Community Team Manager

Job overview

• We have an exciting opportunity to seek a dynamic senior nurse with experience or aspirations of clinical team management who will be excited to be part of something new and very special. We want creativity, innovative ideas and passion towards providing excellent patient care.

We are looking for a nurse experienced in working with learning disabilities/mental health with a level head who is aware of the pressures of a busy community environment to support and guide staff. We are looking for a strong and proven leader who can take responsibility for decisions and support junior members of the team.

The way we care for people with Learning Disabilities in Suffolk is changing at NSFT as we have recently benefit form £1.3 million of investment which has recently physically transformed our inpatient facilities. The Learning Disability and Autism Specialist Service is not only being invested in financially, with a fresh approach to ideas and service delivery being supported by the Trust, we are confident our new model of care is the very best for the people we care for

This role in-particular is to lead and manage our 2 LD Community Teams in Suffolk. The teams are very patient-focused and highly skilled at managing and supporting a caseload of people with complex needs who are presenting with deteriorating mental health and/or challenging behaviour. The multidisciplinary teams work pro-actively with each individual to support them along their recovery journey.

Main duties of the job

If you want to make a difference in people’s lives and change it for the better, we want you to be part of our fantastic team! This is an exciting time to join our LD and A team as we commit to developing strong clinical leads as part of our pathway strategy. This specific post is for the Community Team Manager who will be working closely with the Senior Management Team and peers contributing to the dynamic development within the Learning Disability & Autism Specialist Pathway. You can be a part of the changes we are making and the new direction the specialist service is heading.

• Communication is key, we pride ourselves on our services being co-produced. We are therefore looking for someone who can communicate in a professional manner with a wide spectrum of people to achieve the best outcome for our patients. Most importantly and in keeping with our Trust values, we are looking for someone who has exceptional people skills as this role requires you to make difficult decision whilst having to maintain professional relationships. We are looking for someone who sees themselves as a ‘compassionate leader’ and can demonstrate how to positively lead the team to maintain an excellent quality of care.

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.