal teams and external partners, ensuring continuity of care and smooth transitions across services.
* Undertake line‑management responsibilities, including supporting supervision and appraisal processes, fostering staff development, and promoting team wellbeing.
Experience
* Post‑registration experience working with adults with mental health needs.
* Experience managing staff and demonstrating good leadership skills.
* Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
* Sound knowledge of clinical risk assessment and an understanding of confidentiality.
* Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions, and boundaries.
* Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act.
Qualifications
* Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1st Level Registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC) or qualified psychological therapist (CBT, Counselling, PWP).
* Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
* Management training.
Special Requirements
* Ability to travel around the county.
Skills
* Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
* Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning, and organisational skills.
* Ability to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stakeholders.
* Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
* IT skills – email, word processing, excel, and systems use.
* Analyse and interpret data and/or information.
* Budget management.
* Statistics.
* Self‑motivated with excellent personal management skills.
Benefits
* Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy.
* Competitive annual leave allowance.
* Car leasing scheme.
* Free eye tests.
* Money‑saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme.
* Discounts on major high‑street retailers and restaurants.
Contact
For more information, please contact Emma Barrass, Service Manager, via email at emma.barrass@nhs.net.
Address: Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding Road.
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