Community Team Manager

Main area Adult Community Mental Health Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

Site Gateway House Town Wymondham Salary £49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

An exciting opportunity for a Community Team Manager has arisen with the South Norfolk Adult Community Mental Health Team, based at Gateway House. The team is supported by two Community Team Managers so you will work closely with another Community Team Manger.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to join our team. This role provides operational leadership to a multidisciplinary Community Mental Health Team, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and recovery-focused care for adults with complex mental health needs. The post holder is responsible for team performance, workforce management, clinical governance, patient flow, risk management and service improvement, working collaboratively with internal and external partners to achieve positive outcomes for service users and carers.

They will promote high standards of quality, staff wellbeing and continuous improvement in line with organisational objectives and professional standards.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide visible, compassionate and effective leadership for the South Norfolk Adult Community Mental Health Team, maintaining a strong presence across the service and fostering a positive culture of engagement, accountability and continuous improvement.

You will lead and manage the day-to-day operational delivery of the Community Mental Health Team, ensuring the provision of safe, effective and recovery-focused care. Support, supervise and develop a multidisciplinary workforce, promoting staff wellbeing, professional development and high-quality clinical practice.

You will ensure appropriate caseload management, workload allocation, capacity planning and workforce deployment to meet service demand safely and effectively.

You will maintain robust clinical governance processes, including risk management, safeguarding, incident reporting, quality assurance and compliance with organisational policies.

You will work collaboratively with service users, carers, primary care, acute services, social care and voluntary sector partners to deliver integrated, person-centred care.

You will lead service improvement and transformation initiatives, supporting the implementation of best practice and innovation across the team.

You will act as a professional role model and ambassador for the organisation's values, promoting equality, inclusion, learning and high standards of patient care.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

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