Clinical Manager

Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Manager to oversee an inpatient portfolio in the South Locality. This role involves providing clinical leadership, improving patient involvement, and developing strategies for high-quality service delivery. The ideal candidate will hold relevant professional qualifications and have substantial management experience in a clinical setting.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Childcare schemes

Staff discounts

Lease cars

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Professional qualifications such as: RMN, BSc, OT, Psychology, Social Worker.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for an inpatient portfolio/pathway within the South Locality.
• Provide clinical and professional leadership to teams for quality care.
• Support Ward Managers with clinical, quality, and workforce objectives.

Skills

Management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Professional qualifications (e.g., RMN, BSc, OT, Psychology, Social Work)

Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Job description

Hello!

We are so delighted you are considering coming to work with us at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW).

We know the power of looking into an organisation, one you might want to work in, or one where you are going to get help, and being able to say, 'I've seen somewhere I can fit in and be myself.' We're on a journey to make the Trust an inclusive employer, representative of the community we serve and we want more of our community to consider applying for jobs with us.

Opportunities for you

Spanning east to west coasts from Northumberland to Cumbria and from the Scottish Borders down to Middlesbrough we've got exciting new opportunities available at every level and in every area.

We offer flexible working, helping work fit around family and caring responsibilities, or training and development needs and there's lots on offer in the way of benefits, such as, lease cars, childcare schemes, staff discounts, season tickets for travel and a cycle to work scheme. All this in a vibrant workplace supported by the following staff networks.

• Cultural diversity staff network
• Disabled staff network
• LGBT+ staff network

We also have a number of staff support groups which are open to any staff to attend. These Include:

• Armed Forces and Veterans Staff Association
• Mind, Health and Wellbeing Community
• Menopause toolkit and cafes and staff carer support group

We offer fantastic personal development opportunities through our Collective Leadership Programme and other Organisational Development initiatives. Whatever you are looking for, you will be joining a supportive, friendly team, offering varied and interesting roles, with opportunities for career progression.

Always improving

CNTW is regulated by the national healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Our last two inspections have rated us as an outstanding organisation. We're always seeking to improve as an organisation. Do you want to be part of that?

Please note that it is a requirement of this Trust that all external applicants pay for their own DBS certification if a DBS check is required for the post. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first monthly pay

Job overview

The Inpatient Care Group are pleased to advertise a Clinical Manager post . The post holder will be responsible for an inpatient portfolio/pathway within the South Locality.

The post holder will provide clinical and professional leadership to the teams in providing the highest possible quality of care.

The leadership provided by the post holder is crucial to efficient, effective, and caring services. The post holder will be professionally accountable for standards of care and will influence the non-clinical contributions that are necessary to deliver high quality services.

The services are based within South Locality.

Main duties of the job

The Inpatient Care Group are pleased to advertise a Clinical Manager post . The post holder will be responsible for an inpatient portfolio/pathway within the South Locality.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting Ward Managers with all clinical, quality and workforce objectives for the service and work with the collective leadership teams within the services to develop and embed long term strategies for continued delivery of high quality and patient focussed care.

The post offers an exciting opportunity to help transform services within the South Locality, improving involvement of patients and carers, Third sector partners and developing collective approaches to delivering high quality evidence based services to meet the objectives of the organisation in meeting the needs of our patients and carers. A key piece of work within this post will be supporting the delivery of the Effective Inpatient and Urgent Care workstream.

Working for our organisation

We aim to attract and retain a diverse, talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached job description for full details.

Advertising date : 5th June 2025

Closing date : 19th June 2025

We welcome your application.

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

• Professional qualifications such as: RMN, BSc, OT, Psychology, Social Worker.
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience

Desirable criteria

• Recognised teaching qualification
• Educated to masters level
• Participation in international research initiatives. Evidence of published work.
• Experience of the use of information systems to support service delivery.
• Experience of research and audit at national, regional and local level.
• Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

• Recognised management qualification or equivalent experience
• Extensive specialist knowledge of and experience in the speciality.
• Minimum two years' experience in a Senior Nursing post.
• Up-to-date knowledge of contemporary nursing (current trends in care delivery and therapeutic interventions).

Desirable criteria

• Recognised teaching qualification Educated to masters level
• Educated to masters level
• Participation in international research initiatives.
• Registered Non-Medical Prescriber

Skills and Competencies

Essential criteria

• Experience of involving service users/carers/other professionals in evaluation/planning of services
• Knowledge of research methodologies and principles of audit

Role specific requirements

Essential criteria

• Ability to work with and manage personnel from different backgrounds
• Ability to set clear targets, motivate staff and delegate appropriately
• Ability to devise and deliver training packages relevant to the primary functions and key tasks of the post

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.

Please ensure to check out all of the supporting documents linked to this advert, for useful information about working for us, information from our Chief Executive and much more.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Job Description (PDF, 680.3KB)
• Tips on how to complete your application (PDF, 171.4KB)
• Reference Guidelines for Applicants - Please Read (PDF, 20.0KB)
• Interview Guarantee Scheme (PDF, 127.3KB)
• Employee Benefits (PDF, 922.8KB)