Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Clinical Team Manager

The closing date is 29 November 2026

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Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity as as team manager in Mid Devon. The role would involve managing a team of staff working

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Clinical Team Manager to lead and support our Older Adults Mental Health team across Tiverton, Crediton and Okehampton areas. You will provide strong clinical and operational leadership, supporting a skilled multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care to older people experiencing mental health difficulties, including dementia and complex mental health needs. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated leader who is passionate about older people's mental health and committed to developing a positive, supportive and forward-thinking team culture.

Main duties of the job
The role involves providing clinical oversight, supporting staff development and wellbeing, ensuring effective caseload and service management, and driving continuous improvement in the quality of care. You will work collaboratively with service users, families, carers and partner organisations to ensure people receive the right support at the right time.

About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata (30 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0913
Job locations: Tiverton Hospital, Kennedy Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX166NT, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Communication and Working Relationships

• Be linked to and work closely with the community clusters to facilitate a seamless service between Devon Partnership NHS Trust and partner agencies.
• Work closely with key external personnel including Police, Housing, Voluntary and non-statutory agencies and a wider Health and Social Care Community.
• Ensure close liaison with primary health care staff and commissioning officers regarding referral criteria into the services and quality standards and ensure targets from the National Framework are met.
• Liaise with professional stakeholder groups and interface service providers and agencies to develop mutually helpful working relationships.
• Undertake formal counselling either on a 1:1 or a group basis.
• Present information, some of which may be contentious, to staff groups, service user groups, carers groups and other stakeholders using a range of techniques and media.
• Investigate complaints, grievances and performance issues taking remedial action as necessary.
• To be a part of the relevant professional leadership group (nursing, OT, social work) and attend its meetings.

Planning and Organisation

• Actively participate in agency forums to ensure the identification of need and the development and delivery of integrated local services in line with local need.
• Ensure that activity is delivered in accordance with agreed quality standards and to service level agreements.
• Pro-actively lead on business continuity within their team. Working with other managers to ensure that there is a robust business continuity plan for their service that links in with the Trust's Major Incident Plan.

Responsibility for Patient/Client Care, Treatment and Therapy

• Promote and develop high standards of clinical care.
• Develop and implement care plans, ensuring active involvement of service users, their carers and advocates and to promote, where ever possible, personalised solutions with service users and their carers.
• Ensure effective care pathways are in place for transition between Older People's mental health and other services eg Networks and Learning Disability Services.
• Ensure the availability of choice that meets the needs of the local population.
• Work closely with other teams with the Trust and the Voluntary, Statutory and independent sectors to ensure effective discharge planning which incorporates implementation of key success criteria for NICE guidance.
• Implement a formal and active system of caseload review, caseload management and pro-active care management that will enable achievement of local and national targets.

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Essential: A professional qualification, eg RMN, OT, Social Worker.
• Desirable: Post graduate qualification relevant to specialism; Management qualification.

IT Skills
Experience

• Essential: Working within a community mental health or inpatient setting in either the statutory or voluntary sector; Providing clinical supervision and managing staff.
• Desirable: Substantial experience of working at a senior clinical/practice level; Budget management; Setting up or working within a new service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Tiverton Hospital, Kennedy Way, Tiverton, Devon, EX166NT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Charlie Wardman, cwardman@nhs.net, 07896557398

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