North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Team Manager

The closing date is 20 November 2025

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Job summary

Forensic Liaison Partnership Team - Band 7 Team Manager

We are excited to launch our brand-new Forensic Liaison Partnership Team within the NSCHT Mental Health Rehabilitation pathway. We are looking to recruit two Band 7 Team Managers on a 2 year fixed term basis, to play a key role in the development of this innovative service. We aim to produce a highly skilled team who will support service users transitioning from secure care into the community.

This is a rare and fantastic opportunity to be part of an evolving team that will strengthen the interface between the forensic mental health service and community mental health teams. The Forensic Liaison Partnership team will work to support safe and effective transitions between services and provide support to non-forensic community teams and service users in reducing the risk of readmission to secure care.

The service will be co-produced by accessing peer mentors and lived experience practitioners and carers for advice and consultation.

Main duties of the job

Provide management and clinical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team to ensure care is delivered which is person centred and meets standards for Quality and Safety, in partnership with service users and carers for a Forensic Liaison Partnership Team.

About us

As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.

We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.

We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike. For 2024/2025, we have launched our "Proud to be Green" engagement campaign which is aligned to the targets set out in our Green Plan. As a Trust, you can be assured that we will commit to supporting you in working towards our net zero ambitions, set out in our Green Plan, through our sustainability programme".

The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-SPL-7418654-A

Job locations

Harplands Hospital

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Management and clinical responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Service Manager, through ensuring processes are in place for the delivery of safe, compassionate care in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

2. To provide strong clinical leadership as well as work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Lead a multi-disciplinary team of staff in the delivery of high quality evidence based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal takes place.

4. Ensure systems are in place to manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.

5. Co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

6.Role model best practice, where appropriate undertaking clinical procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with the relevant Code of Conduct or relevant professional bodies.

7. Management of clinical care on the unit, ensuring that clinical pathways and Trust values underpin the practice and delivery of care on the unit.

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Management and clinical responsibility for the unit in the absence of the Service Manager, through ensuring processes are in place for the delivery of safe, compassionate care in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

2. To provide strong clinical leadership as well as work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

3. Lead a multi-disciplinary team of staff in the delivery of high quality evidence based practice, ensuring that regular supervision and appraisal takes place.

4. Ensure systems are in place to manage administrative and operational resources in a cost-effective manner, evaluating the standard of service delivered.

5. Co-ordinate multidisciplinary working, maintaining excellent communication and working relationships with all team members, to ensure effective interface and continuity of care between disciplines and services.

6.Role model best practice, where appropriate undertaking clinical procedures to a standard that ensures safe and effective care, and complies with the relevant Code of Conduct or relevant professional bodies.

7. Management of clinical care on the unit, ensuring that clinical pathways and Trust values underpin the practice and delivery of care on the unit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A registered mental health practitioner with a degree in nursing, social work or occupational therapy

Exxperience

Essential

  • Significant experience of: Post qualification work in core profession.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • A registered mental health practitioner with a degree in nursing, social work or occupational therapy

Exxperience

Essential

  • Significant experience of: Post qualification work in core profession.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Harplands Hospital

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6TH


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust

Address

Harplands Hospital

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6TH


Employer's website

https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Principal Clinical Psychologist

Kate Devlin

kate.devlin@combined.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

232-SPL-7418654-A

Job locations

Harplands Hospital

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6TH


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