# Community Team Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-team-manager/54db53fd-db65-42a2-9a3b-7e5ae7ad49d1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/community-team-manager/54db53fd-db65-42a2-9a3b-7e5ae7ad49d1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Norwich - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum (pro rata) - **Contract type:** Permanent: Flexible working hours can be considered - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible working hours can be considered) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-21T12:51:46.749Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Norfolk/Ipswich_Suffolk/Norfolk_Suffolk_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing_Degree_equivalent_Dip_SW_Dip_OT_equivalent_HCPC_registered/Nursing_Degree_equivalent_Dip_SW_Dip_OT_equivalent_HCPC_registered-v8171651 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8171651?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.nsft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Community Team Manager – Specialist Childrens Mental Health Services (SCAMHS) East Suffolk This is an exciting opportunity to join East Suffolk Specialist Childrens mental health team, supporting young adults aged 4-18yr during a crucial stage of their  development. Our service sits within Children, Families and Young People (CFYP) services and benefits from a well-established clinical treatment pathways designed to deliver responsive, high-quality care. As Community Team Manager , you will provide operational oversight leadership for service delivery, working closely with the SCAMHS Triumvirate with Principle Psychologist and Consultant Psychiatrist.  You will be supported in your post by a Community Matron and an Operational Manager to ensure excellent outcomes for service users. You will also be part of a supportive wider network, linking closely with East Suffolk YAMHS teams, benefiting from strong peer support and clinical collaboration. This role offers a range of leadership, development and training opportunities to support your professional growth and career aspirations. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated leader with experience of working in community mental health services with the under 18 age group. You will bring experience of working across primary and secondary care, as well as with VCSE partners, and share our commitment to delivering safe, effective and compassionate care. ### Main duties of the job As Community Team Manager, you will provide professional leadership and governance to ensure the delivery of a safe, responsive and high-quality service for service users, their families and carers. Key responsibilities include: - Providing visible, values-based leadership and acting as a positive role model within the service - Managing and supporting the team to ensure staff are appropriately trained, informed and competent in their roles - Ensuring robust systems are in place for supervision, appraisal, objective setting and personal development - Allocating and overseeing caseloads to ensure safe practice and the effective use of resources - Maintaining safe staffing levels within agreed budgets - Monitoring team performance and contribution to Trust objectives - Promoting a person-centred approach that actively involves service users, families and carers in care planning and delivery If you are passionate about leading teams and making a real difference to the lives of children and young people, we would love to hear from you. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY! Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying. Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs **Previous Applicants Need Not Apply ** ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Competent and effective treatment skills - Care planning skills - Effective analytical and decision-making skills. ### Knowledge **Essential** - An understanding of the policies and guidelines both local and national e.g. National Institute for Clinical Excellence guidelines. ### Expereince **Essential** - Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management / supervision experience - Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team - Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development - -Mentoring Experience ### Qualifications **Essential** - Nursing Degree or equivalent, Dip SW, or Dip OT, or equivalent or HCPC registered **Desirable** - Ongoing professional development - ILM certificate in management or equivalent ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10473918) - [reasonable adjustments - nsft (pdf, 197.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2863) - [values based recruitment – candidates guide (pdf, 360.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1028) ## 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.