Older Peoples Team Manager Rotherham
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Job summary
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT in Rotherham seeks an experienced senior manager to oversee the Older People's Community Mental Health services, coordinating teams such as Care Home Liaison, Physiotherapy, and dementia services.
You will lead on service development, quality improvement, training, and multi-agency partnership work, ensuring high standards of care and delivery of performance targets.
Qualifications
- Lead and manage improvements in patient care across care pathways.
- Discuss patient management and clinical opinion within multiprofessional teams.
- Challenge ineffective practices and systems where needed.
- Be a strong role model and lead by example to deliver safe care.
- Engage in service/quality improvement, evaluation or audit activities.
Responsibilities
- Provide operational management for Older People's Community services.
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams and coordinate care across services.
- Promote a quality environment and ensure standards are achieved.
Skills
Education
Job description
This is a fantastic opportunity to take up an exciting and innovative post to support the needs of the local population living with a wide range of mental health difficulties. The post holder will provide operational management to Rotherham care group's Older People's Community Mental Health services. The Team manager will work in a collaborative and multi-agency way and develop multiagency and multidisciplinary operational frameworks and structures.
To be responsible for the operational management of the Older People's Community services, including teams such as Care home liaison Team, Physiotherapy, Young Onset Dementia service, Intermediate Care and Older Adults Community Mental health team and to support Transformation and service development.
Provide strong leadership for all staff within the Older People's services by
- Promoting and maintaining a quality environment
- Ensuring agreed standards of care are achieved
- Improve patient experience, andachieve all performance targets relating to the teams
- Effective communication, risk management and considered risk taking.
To provide expert clinical and management advice and guidance for staff and external stakeholders.
To focus care on Quality and Clinical Assurance as outlined in the key roles and responsibilities for clinicalservices.
To be responsible for coordinating staff training to achieve quality and evidence based interventions based upon a skills/training analysis. To arrange and coordinate training for staff on various relevant clinical skills.
To undertake investigations in line with the relevant organisational policy (e.g. complaints, Incidents, Serious Incidents, Structured Judgement Reviews, HR investigations).
Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employ around 4000 talented colleagues who are very much appreciated, valued, and respected.
We have a wide portfolio which includes mental health, physical health, learning disability and drug and alcohol services.
We are passionate about enhancing the quality of our service and we work hard to attract and select the right colleagues for our organisation. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. Please view our Strategy using the link below:
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/
To find out more about working for RDaSH and the fantastic benefits we offer visit our website:
https://workwithrdash.co.uk/
We are committed to inclusive cultures and really value people in our organisation, view our Allyship video on YouTube to find out more:
https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q
The main terms and conditions of service can be found here:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook
Date posted: 10 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 376-RCG-0765
Job locations: Ferham Clinic
Kimberworth Road
Rotherham
S61 1AJ
United Kingdom
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications
- Capability to lead & manage improvements in patient care across care pathways
- Confidence to discuss patient management / express difference of clinical opinion with other members of the multiprofessional team.
- Willingness to sensitively challenge & effectively address ineffective/weak/poor practice/systems where it/they occur.
- Being a strong role model & leader, inspiring others to deliver safe, effective and personal care every time.
- Experience of engaging in service/quality improvement/evaluation work, research and or clinical audit.
- Experience of working in a broad / diverse range of care settings / services / organisations.
- Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
- Experience of providing supervision to staff.
- Experience in managing Complex Cases and Risk.
- Knowledge and understanding of older people with mental health problems and/or dementia
- Experience of working in mental health settings including older adult services
- Knowledge of essential physical health care for people experiencing severe mental illness. assessment & management.
- Professional Code(s) of Conduct & requirements.
- Diploma / Degree in relevant qualification
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Evidence of Statutory & Mandatory Training
- A recognised qualification in Clinical Supervision.
- Leadership/management qualification.
- Evidence of ability / capability to study at Post Graduate level
- Passionate and committed to staff well-being and supporting people who use our services.
- Experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness.
- Demonstrates the ability to develop & educate other members of the multi professional team to improve patient care & outcomes, leading by example.
- Strong liaison and negotiation skills.
- Competent in the use of IT / computer work-based information & care record systems.
- Skills acquired in a breadth / diverse range of care settings / services organisations.
- Capability to lead & manage improvements in patient care across care pathways
- Confidence to discuss patient management / express difference of clinical opinion with other members of the multiprofessional team.
- Willingness to sensitively challenge & effectively address ineffective/weak/poor practice/systems where it/they occur.
- Being a strong role model & leader, inspiring others to deliver safe, effective and personal care every time.
- Experience of engaging in service/quality improvement/evaluation work, research and or clinical audit.
- Experience of working in a broad / diverse range of care settings / services / organisations.
- Experience of collaborative working across agencies and professional disciplines.
- Experience of providing supervision to staff.
- Experience in managing Complex Cases and Risk.
- Knowledge and understanding of older people with mental health problems and/or dementia
- Experience of working in mental health settings including older adult services
- Knowledge of essential physical health care for people experiencing severe mental illness. assessment & management.
- Professional Code(s) of Conduct & requirements.
- Diploma / Degree in relevant qualification
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development.
- Evidence of Statutory & Mandatory Training
- A recognised qualification in Clinical Supervision.
- Leadership/management qualification.
- Evidence of ability / capability to study at Post Graduate level
- Passionate and committed to staff well-being and supporting people who use our services.
- Experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to people with a variety of mental health problems and serious mental illness.
- Demonstrates the ability to develop & educate other members of the multi professional team to improve patient care & outcomes, leading by example.
- Strong liaison and negotiation skills.
- Competent in the use of IT / computer work-based information & care record systems.
- Skills acquired in a breadth / diverse range of care settings / services organisations.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer name: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address: Ferham Clinic
Kimberworth Road
Rotherham
S61 1AJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer name: Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHSFT
Address: Ferham Clinic
Kimberworth Road
Rotherham
S61 1AJ
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
For questions about the job, contact: Service Manager
Kerri Booker
Kerri.Booker2@nhs.net
07790973177
Date posted: 10 September 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: 376-RCG-0765
Job locations: Ferham Clinic
Kimberworth Road
Rotherham
S61 1AJ
United Kingdom
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.
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