Clinical Team Manager

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Hebburn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Hebburn is seeking a Clinical Team Manager to lead the Frailty and Community Falls Teams. Responsibilities include overseeing daily operations, ensuring high standards of patient care, and fostering collaboration among multidisciplinary teams. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in community settings, leadership skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This position offers an opportunity for innovation and leadership within a supportive work environment and emphasizes flexibility and development.

Benefits

Access to fitness center

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Significant experience at Band 6 level or above in a community setting.
• Experience of leading clinical development.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall team management and development.
• Lead, motivate and support the team.
• Ensure systems are in place for clinical governance.

Skills

Excellent inter-personal skills

Expert assessment skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Registered Nurse/AHP

Degree Level Training

Post registration qualification specific to role

Job description

Go back South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Team Manager

The closing date is 30 January 2026

Are you looking for a newchallenge that will develop your leadership and team-working skills?

Do you have the enthusiasm anddrive, combined with the necessary skills to work in a key senior leadershiprole within Community Health Services?

We are looking for highly skilled,enthusiastic, dynamic self-motivated leader to lead our Frailty Team based atClarendon, Hebburn and Community Falls Team based at Washington Galleries.

Would you enjoy the challenge of providingsenior support and clinical leadership in the delivery of high-quality care forthe patients in the community setting.

If so, this could be the job foryou.

You will be responsible for theleadership and management of the Frailty Team consisting of Band 7 specialistnurses and Community Falls Team consisting of Band 6 nurses, physiotherapistsand HCAs. You will be responsible for the day-to-day Leadership and Managementof the Team and will be responsible for governance and assurance.

Main duties of the job

The Frailty Team normal workinghours work Monday Friday 08.30 - 5

Community Falls Team working hours08.30-4.30

Trust adheres to flexible workingpolicy.

The post holder will beaccountable for the overall management and development of the team andsupervision of staff and ensuring the coordination of services provided,optimising the cost-effective use of all resources.

Line management of the team, withoverall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of all aspects ofpatient / client care through the provision of effective clinical andmanagerial leadership.

To lead, motivate and support theteam approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for patients /clients.

To lead a continuously improvingservice, by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance,quality monitoring and ongoing research and audit of practice.

There will be considerableopportunity for innovation and job satisfaction.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Looking after our workforces health and wellbeing is a priority for us. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via our Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Care Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.If you use AI,and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, wemay withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

• To beaccountable for the overall management and development of the team / service,deployment and supervision of staff and ensuring the coordination of servicesprovided, optimising the cost effective use of all resources.
• Linemanagement of the team, with overall accountability and responsibility for thedelivery of all aspects of patient / client care through the provision ofeffective clinical and managerial leadership.
• To lead,motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative modelsof care for patients / clients.
• To lead acontinuously improving service, by ensuring systems are in place to supportclinical governance, quality monitoring and ongoing research and audit of practice.
• Ensuresystems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety.
• Facilitatethe development of clinical expertise and advanced clinical practice within theteam.
• To workautonomously, assessing individual patient / client needs, initiatinginvestigations, determining a plan of care and initiating appropriate holistic,research based health information and care.
• To act asa resource for all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing expertadvice concerning aspects of patient / client management.
• To beresponsible for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected inpractice and to have overall responsibility for monitoring the standard ofcare.
• To improvethe patient / client journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriatecare and treatment.
• Work collaborativelywith Multi is efficient, effective,evidence based and safe.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Evidence of ongoing professional development, willingness to maintain and extend skills and knowledge.
• Excellent inter-personal and communication skills in order to forge relationships with colleagues and others for the benefit of patient care and caseload coordination.
• Expert assessment, analytical, interpretation and clinical decision making skills.
• Have complete ENCOP at foundation level or willing to complete.
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines in a complex / changing environment.
• Have completed ENCOP at specialist level.

Physical Skills

• Able to move and handle safely without causing harm to themselves or others.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/AHP.
• Degree Level Training.
• Post registration qualification specific to role.
• Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing.
• Advanced clinical skills.
• Masters in health / leadership related subject.

Experience

• Experience within a community setting as a Nurse Practitioner or Community Matron and caseload holder.
• Significant experience at Band 6 level or above in a community setting.
• Multi-disciplinary / multi-agency working.
• Portfolio of evidence of continuous professional development.
• Experience of leading clinical development.
• Experience of managing change.
• Leadership role.
• Complex caseload management.
• Ability to undertake audit.
• Involvement in service review and development.
• Experience of working in Frailty and Older Persons.

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.

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust