Clinical Manager

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd; Halifax; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for an enthusiastic Clinical Manager to lead its Community Healthcare Division in Calderdale & Huddersfield. The role is 37.5 hours per week, with flexible working options and potential home-based elements discussed at interview.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure high-quality, safe, and effective care, driving service improvements and staff development within the local community health service.

Qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse or Allied health professional.
• Teaching and mentoring qualifications.
• MSC level of study.

Responsibilities

• To hold day to day responsibility for managing the provision of community nursing services within a defined geographical area.
• Provide leadership within the Hub to keep the base safe and lead clinical management across the division.
• Support the Matron Community Nursing and contribute to service redesign initiatives.

Education

1st level registered nurse or Allied health Professional

Teaching and mentoring qualifications

MSC level of study

Job description

Main area Community Nursing Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (up to 37.5 hours per week) Job ref 372-COM2795

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Calderdale Community Services, Dean Clough Town Halifax Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 23/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 13/10/2026

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.

Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and dynamic Clinical Manager to join our dedicated community services team. This is a rewarding leadership role where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to patient care, service delivery, and staff development.

As a Clinical Manager, you will provide visible leadership and operational oversight, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, safe, and effective care. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will support staff, drive service improvements, and help shape the future of community healthcare services.

The post is 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday

Main duties of the job

The post requires a strong innovative leader to lead the Hub for Calderdale & Huddersfield Trust Community Healthcare Division in collaboration with the Primary Care Network and Stakeholders.

Calderdale Community Healthcare Division covers five locality Hubs each with a clinical Manager lead.

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To hold day to day responsibility for managing the provision of community nursing services within a defined geographical area in response to identified need and strategic priority.
• The post holder will provide leadership within the Hub to keep the base safe and will work within the team of Clinical Managers to provide Divisional leadership for Community Nursing.
• The post holder will deputies for the OPAT Lead Nurse in her absence
• To effectively deploy and manage human and financial resources to ensure safe and responsive service delivery within Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust.
• To provide strong visible clinical leadership and to be the first point of contact to front line staff, service users, carers and other stakeholders across organisational boundaries to enable a prompt management response to operational issues.
• To contribute to the modernisation and redesign of clinical services leading on the implementation of district nursing redesign within a defined geographical area.
• To manage the processes for assessing and performance managing the activity for the community nurses within a defined geographical locality.
• To support the Matron Community Nursing in delivering the priorities and objectives relevant to adult services.
• To contribute to the planning, monitoring and development of services whilst seeking to promote a culture of continuous improvement thus contributing to the achievement of CHFT values and objectives.
• To represent the Directorate at meetings and for specified activities, as required by the Division Senior Management Team.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

• 1st level registered nurse or Allied health Professional
• Qualification in teaching and assessing / mentoring
• MSC level of study

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

• Able to demonstrate a depth of knowledge and learning from relevant and recent community nursing experience or Therapy experience
• Experience of leading and managing clinical teams or services
• Evidence of continuing professional development that had further enhanced leadership skill
• Current issues in community/primary health care
• Models of leadership
• Drivers behind service modernisation and change agenda
• Research and audit methodology
• Awareness of clinical governance and its impact on contemporary nursing
• Issues in multi agency / multidisciplinary working
• Experience of contributing to service redesign initiatives
• Experience of managing services in a changing environment

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

• Effective communicator including negotiating, mentoring and advocacy skills
• Planning and organisation of self
• Problem solving
• Commitment to developing self and others
• Able to introduce change and innovation
• Confident
• Creative thinker – solution focussed
• Ability to work flexibly

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that’s why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

We understand that more applicants are using AI technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It's important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.

Candidates who require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the United Kingdom can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position by assessing their circumstances against the criteria specified on the Check if you need a UK visa - GOV.UK website. We encourage all applicants to review these criteria carefully to understand their eligibility for sponsorship.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.