Team Leader – Specialist Community Forensic Team: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 49,387 to 56,515 £ / Year

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced registered professional to join the Specialist Community Forensic Team, as a Team Leader.

The Specialist Community Forensic Team (SCFT) is a community-based service in Greater Manchester providing support to individuals with mental health issues relating to their offending/risk behaviour who have been discharged from a secure inpatient setting.

The successful candidate will be an experienced registered professional with strong knowledge, skills and experience in leadership and managing staff. You will be a team player committed to innovation and service development, have a positive, motivational and proactive manner. The successful person will support the ongoing transformation of the service incorporating the Trust Values.

This role requires the ability to multitask and prioritise – incorporating service development, operational and people management. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential

The candidate will be part of a multidisciplinary team and collaborate closely with partner agencies such as the Ministry of Justice, probation and both statutory and voluntary sector organisations.

The role will involve the day-to-day operational oversight of the service, working closely with the operational manager and other leads within SCFT ensuring the highest delivery of care.

Main duties of the job

For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.

To be responsible for the day-to-day operational management, leadership, and development of a multi-disciplinary community-based team. The team is integrated, flexible and recovery-orientated to deliver a safe, effective, and high-quality service.

Participate as a member of the senior leadership team within SCFT, contributing to service development and initiatives.

Supervising clinical staff members on the team, including completion of appraisals, managing sickness and absence and overseeing training for the team.

Regularly chair clinical and operational meetings with support from colleagues where appropriate.

To provide specialised advice which contributes to the diagnosis, care or education of patients/clients.

Screening of referrals and allocation of cases across the team to relevant professionals.

Participate in the service bronze on site / on call rota as required.

The working hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. You may occasionally need to work flexibly outside regular office hours to respond to service user need.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of mental health inpatient/community work
  • Experience of MDT working

Desirable

  • Advanced leadership and management experience
  • Experience of working in secure mental health services.
  • Experience of developing others

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of legislation applicable to area of work
  • Knowledge of risk assessment and management

Desirable

  • Advanced qualification in leadership
  • Operational knowledge of secure mental health services

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 11 November 2026

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