Clinical Manager

Job summary

Are you ready for a challenging yet rewarding leadership role where every day is different? Do you have the skills to navigate diverse, complex situations with confidence, compassion, and professionalism? Then we invite you to join our Colchester Community Mental Health Service as a Clinical Manager.

In this exciting role, you will oversee a dedicated, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality mental health care to adults in the Colchester area. As a Clinical Manager, you will be at the heart of a dynamic, high-energy team, working in a fast-paced environment where you will manage multiple responsibilities, from day-to-day team operations to strategic planning and implementation.

This role is perfect for someone who enjoys a job that "wears many hats" and is passionate about making a tangible difference in community mental health services. Here, every day brings new opportunities to impact lives positively.

What You'll Do:

• Lead and Inspire: Provide leadership and support to a talented team of practitioners, ensuring high standards of care, professional development, and ongoing engagement within the team.
• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with senior management to develop and implement service improvement plans, adapting swiftly to meet emerging needs and challenges within the community.

Main duties of the job

• Operational Oversight: Oversee day-to-day operations, including caseload management, resource allocation, and service delivery to ensure our clients receive timely, effective, and compassionate care.
• Multifaceted Approach: Take on diverse responsibilities, including safeguarding, risk management, and complex case reviews, all while balancing clinical and operational demands.
• Service Development: Play a key role in identifying areas for growth and improvement, fostering a culture of innovation to enhance patient outcomes and team effectiveness.

About You:

• You bring strong clinical expertise and a proven track record in mental health services, ideally within a community setting.
• You are a natural leader with experience in managing teams, inspiring confidence, and supporting professional development.
• You thrive on variety and change, able to adapt your management style to meet the unique needs of each situation, patient, and team member.
• You are solution-focused, driven by a commitment to continuous improvement, and ready to make a real difference in the lives of those we serve.
• You value collaboration and communication, working effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including NHS partners, local agencies, and community resources.

About us

EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;

• Season Ticket Loans
• NHS discounts for staff
• Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
• Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
• The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
• Day One Flexible Employer

The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment

Join our Staff bank

What is Staff Bank?

Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.

All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.

If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank