Clinical Team Manager

Job summary

Connect; The West Yorkshire Eating Disorder Service have an exciting opportunity for a Community Clinical Team Manager position.

As the Connect Community Team Manager, you will be responsible for the effective and safe delivery of the Service. You will take on management of the service, including line management, quality and performance, team appraisals and service development. You will be a valued member of the leadership team, attending and contributing to both senior leadership and service governance meetings. You will hold a small clinical caseload and provide oversight on complex clinical cases.

We are committed to investing in your development. You will be supported closely by the operational manager through regular supervision and feedback. You will be encouraged to develop your leadership & management skills through supported development in the role and through accessing appropriate learning courses. Training on HR procedures, data analysis and performance indicators will be provided as needed. You will form part of the service band 7 team peer support network.

You will use effective leadership, change management and team building skills to monitor, evaluate and develop the service in conjunction with senior clinical and operational leads. An understanding of key performance indicators and metrics is helpful but not essential.

Main duties of the job

You will have relevant experience and clinical skills working with patients who have an eating disorder and their loved ones, excellent communication skills and the ability to enhance patient pathways with innovation/ improvements based on current research and guidance.

You must be passionate about the delivery of high quality, compassionate care with a forward-thinking approach to proactively lead the team in delivering high standards of care.

We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.

All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.netAttached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.

About us

The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.

There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.

We also have an incredible bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.

Applicants should be aware that for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eating Disorders Connect

Newsam Centre

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Eating Disorders Connect

Newsam Centre

Leeds

LS14 6UH

Employer's website

https://www.leedsandyorkpft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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