Team Manager

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Norwich; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) is seeking a senior leader to head the Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service in Norwich. You will drive multidisciplinary teams, implement evidence-based pathways, and contribute to service governance and audit while maintaining strong clinical oversight.

The role emphasizes leadership, governance, and transformation with opportunities for direct clinical activity, primarily 9–5, Monday to Friday, with occasional travel between

Qualifications

• Registered professional with NMC or HCPC registration and relevant qualification.
• Evidence of continued personal and professional development.
• Teaching or coaching experience beneficial.
• Leadership training completes profile.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management and clinical leadership.
• Contribute to quality improvement and service development.
• Ensure care aligns with NICE guidelines and governance standards.
• Coordinate staffing and deployment across the service.
• Oversee staff supervision, development and performance reviews.
• Ensure day-to-day governance, safety and patient experience are prioritised.
• Support travel between bases as required.
• Lead project work to develop the service as agreed with the service manager.

Skills

Leadership experience

Audit & governance

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Staff development & coaching

Effective communication

Education

NMC/HCPC registered (professional

Qualified nurse/OT/clinical psychologist/social worker

Continued professional development

Teaching / coaching experience

Tools

Basic IT

Job description

Site Norfolk Community Eating Disorder Service Town Norwich Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 28/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

12 MONTH FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference in the lives of young people and their families?

Are you ready to take on a unique leadership role leading dedicated multi-disciplinary teams committed to delivering tailored, evidence-based treatment pathways for young people with Eating disorders with opportunities to engage in direct clinical activity.

We're seeking an experienced, compassionate, and dynamic leader. You will bring your own knowledge and expertise to support and develop the team, ensuring the highest standards of care are met through robust governance, risk management, and continuous service improvement.

Main duties of the job

The role includes working with the Senior team in fully implementing the NHS Long Term Plan, NICE Quality Standards and delivering the Trusts strategic objectives. To complete audit / evaluation of service delivery and engage with the Operational Management Team on service development plans.

You will also support the evolving team by ensuring that operational policies are adjusted and aligned to service transformation, and that innovative practice is robustly implemented, and you will be expected to maintain a visible, professional presence providing staff with assistance, advice, and support.

This post is predominately Monday – Friday 9 am – 5 pm but there may be times when flexibility is expected in line with role and responsibility. There will be times when travelling to other bases may be required.

Working for our organisation

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead fulfilling lives.

Our clinical teams deliver a wide range of NHS services across inpatient, primary care and community settings, including children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, and research and development.

To achieve our goals, we recruit high calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community, particularly under represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

All appointments are subject to the successful completion of a probationary period.

Please note we reserve the right to close adverts early should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all roles. If you apply for a post that does not attract sponsorship, your application will be withdrawn from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at https://www.cpft.nhs.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

1. To provide operational management and support the clinical leadership.
2. To contribute to, quality improvement and problem solving across the clinical pathways.
3. Ensuring clinical interventions are implemented in line with the latest NICE guidelines and specialist standards.
4. Ensure the protocols and arrangements are in place so that people can be stepped up and down to and from the service as required.
5. Ensure clinical governance arrangements are in place to cover all of the clinical activity.
6. Ensure that staff are appropriately skilled and trained to deliver the service and to provide supervision.
7. Ensure satisfactory supervision arrangements are in place for all elements of service delivery.
8. To ensure professional development of the clinical team
9. Direct management of Band 6-7
10. Ensure effective and appropriate deployment of staff, monitoring , retention, sickness, absenteeism, working performance and taking appropriate action at the earliest opportunity.
11. To adhere to all clinical policies and procedures.
12. Ensure good communication with all staff and teams, relative and carers
13. Motivate train and develop staff through Personal Development Plans and Individual Performance Reviews to enable staff to work to their full potential.
14. Demonstrate strong and decisive leadership of the team ensuring appropriate and effective use of resources in the delivery of care.
15. Take on project work to assist in the development of the service as agreed with the service manager.
16. Ensure effective team communication and document team meetings.
17. Ensure empowerment and organisation of the junior staff.
18. To ensure day to day practice reflects the highest standards of governance, clinical effectiveness, safety and patient experience.
19. To be aware of the responsibility of all employees to maintain a safe and health environment for patients/clients, visitors and staff.
20. Co-ordinate annual leave/bank holidays/long service days and study leave arrangements ensuring that staffing levels remain sufficient to meet the needs of the service.
21. Ensure activity data and correctly reflect service delivery including analysis of trends.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

• Registered Nurse/occupational Therapist/Clinical Psychologist/Social work qualification.
• NMC or HCPC registered.
• Evidence of continued personal and professional development.
• Teaching/coaching experience.
• Leadership training

Experience

• Experience in leadership role
• Evidence of experience in service evaluation and improvements.
• Evidence of Interdisciplinary/multi-agency working experience
• Experience of developing user and carer involvement strategies in the recovery process
• Experience & Evidence of recruiting and managing and training staff

Skills & Abilities

• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage change and deal with conflict / stressful situations.
• Effective organisational and time management skills
• Basic IT
• Ability to work to deadlines.
• Ability to adhere to the NHS Plan
• Ability to develop and lead new initiatives within the clinical care environment.

Knowledge and understanding

• Working knowledge of the Mental Health Act
• Knowledge and understanding of Health & Safety regulations.
• Knowledge of care management and the care programme approach.
• Knowledge and understanding of requirements of the National Service Framework
• Knowledge and understanding of key issues in clinical practice in mental health.
• Good knowledge of the policies and guidelines pertinent to the planning and delivery of care to adults with mental health needs.


• Awareness of the impact of the health economies on service planning and delivery
• Knowledge of leadership theories.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to work flexibly.
• Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

Other

• Some travel between operational bases
• Ability to represent the team/service/trust in a professional manner.
• Willingness to embrace the integrated model and news ways of working.
• Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

• Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
• Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
• Children’s community services in Peterborough;
• Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity .

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.