CWP and Operational Team Manager - CFHD

Devon Partnership Nhs Trust; Totnes; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Devon Partnership NHS Trust is seeking a Band 7 Operational and Clinical Team Manager to lead the MHST and early intervention pathway for Children and Young People’s mental health services.

You will provide both operational and clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring safe, effective care and timely support in schools and community settings. This 12-month fixed-term post offers leadership, supervision, and collaboration across partners.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience providing clinical leadership and supervision.
• Understanding of child and adolescent mental health pathways.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational and clinical leadership to MHST and CWP teams.
• Line management, supervision, and professional support of staff.
• Oversee referral screening, allocation, and clinical decision-making processes.
• Manage team performance, caseloads, and service delivery targets.
• Support staff wellbeing, development, and maintain positive team culture.
• Collaborate with schools, partner agencies, and wider services.
• Ensure services are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Line management

Clinical leadership

Mental health

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

We are delighted to invite applications for a 1.0wte full time, 12 month fixed term, Band 7 Operational and Clinical Team Manager opportunities within our Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services.

This is a rewarding leadership opportunity for experienced and motivated professionals who are passionate about improving outcomes for children, young people, and families. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and delivering high-quality early intervention mental health support within the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Early Intervention Pathway.

The role involves providing both operational and clinical leadership to multidisciplinary teams working within the mild-to-moderate children and young peoples mental health pathway. You will support the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care, ensuring children and young people receive timely and appropriate support to meet their needs. As an Operational and Clinical Team Manager, you will lead and support teams to deliver high-quality, evidence-based mental health interventions across schools and community settings. You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service, while also providing clinical leadership, supervision, and guidance to practitioners and supervisors.

The responsibilities include:

• Providing operational and clinical leadership to MHST and CWP teams
• Line management, supervision, and professional support of practitioners and supervisors
• Overseeing referral screening, allocation, and clinical decision-making processes
• Managing team performance, caseloads, and service delivery targets
• Supporting staff wellbeing, development, and a positive team culture
• Working collaboratively with schools, partner agencies, and wider CFHD services
• Ensuring services are delivered safely, effectively, and in line with national and local priorities

This role requires a compassionate and confident leader with excellent communication and organisational skills, alongside a strong understanding of children and young peoples mental health and early intervention approaches.

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

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