Team Manager

NHS; Stamford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Stamford seeks a Team Manager to oversee the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team. The successful candidate will manage staffing and resources, ensuring high-quality service delivery. A degree and relevant professional registration are required. This role offers attractive pay within a supportive environment that values staff morale and professional development.

Benefits

Early access to Psychological Therapies

Competitive annual leave allowance

NHS pension scheme

Cost-saving options through salary sacrifice scheme

Discounts on major retailers and restaurants

Qualifications

• Post-registration experience with adults with mental health needs.
• Experience in managing staff and demonstrating leadership.
• Knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team.
• Provide supervision and appraisals to staff.
• Monitor team performance against Key Performance Indicators.

Skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Planning and organisational skills

Negotiation skills

IT skills

Data analysis

Budget management

Education

Degree in mental health and social care

Specialised continued professional training

Job description

Job summary

Lincolnshire Talking Therapies is an IAPT site and a vacancy has arisen for a Team Manager, covering the Stamford team. We are looking for someone who is able to lead the clinical and admin staff in a very busy, demanding service, achieving an effective balance between management and support. The role is permanent, but we would be willing to consider secondment for any internal applicants.

The successful candidate will need to hold a degree and must have either a core profession that is accredited with a suitable governing body or have an equivalent qualification as a psychological therapist.

The role will involve providing the day-to‑day operational management of the team, including offering supervision to all staff and delivering the team meeting. There is an expectation of managing budgets and resources as well as organising staff recruitment. The role will involve being responsible for health and safety in the team base.

The successful candidate will need to hold exceptional self‑management and organisational skills and be confident in directing the team. Good IT skills and understanding of data are essential to the role. Regular contact/support from the other Team Managers and Service Manager is offered as the role can involve working in a mainly independent way. We are looking for someone to join us who embodies the Trust values and puts service users at the heart of everything they do. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a very busy but successful service.

Main duties of the job

• Provide day‑to‑day management of the Lincolnshire Talking Therapies team.
• Provide managerial supervision and appraisals to therapists, EAs and admin staff.
• Work with Clinical Leads to improve delivery of care.
• Monitor the performance of individuals and the team in relation to Key Performance Indicators.
• Deliver team meetings.
• Contribute to the development of the service by attending service management meetings.
• Recruit to posts within the locality.
• Support the development of professional practice, ensuring the provision of clinical supervision.
• Support the Service Manager in planning and managing the overall expenditure of the team within the budget and Trust financial policies.
• Promote equality and ease of access to service.
• Support the Service Manager on service improvement following case reviews, complaints and incidents.
• Support the development of new ways of working within the service and the Trust.
• Advise the Service Manager of any undue occurrence or complaint received.
• Observe and oversee adherence to all Health and Safety at work policies and contribute towards safe working practices.
• Attend and present cases to local interface meetings.

About us

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.

You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our CQC rating of ‘outstanding’ for well‑led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!

We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff network groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.

Whether you're taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that's friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.

Job details

Date posted: 06 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time, Flexible working

Reference number: 274-11769-AC

Job location

Stamford Resource Centre

Ryhall Road

Stamford

PE9 1UN

Staff benefits

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Contact information

Our friendly team is here to answer any questions you may have about our roles. For more information, please contact Claire Hancox, via email at [e-mail]

Person specification

Essential Skills

• Highly developed clinical reasoning skills.
• Prioritisation and resource allocation, planning and organisational skills. Able to communicate complex and at times highly sensitive information to a variety of stakeholders.
• Good negotiation skills for conflict resolution.
• IT skills – email, word processing, excel, systems use.
• Analyse and interpret data and/or information.
• Budget management.
• Statistics.
• Self‑motivated with excellent personal management skills.

Essential Experience

• Post‑registration experience of working with adults with mental health needs.
• Experience of managing staff and good leadership skills.
• Sound knowledge of the national agenda for mental health.
• Sound knowledge of clinical/risk assessment and understanding of confidentiality.
• Sound knowledge of community care issues, local health and social structures, functions and boundaries.

Essential Qualifications

• Degree in mental health and social care or equivalent: Level 1 registration (eg NMC, HCPC) or qualified psychological therapist (CBT, Counselling, PWP).
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in clinical practice.

Desirable

• Master level training.
• Leadership qualification.
• Evidence of specialised continued professional training (degree level) in management.

Special Requirements

• Ability to travel around the county.

Additional information

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. 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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Stamford Resource Centre

Ryhall Road

Stamford

PE9 1UN

Website: https://www.lpft.nhs.uk/