Clinical Team Manager

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust; Hebburn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in Hebburn is seeking a Clinical Team Manager to lead the Frailty Team. The successful candidate will manage specialized nurses, ensuring the delivery of high-quality community health care and clinical governance. Requirements include being a Registered Nurse with advanced clinical skills and experience in community settings. This role offers a flexible working environment and opportunities for leadership development.

Benefits

Flexible working

Opportunities for career progression

Support for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Evidence of ongoing professional development.
• Willingness to maintain and extend skills and knowledge.
• Experience within a community setting as a Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for overall management and development of the team/service.
• Lead, motivate and support the team approach to innovative care.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Expert assessment and clinical decision-making skills

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Registered Nurse/AHP

Degree-level training

Post-registration qualification specific to role

Non-Medical Nurse Prescribing

Masters in health/leadership related subject

Job description

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Team Manager

The closing date is 10 December 2025

Are you looking for a new challenge that will develop your leadership and team‑working skills? Do you have the enthusiasm and drive, combined with the necessary skills to work in a key senior leadership role within Community Health Services?

We are looking for a highly skilled, enthusiastic, dynamic self‑motivated leader to lead our Frailty Team based at Clarendon, Hebburn. Would you enjoy the challenge of providing senior support and clinical leadership in the delivery of high‑quality care for patients in the community setting? If so, this could be the job for you.

You will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Frailty Team consisting of Band 7 specialist nurses. You will be the post holder accountable for the overall management and development of the team and for day‑to‑day governance and assurance.

Main duties of the job

The Frailty Team normally works Monday to Friday 08:30‑17:00. The Trust adheres to a flexible working policy.

The post holder will be accountable for the overall management and development of the team, supervision of staff, ensuring coordination of services, optimising the cost‑effective use of resources, line management of the team and overall responsibility for delivery of patient/client care.

To lead, motivate and support the team in delivering innovative models of care, continuously improving service, ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring, ongoing research and audit.

There will be considerable opportunity for innovation and job satisfaction.

About us

One Team One Trust – We work with a commitment to putting people first, accessibility and award‑winning teams. We are passionate about research, innovation and tackling inequalities, and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture and working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and particularly those from under‑represented groups.

We provide support for the workforce’s health and wellbeing, high‑quality education, training, career progression and flexible working via the Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,746 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of about 430,000 residents, plus more specialised services outside this area. Outstanding benefits include a fitness centre, libraries, chaplaincy support and a Care Coordinator to assist with childcare arrangements.

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Job responsibilities

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

Accountable for overall management and development of the team/service, deployment and supervision of staff, coordination of services and optimisation of resource use.

Line management of the team, overall accountability and responsibility for delivery of patient/client care through effective clinical and managerial leadership.

Lead, motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for patients and clients.

Lead a continuously improving service by ensuring systems and processes to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and ongoing research and audit of practice.

Ensure systems and processes maintain patient safety and facilitate development of clinical expertise and advanced practice within the team.

Work autonomously, assessing patient/client needs, initiating investigations, determining lines of care, and initiating appropriate holistic, research‑based health information and care.

Act as a resource for all members of the multi‑disciplinary team, providing expert advice concerning patient/client management.

Responsible for ensuring professional standards are reflected in practice and overall monitoring the standard of care.

Improve the patient/client journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriate care and treatment.

Work collaboratively with multi‑disciplinary teams to ensure practice 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 interpersonal and communication skills to forge relationships with colleagues and others.
• 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.

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.

  Physical Skills

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

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust