Clinical Team Manager - ECT
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Middlesbrough, TS4 3AFView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
We are seeking an innovative and passionate Team Manager to provide operational leadership for our Accredited ECT service. This role balances compassi...
Clinical & Service LeadershipLead evidence-based ECT care and maintain high standards of assessment, treatment and follow-up. Ensure practice complies with the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, safeguarding and Trust policies. Promote a therapeutic environment and support the team with risk, crises and complex cases. Hold and manage the service clinical caseload as required and ensure all slots are utilised with minimal wasted appointments.
Operational ManagementOversee caseload, workflows and documentation. Manage rotas, staffing and resources. Lead complaints, incidents and investigations. Respond to Freedom of Information requests and manage the ECT accreditation ensuring compliance. Contribute to service planning, development and innovation.
Supervision & Staff DevelopmentProvide managerial supervision and ensure access to clinical supervision and CPD. Support recruitment, induction, appraisals and performance management. Foster a supportive team culture aligned with Trust values.
Partnerships & CommunicationBuild effective relationships with families and partner agencies. Represent the service in multiagency forums and communicate sensitively with service users.
Quality Improvement & GovernanceLead audits, governance and quality improvement. Ensure compliance with data and information governance standards and support performance monitoring to drive improvement
About you: You are an inclusive leader with experience in MHSOP and/or AMH or ECT. You translate vision into day-to-day delivery, uphold standards with kindness, use data to guide decisions and are confident with risk, safeguarding and governance.
What we offer: Supportive leadership, strong peer networks, development opportunities - including leadership and QI - and a commitment to staff wellbeing.
If you share our values of compassion, respect and responsibility, we'd love to hear from you.
We are the Mental Health & Learning Disability NHS Trust for County Durham and Darlington, Teesside, North Yorkshire, York and Selby.
From education and prevention, to crisis and specialist care --our talented and compassionate teams work in partnership with our patients, communities and partners to help the people of our region feel safe, understood, believed in and cared for.
We nurture the recovery journey of anyone in need of our help. In Our Trust, everyone has a say in how they are supported and treated because we listen to every person in our care until they feel understood. Our patients, their families and carers work together with us towards better mental health.
We're committed to new thinking that improves the wellbeing of our region. We connect with our communities and partners to get mental health care right, in areas that really need it.
We won't rest until everyone in our region has the mental health care they need, to lead their best possible life.
Qualifications
Essential
- Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare
- Be Educated to Master's level in leadership or a subject area relevant to the area of practice OR
- Have equivalent clinical experience to that of masters level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience - which also includes significant experience of managing people (see below under experience), together with evidence of CPD
- Be trained in Clinical Supervision and Providing Clinical Supervision
- Be a Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of managing people
- Significant experience of working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field
- Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours
- Working collaboratively with others (external partners, staff service users and their families/carers)
- Evidence of delivering supervision
- Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Risk assessment and management and its application in practice
- Working knowledge of clinical medicines management
- Developing, maintaining and auditing standards of practice
- Evidence of training in Quality Improvement methodology or coaching, and/or using
- Inter-agency and partnership working
Knowledge/Skills/Experience
Essential
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area)
- Knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
- Research methodology
- The Trust's Quality Improvement system (QIS) - or completion of training within agreed timescale
- Governance and its application in practice
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.
About the employer
NHS organisation
This listing was structured from NHS Jobs. Vacancy details and the application process remain the responsibility of the original source.
Explore related