Team Manager
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 0EA
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Team Manager within the Older Persons Community Mental Health Team in Stockton-on-Tees. There is an expectati...
The Team Manager will provide operational management of the MHSOP Community 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.
The successful candidate will act as a role model and will be essential in promoting the service. The role will include working with external partners and system-wide partnership. The role will include development of the future NHS 24-hour Neighbourhood centres, building upon Community Mental Health Framework principles and the localised Dementia Strategy.
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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Post Graduate Diploma in leadership or a subject area relevant to the area of practice or be willing to work towards and achieve within the first 2 years
- Hold a relevant degree (or degree equivalent) and have equivalent experience to that of Post Graduate Diploma level such as significant experience of working as a band 6 ( or equivalent Band 6 or above) experience as outlined below
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of operational management (including leading and managing people, performance and service development)
- Working collaboratively with others
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Evidence of delivering management supervision
- Developing, maintaining and auditing standards of practice
- Quality Improvement activities
- Inter-agency and partnership working
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally
- Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice
- Governance and its application in practice
Knowledge Skills and Expereince
Essential
- Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation
- Experience of working within a range of services, including inpatient and/or community settings
- Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Demonstrates effective Leadership and Management of a Team
- Demonstrate leadership qualities and motivational skills
- Demonstrate effective communication, organisational and administrative skills
- Write reports
- Use multimedia materials for presentations in professional settings
- Use approved techniques in physical intervention if required in appropriate clinical area.
- Demonstrate recovery-focussed practice
Desirable
- Project and change management
- Delivering training and education to multi professional groups
- Experience of undertaking or participating in research
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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