Team Manager

Overview

In this role you support the Service Manager to deliver service aims and oversee day-to-day operations. You will help plan the workforce, supervise staff, and provide leadership and mentorship within the team. The role emphasizes infection prevention, patient care, and environment, while building strong partnerships with patients, carers and stakeholders. You will manage delegated budgets, oversee procurement, and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, high-quality service delivery. This opportunity offers a chance to shape care delivery in a large NHS trust and contribute to a culture of inclusive, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operation of ward/department/team
• Lead workforce planning, staff supervision, and mentorship
• Promote infection prevention and high standards of patient care
• Foster effective communication among staff, patients, carers and partners
• Oversee delegated budgets and procurement in line with Trust procedures
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to support service delivery

Key requirements

• Degree or equivalent in health/social care
• Current professional registration
• Significant post-registration experience in Adult Mental Health
• Demonstrable management/supervisory experience
• Experience in multidisciplinary team work
• Evidence of maintaining and monitoring care standards
• Presentation skills and ability to translate policy into practice
• Leadership skills and ability to manage an operational team
• Ability to recognise communication barriers
• Ability to work with other disciplines and understand their roles

• Effective communication
• Influence and change management
• Time management
• Risk assessment
• Use of Trust IT systems
• Knowledge of clinical tools to evaluate care

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