Community Team Manager
Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 8LY
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
7 September 2026
7 days left
Job description
Community Team Manager - Specialist Childrens Mental Health Services (SCAMHS) East Suffolk This is an exciting opportunity to join East Suffolk Specia...
As Community Team Manager, you will provide professional leadership and governance to ensure the delivery of a safe, responsive and high-quality service for service users, their families and carers.
Key responsibilities include
- Providing visible, values-based leadership and acting as a positive role model within the service
- Managing and supporting the team to ensure staff are appropriately trained, informed and competent in their roles
- Ensuring robust systems are in place for supervision, appraisal, objective setting and personal development
- Allocating and overseeing caseloads to ensure safe practice and the effective use of resources
- Maintaining safe staffing levels within agreed budgets
- Monitoring team performance and contribution to Trust objectives
- Promoting a person-centred approach that actively involves service users, families and carers in care planning and delivery
If you are passionate about leading teams and making a real difference to the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.
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- *Previous Applicants Need Not Apply **
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Benefits included with this role are:-
- NHS pension
- a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
- career progression
- starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
- staff physio service
- NHS discounts and many more.
Qualifications
Essential
- Nursing Degree or equivalent, Dip SW, or Dip OT, or equivalent or HCPC registered
Desirable
- Ongoing professional development
- ILM certificate in management or equivalent
Expereince
Essential
- Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management / supervision experience
- Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
- Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development
- Mentoring Experience
Skills
Essential
- Competent and effective treatment skills
- Care planning skills
- Effective analytical and decision-making skills.
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines.
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
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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