Prison Mental Health Team Manager
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Hull, HU9 5LS
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
Prisons are one of the most challenging yet rewarding places to work - if you're looking for a role where you can develop your skills in an environmen...
The Team Manager will provide operational management of the Mental Health team, including accountability for ensuring the highest professional standards and attitudes towards the care of patients are maintained and delivered at all times in accordance with evidence-based practice. They will be pivotal in developing this service.
The successful candidate should be competent and confident with extensive experience working in Mental Health Services.
The post holder will liaise closely with prison staff and their peer group of team managers in the NE and Yorkshire Prisons, which have services provided by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate should have experience working in Mental Health Services.
We require the post holders to be committed to equal opportunities, non-discriminatory practices and reflect the trust values of Responsibility, Respect and compassion.
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 or social work.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Certificate in teaching & assessing in Clinical Practice as appropriate to own profession.
- Clinical Supervisor
- Recognised sign-off mentor or equivalent for students (within agreed timescale).
- Leadership or management qualification or willingness to work towards. Qualification must be achieved within agreed timescale.
- Quality Improvement Systems for Leaders or willing to undertake within agreed timescale.
- Key skills in literacy, numeracy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
- Resident of the UK for at least 3 years.
Desirable
- Post-graduate diploma in a relevant area
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working with people with complex mental ill health or learning disabilities in a community setting.
- Significant experience of working collaboratively with service users and their families/carers
- Significant experience of providing clinical supervision, mentoring and teaching to healthcare professionals and students.
- Demonstrable leadership or management experience
- Significant role in quality improvement activities
Desirable
- Experience working in the criminal justice services
- Use of the Trust's Quality Improvement system
Knowledge
Essential
- Significant evidenced based knowledge to post-graduate level equivalent, of best practice in caring for patients in the designated field.
- Good understanding of clinical governance and its application in practice.
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Care Programme Approach and its application in practice
- Detailed understanding of Clinical Risk Assessment and Management and its application in practice
- Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment.
Desirable
- Research and Development Knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Manage a team effectively
- Manage change effectively
- Provide effective leadership
- Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to patients, carers/families and all members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Work positively and collaboratively in partnership with external agencies
- Provide effective clinical supervision, teaching, training and assessing in clinical practice.
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings.
- Write reports
- Undertake basic statistical analysis
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
19 August 2026
Last checked
20 August 2026
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