Job summary
The post holder will take sole responsibility for all aspects of the provision of the Working Age Adult Community Mental Health Service within the Community and Wellbeing Services line.
The post holder will work across disciplines and agencies to ensure effective partnership and the delivery of care.
Main duties of the job
A Clinical Operations Manager in a Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) oversees daily service delivery, ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care.
They manage staffing, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, monitor performance, ensure compliance with policies, and support service development.
They also handle budgets, risk management, and liaise with stakeholders to maintain effective and efficient mental health services
The role completes service planning, develops quality improvement initiatives, and fosters a culture of continuous learning.
In addition, they support staff wellbeing, resolve operational challenges, and ensure the team meets clinical and organisational targets, promoting best practice and patient safety across all service areas.
About us
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles(this does not include Healthcare Support Workers). This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
All our information is available in accessible formats. Please contact the Recruitment team recruitment.lypft@nhs.net
Attached to this advert is our candidates guide to values-based recruitment and supporting guidance on how to make a successful application.
If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact the Recruitment Team or see the attached candidate guide to reasonable adjustments.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant core professional qualification and registrations (eg. RMN, DipOT/BScOT,DipSW).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of high level of clinical expertise, and able to demonstrate experience and maturity in their approach to the management of both staff and complex issues, by inspiring confidence in colleagues, service users, staff and partners
- Significant experience of a leadership or management role in a team context.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the national and local mental health agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant core professional qualification and registrations (eg. RMN, DipOT/BScOT,DipSW).
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of high level of clinical expertise, and able to demonstrate experience and maturity in their approach to the management of both staff and complex issues, by inspiring confidence in colleagues, service users, staff and partners
- Significant experience of a leadership or management role in a team context.
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the national and local mental health agenda.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
