Clinical Team Manager

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is excited to be recruiting a Clinical Team Manager to lead our Urgent Care Pathway in Torbay & South Devon

.Our Urgent Care Pathway offers rapid mental health support to children and young people experiencing acute emotional distress and crisis. The team works closely with young people, families, schools, social care and acute services to provide timely assessment and intervention, reduce risk, and help children remain safely in their communities. As Team Manager, you will play a key role in delivering and developing this responsive, trauma-informed service

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You will lead a skilled multi-disciplinary team, including mental health practitioners, clinicians and support staff, providing operational management, clinical leadership, and compassionate supervision. You will also be a part of the locality leadership team, working collaboratively to shape care and improve outcomes for children across the wider syste

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Main duties of the

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  Provide day-to-day operational leadership for the Urgent Care
• teamManage team capacity, performance, and high-quality, safe clinical deli
• verySupport and supervise staff, ensuring effective care planning, risk management and evidence-based prac
• ticeLiaise with mental health teams, education, social care, and paediatrics to coordinate crisis and step-up/step-down path
• waysContribute to service improvement, data monitoring, and quality assur
• anceAct as a clinical role model and lead by example, supporting co-production and inclusive

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• ffer:A warm, committed and expert multi-disciplinary
• teamStrong leadership networks and senior clinical su
• pportOpportunities for CPD, training and service develo
• pmentThe chance to make a real impact on urgent and crisis care for young people in

DevonIf you are passionate about improving care for children and families in crisis, and ready to lead in a fast-paced, values-led service, wed love to hear from

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Qualific

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• sentialA professional mental health qualification e.g. RMN, Social Work Degree, BSc/Diploma in OT, or equi
• valent.Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership
• skills.Professional registration/accreditation with a recognised body, e.g. NMC, HCPC, Social Work England, UKCP
• , BABCPEvidence of releva