Clinical manager for eip

Clinical Manager for EIP

The closing date is 01 July 2026

Are you passionate about shaping innovative mental health services and driving real change? We're seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead our Early Intervention in Psychosis and Individual Placement Support Services within our Trust.

As the clinical and operational lead, you will be at the forefront of delivering high-quality adult community mental health care. You'll take full ownership of your teams' performance and ensure every service user receives exceptional care rooted in clinical excellence and compassion.

This pivotal role offers you the chance to:

• Lead and inspire multidisciplinary teams dedicated to transforming lives.
• Champion clinical governance and elevate quality standards across services.
• Drive forward service development, embedding cutting‑edge practices aligned with national and local policies.
• Play a key role in shaping the Trust's strategic vision and business planning.
• Be an influential voice within the management team, committed to continuous improvement and innovation.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy collaborative leadership, and want to make a tangible difference in mental health, we want to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership and operational management to Adult Community Mental Health services, within the Trust. To be accountable for the direct delivery of adult community mental health services across defined areas of responsibility. The post holder will ensure delivery of high standards of care, clinical governance arrangements and a commitment to improving the quality agenda and contribute to the care trust agenda as a member of the management team. To contribute, as part of the management team, to the Trust's strategic agenda and business planning systems for own area of responsibility. The post holder is expected to work within organisational and other national and local policies to interpret and embed those within their work area and to be accountable for service development and its practical implementation. The post holder may be required to deputise for their line manager or provide cover for a peer colleague, as required.

In addition the post holder will be expected to support the implementation of various projects and new initiatives as they arise.

Job responsibilities

In conjunction with the line manager the post holder is responsible for ensuring the performance targets and key performance indicators are achieved and maintained.

The post holder will maintain, monitor and facilitate the delivery of a high quality service in the most efficient and effective manner within existing constraints and within the parameters set out within the contracting agreement between Bradford District Care Trust and the different commissioning groups.

The post holder will ensure that standards of practice are maintained through the implementation of the quality agenda, CQC standards, Audit, Key Lines of Enquire.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant professional qualification in health or social care
• Minimum of two years experience of managing mental health services at team leader/manager level

Knowledge

• Knowledge of relevant national policies, mental health legislation, best practice, quality frameworks and local approach to implementation within specific area of responsibility

Skills

• Ability to set out a vision for area of responsibility and influence and persuade others of the benefits and requirements whilst overcoming barriers to achieving this.

Experience

• Experience of supporting the implementation of service developments and reconfiguration
• Experience and knowledge of working in and managing in a multi disciplinary team setting with a mental health setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust

About us

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values:

• We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference
• We Listen - We understand people's views and respond to their individual needs
• We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including:

• Increase mileage rates for > 3500
• A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages
• A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities
• Plus many more.

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities.