Clinical Manager - Enhanced Primary Care Team

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Clinical Manager to lead our Enhanced Primary Care Team across the Primary Care Network. The post combines clinical expertise with people leadership, overseeing day-to-day operational and clinical management to ensure safe, effective and compassionate care.

You will supervise clinicians, manage complex cases, and drive continuous quality improvement, service development and staff wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Professionally registered clinician with significant post-qualification experience.
• Strong leadership experience with a track record of developing people and services.
• Commitment to safe, effective and compassionate care and continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and clinical management of the team.
• Oversee caseload management and supervise clinicians.
• Lead multidisciplinary meetings and manage complex/high-risk cases.
• Champion continuous quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Promote collaborative working with primary and community services.
• Drive service development and staff wellbeing across the team.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

People development

Job description

Are you an experienced Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking for your next leadership opportunity? We are seeking an inspiring and motivated Clinical Manager to lead our Enhanced Primary Care Team, delivering high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care across our Primary Care Network.

This is an exciting opportunity to combine clinical expertise with team leadership. You will provide day-to-day operational and clinical management, supporting staff to deliver safe, effective and compassionate care while ensuring service users experience timely access to the right support. You will oversee caseload management, supervise clinicians, lead multidisciplinary meetings, manage complex and high-risk cases, and champion continuous quality improvement.

Working closely with primary care, community mental health services and partner organisations, you will promote collaborative working, personalised care and positive risk management. You will play a key role in service development, staff wellbeing, compliance, audit activity and maintaining high clinical standards.

We are looking for a professionally registered clinician with significant post-qualification experience, strong leadership skills and a passion for developing people and services. In return, we offer a supportive working environment, professional development opportunities and the chance to make a real difference to the lives of people experiencing mental ill health.