Job overview
We are seeking a motivated and skilled Team Manager to lead our Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) within the Spalding locality. The role focuses on managing day-to-day operations, providing effective leadership, and supporting the continued development of a multi-disciplinary team that delivers care to working-age adults with complex mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will support the Service Manager in the effective day-to-day operation of the multi-disciplinary Community Mental Health Team (CMHT). As part of the Spalding locality mental health provision, the role will work closely with the Integrated Place-Based Team Senior Mental Health Practitioner (SMHP) to ensure a coordinated and seamless service for individuals accessing care.
Key responsibilities include:
Embedding recovery-focused clinical pathways to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality care for people with mental health needs, in line with Trust policies, procedures, and values.
Providing clear leadership to the team, while monitoring service performance and quality to ensure strong governance and quality assurance processes that support safe, high-standard service delivery.
Promoting multi-disciplinary collaboration and maintaining effective communication with both internal teams and external partners, ensuring continuity of care and smooth transitions across services. This includes enabling joined-up, timely, and appropriate interventions for service users.
Undertaking line management responsibilities, including supporting supervision and appraisal processes, fostering staff development, and promoting team wellbeing.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
- Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
- Competitive annual leave allowance
- Car leasing scheme
- NHS pension scheme
- Free eye tests
- Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Get in touch today:
Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Emma Barrass, Service Manager via email at [email protected]
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
- Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisational skills.
- Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stake holders.
- Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
- IT skills- email, word processing, excel, systems use.
- Analyse and interpret data and/ or information.
- Budget management.
- Statistics.
- Self-motivated with excellent personal management skills
Experience
Essential
- Post- Registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
- Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills.
- Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
- Sound knowledge of clinical/ risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality.
- Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions and boundaries.
- Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: 1 st Level Registration (eg NMC,HCPC) or qualified psychological therapist (CBT, Counselling, PWP)
- Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.
Desirable
- Masters degree
- Management Training
Special Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel around the county.
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This advert is for Team Manager with Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Lincoln, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 22 Jul 2026.
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