Team Manager

Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit a part time Team Manager to manage and lead the Peripatetic Team. You will be expected to work across all the inpatient wards within Derbyshire with both working age and older adults. We have three sites which include Kingsway campus, Radbourne Unit and the Derwent Unit.

Peripatetic is defined in the meaning of healthcare as "resources or services which are flexible and can be deployed where and when needed, rather than one fixed place" (Oxford Dictionary).

Our inpatient wards provide a high standard of patient-centred evidence-based care for our service users. You will oversea and manage a small number of Registered Nurses and Nursing Assistants.

Please be mindful that the wards provide a 24 hour, year round inpatient service so you would need to be able to work shift patterns including, morning, afternoon, nights, weekends, Christmas, New Year and Bank Holidays. You will also be expected to travel between sites to support the Peripatetic team staff. You will have an opportunity to develop a broad range of skills across different services and sites.

Please note that you must have prior approval from your current line manager before applying for this secondment opportunity.

This is a fixed term contract with potential view to become permanent

Main duties of the job

• To lead with care and compassion whilst promoting collective leadership within our team and the wider Unit.
• To provide operational management for the team.
• Provide strong clinical leadership, ensuring evidence-based practice is delivered to improve the quality of and shape cost effective and responsive services.
• Be responsible for monitoring and ensuring maintenance of standards of care that support safe high-quality practice throughout the 24-hour period.
• Live the Trust Values promoting a positive image of the Trust to service users, carers, and the community as a whole, and role modelling to the nursing team.
• Provide advice, resources, and support to our Multi-Disciplinary Team.
• Support and promote staff development.
• To have responsibility for aspects of clinical governance within a designated ward or team.
• To ensure compliance and assurance relating to safe and effective use of all resources and ensuring the safety of staff and patients.

About us
Join 'Team Derbyshire Healthcare' and become part of a talented, compassionate, and enthusiastic workforce committed to a vision of making a positive difference in people's lives.

CQC rated us as 'GOOD overall on our last inspection, commenting on how our colleagues' treat patients with compassion and kindness and felt positive and proud about working for the Trust.

Benefits include:

• Commitment to flexible working where this is possible.
• 27 days annual leave/year plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years & 33 days after 10 years' service.
• Yearly appraisal, career conversations and commitment to ongoing training.
• Generous NHS pension scheme.
• Good maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits.
• Health service discounts and online benefits.
• Incremental pay progression which is subject to Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme 24/7.
• Access to our LGBT+ network, BAME Network and Christian Network.
• Health and wellbeing conversations and opportunities.

Details
Date posted: 04 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 383-ACA-7656-26
Job locations: Carsington Unit, Kingsway Hospital, Derby, DE22 3LZ, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
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• To provide a clear sense of purpose and leadership by being visible and accessible to staff, patients, carers and the public.
• To work collaboratively with the Area Service Manager, Matron, Head of Nursing, and the Senior Multidisciplinary team to develop a vision for staff that ensures a positive, high performing, productive and supportive culture.
• To ensure all levels of staff have a good understanding of the objectives and priorities of the ward area/team and the wider Unit and how these fit into the overarching Service and Trust plans.
• Ensure the establishment and maintenance of good relationships and communication with other directorates in DHCFT, promoting a culture where clinical and other staff are actively involved in decisions on how services are provided, and targets delivered.
• Liaise with external stakeholders including Commissioners and other external agencies and contractors as required.
• Demonstrate operational management skills, implementing change management, project management, service development and transformation, etc.
• Participating in investigations, undertaking the role of Investigation Officer, making recommendations following investigation to influence policy development and change.
• To contribute to steering groups for clinical and operational policy.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• A current registration with a professional body i.e. NMC / HCPC / Social Work England
• Registered Mental Health (RMN) / Learning Disability Nurse (RNLD) / BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy, CQSW / ASW, with relevant post registration experience of working with people with severe mental health.
• Evidence of post-qualification professional training (or equivalent experience)
• Relevant Mentor qualification
• Clinical supervision training
• Complaints / investigation training

Experience
Essential

• Evidence and knowledge of managing people and services acquired through training and experience
• Previous experience of supervising/managing staff
• Demonstrate up to date evidence evidence-based knowledge for clinical practice generally and the chosen speciality.
• Demonstrate exposure to and a comprehensive knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc)
• Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical issues relating to clinical practice, including policy and procedure development
• Experience of monitoring and measuring service quality
• Experience of effective risk management within a service
• Experience of implementing service improvement projects
• Demonstrate knowledge and expertise in CPA/ Risk Assessment and clinical management.
• Demonstrate exposure to and a comprehensive knowledge of Clinical Governance in action (audit, research clinical effectiveness etc)

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.

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

Employer details
Employer name: Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Carsington Unit, Kingsway Hospital, Derby, DE22 3LZ, United Kingdom
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Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Ward Manager - Wren Ward, Sara Johnson, View email address on meeveem.com, View phone number on meeveem.com