Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Manager to join the Urgent Care Pathway within Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) during a period of service development and expansion.

CFHD is an integrated childrens service providing health and wellbeing support to children, young people and families across Devon. The Urgent Care Pathway includes Crisis, Assertive Outreach, Learning Disability and Autism Programme, and Youth Justice service, delivering seven-day support to children and young people with complex and high-risk mental health needs.

You will provide visible clinical and operational leadership, ensuring safe, timely and evidence-based assessment, intervention and follow-up. Working alongside multidisciplinary colleagues, you will manage team performance, capacity, quality, and risk while promoting a supportive culture where staff can thrive. You will strengthen partnerships with families, schools, social care, acute hospitals, and community services to deliver coordinated care and reduce avoidable escalation.

We are seeking an experienced registered clinician with significant experience of working with children and young people presenting with mental health difficulties, including risk and crisis presentations, who demonstrates strong leadership skills, sound clinical judgement, and a commitment to co-production.

The post is based in Exeter, however at times will require travel across Devon.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the Urgent Care team
• Manage team capacity, performance, and high-quality, safe clinical delivery
• Support and supervise staff, ensuring effective care planning, risk management and evidence-based practice
• Liaise with mental health teams, education, social care, and paediatrics to coordinate crisis and step-up/step-down pathways
• Contribute to service improvement, data monitoring, and quality assurance
• Act as a clinical role model and lead by example, supporting co-production and inclusive care

We Offer:

• A warm, committed and expert multi-disciplinary team
• Strong leadership networks and senior clinical support
• Opportunities for CPD, training and service development
• The chance to make a real impact on urgent and crisis care for young people in Devon

This is an excellent opportunity to help shape urgent mental health services across Devon and improve outcomes for children, young people and families.

About us
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Our children and young people say
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

Join us in beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Details
Date posted: 14 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0797-2
Job locations: Evergreen, Victoria Park Road, EXETER, EX2 4NU, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Further information on the role and the full person specification can be found on the attached Job Description.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Experience of working collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and across agencies.
• Experience of delivering a clinical practice within the area of specialty for children with complex health conditions - undertaking specialist assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people with complex health problems
• Experience of supervising others and developing positive supervisory relationships with healthcare professionals.
• Experience in managing HR and recruitment processes including staff appraisals, performance and sickness management.
• Experience of delivering healthcare within an equalities and human rights framework
• Experience of initiating, organising and planning inter-agency meetings aimed at setting in place a treatment package tailored to the individual needs of a child/young person.
• Experience in involving service users as active partners in the delivery and or design of services
• Experience of engagement in service development and quality improvement
• Experience of using data to improve services

Qualifications
Essential

• A professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in OT, or equivalent.
• Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills.
• Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP, BABCP
• Evidence of relevant CPD.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operations Manager, Candice Locke, candicelocke@nhs.net

Devon Partnership NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)