Team Leader - Early Interventions in Psychosis

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Nottingham is seeking a full-time Team Leader for the Early Interventions in Psychosis service. This role involves managing a clinical team to deliver high-quality mental health support for adults. Ideal candidates will have significant clinical experience and qualifications in mental health care. The position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 and emphasizes staff well-being and service development.

Benefits

Employee-led staff networks

Health and Wellbeing support

Career Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Qualified Nurse, AHP, social worker, or other suitable professional.
• Significant clinical experience and knowledge on EIP clinical care pathway.
• Recent completion of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Manage clinical staff and ensure delivery of evidence-based services.
• Lead and coordinate a safe, effective service.
• Maintain strong links with internal and external teams.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Professional Qualification (Mental Health)

Degree Level Education or Advanced Diploma

Management and Leadership qualification

Job description

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 11 December 2025

Team Leader - Early Interventions in Psychosis

The Early Interventions in Psychosis (EIP) service provides secondary mental health support for clients within their home or clinics, within Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire. This role will be based within the city locality. The team consists of Consultant Psychiatrists, Occupational Therapists, Community Mental Health Nurses, CBT Therapists, Social Workers, Physical Health Coordinators, Support Workers, Peer/carer Peer Support workers, Employment Specialists, a Clinical Lead and a Team Leader, all supported by an Admin Team. The post will manage the clinical team and ensure the team delivers a high quality service to our clients, their loved ones while considering staff wellbeing and performance.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic full-time Team Leader to join our current experienced and supportive leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a motivated team to enhance the responsiveness and effectiveness of community services for adults aged 18 and over who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties.

Applicants should be a qualified Nurse, AHP, social worker or other suitable professional with a high level of commitment to working collaboratively with services both internal and external to the organisation. Applicants should have significant clinical experience and knowledge to inform and support the EIP clinical care pathway. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Clinical Staff within the City EIP Team to ensure patients/carers and families receive timely evidence-based services that meet agreed performance targets and national guidance, also considering staff wellbeing and service development.

About us

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who make a difference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Job responsibilities

• Relevant clinical qualification and current professional registration.
• Experience in the management of people and services in the health sector.
• Lead and co-ordinate a high quality, safe, effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the defined patient group.
• Ensure delivery of the service specification and any required KPIs, ensuring service development.
• Maintain strong links with other internal and external teams and services.
• Mantaest maintain direct clinical contact, supervise and manage the clinical team.
• Responsible across Nottingham City.
• Highly motivated, effective interpersonal and management skills.
• A commitment to promote recovery orientated practice and reduce stigma associated with mental illness.
• Enthusiastic and motivated to support service change within the directorate.

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Professional Qualification (Mental Health) plus further specialist knowledge/post registration experience to diploma level or equivalent underpinned by theory within physical healthcare or other formal training.
• Maintain current registration with the NMC and adheres to the NMC Code (or equivalent professional body).
• Demonstrates continuing Professional Development within their field.
• Degree Level Education or Advanced Diploma.
• Management and Leadership qualification.

Experience

• Enhanced clinical expertise and experience for the banding
• The ability to deal with and resolve conflict
• Leadership experience within a community clinical team
• Managing Budgets
• Recruitment of staff
• Conduct and disciplinary management within staff teams
• Undertaking investigations and complaints
• Managing Change within the service and supporting staff within this

Skills

• Demonstrate leadership and management skills and qualities
• Ability to communicate at different levels
• Good written and report writing skills
• Sound judgement and decision making skills
• The ability to problem solve and find solutions
• Motivate and inspire others
• Innovative and change focused

Contractual Requirements

• A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
• Participate in out of hours on call at Bronze level on a Rota basis.

Knowledge

• Advanced knowledge of the principles of medication management and concordance.
• Knowledge of education of others and identification of training requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of the Care Programme Approach, Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act, Deprivation of Liberty and Safeguarding etc.
• Knowledge and understanding of current legislation and clinical risk assessment.
• Awareness of national guidance relating to EIP.
• Knowledge of management theories.
• Awareness of national and local issues impacting nursing care.

Values and behaviours

• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Teamwork.
• All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation.

Physical requirements

• Has the physical ability to perform the full range of duties.

Training

• Willingness to undertake any training that will enhance service delivery.
• Trained in psychosocial interventions.

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.

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)