# Clinical Team Manager - Mental Health Acute Hospital Liaison > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-manager-mental-health-acute-hospital-liaison/df9747d0-c4b5-4ae5-b1ac-8c30c1830ee9 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-team-manager-mental-health-acute-hospital-liaison/df9747d0-c4b5-4ae5-b1ac-8c30c1830ee9.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical service manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49387.00 to £56515.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (If the successful candidate is a RMN, there will be a requirement to contribute to the Duty Nurse Coordinator (senior nurse on call) weekend (day shifts) roster.) - **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-16T08:34:12.522Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8372358 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372358?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.tewv.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking to recruit a skilled, experienced Clinical Team Manager to work within our Acute Hospital (Mental Health) Liaison Service (AHLS), based at Scarborough General Hospital. The role is fast paced, unique and challenging - we are looking for someone who is highly motivated, innovative, enthusiastic and autonomous who demonstrates an eagerness to continuously develop the service. To effectively support the Team, this role has a clinical component alongside operational management. The Team Manager will work closely with our existing Band 7 Practice Development Practitioner and core members of our skilled multi-disciplinary team. You will be working at the interface between physical medicine and psychiatry, bringing your knowledge and expertise to complex discussions and decision-making together with Acute Hospital colleagues. As Clinical Team Manager you will need excellent communication and leadership skills to ensure effective collaborative working. You will have the confidence and skills to support your Team to respond to a variety of referrals. You will support colleagues to think holistically in relation to physical and mental health needs of patients. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound experience of risk assessment and safety planning and will be committed to the principles of co-creation. ### Main duties of the job AHLS accept referrals from SGH via A&E and inpatient wards, providing a 24/7 comprehensive service to patients, clinicians & carers. People are referred with a wide range of needs, including self-harm, functional and organic mental illness. For some people this may be their first contact with mental health services, making their interaction with us a critical part of their recovery journey. The Team Manger will be skilled at managing operational systems, whilst compassionately supporting and leading staff. You will fulfil the role of primary contact for the Acute Trust, which is essential to build excellent working relationships. You will have good leadership skills and be motivated to develop the service, to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients, providing the right care, in the right place, at the right time, by the right person. Daily roles include: - Management of referrals to support effective, timely care delivery - Performance monitoring & management of the service, resource & budgetary responsibilities - To ensure that the team functions in line with the core business of the Care Group - To be instrumental in the further development of the Urgent Care Pathway This role is all about working with your peers to drive positive change and creating a working environment where others can thrive. It is an exciting role, that welcomes registered RMNs, OTs or Social Workers, and those who possess strong mental health assessment and therapeutic skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities This role may be eligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) Skilled Worker route. However, sponsorship can only be provided where applicants meet the specific requirements, therefore, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further detailed information about this position and to ensure that you meet the role criteria before applying. Applicants who do not meet the essential criteria will, unfortunately, not be shortlisted - Please take special effort to communicate how you meet the Person Specification within your application. This job advert may close early if a high volume of applications have been received. If interested, please apply for this post as soon as possible. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Significant experience of managing people - Significant experience of working with patients with complex needs in the specialist field - Significant experience working with patients who display risk behaviours - Working collaboratively with others (external partners, staff service users and their families/carers) - Evidence of delivering supervision - Working knowledge of the legal framework and statutory obligations under the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and other relevant legislation - Detailed understanding of Safeguarding and its application in practice - Risk assessment and management and its application in practice - Working knowledge of clinical medicines management - Developing, maintaining and auditing standards of practice - Evidence of training in Quality Improvement methodology or coaching, and/or using - Inter-agency and partnership working ### Qualifications **Essential** - Current professional registration with appropriate body in healthcare or social work or relevant professional clinical qualification - Be Educated to Master’s level in leadership or a subject area relevant to the area of practice OR - Have equivalent clinical experience to that of masters level such as working as a band 6 (or above) in relevant clinical area with significant experience – which also includes significant experience of managing people (see below under experience), together with evidence of CPD - Be trained in Clinical Supervision and Providing Clinical Supervision - Be a Recognised Practice Assessor/Practice Supervisor ### Skills & Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of psychological models of care and treatment (depending on specialist area) - Knowledge of current issues relating to health needs of patients in the field of practice, regionally and nationally - Research methodology - The Trust’s Quality Improvement system (QIS) – or completion of training within agreed timescale - Governance and its application in practice ## Documents - [our journey to change (pdf, 595.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2498) - [mindful employer recruitment (pdf, 93.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1595) - [probationary period procedure (pdf, 303.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1903) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 367.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10700246) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.