Community Team Manager

Community Team Manager

Band 7

Main area

Liaison and Diversion Service

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week

Job ref

246-GYW8013103

Site

Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn Police Investigation Centre

Town

Great Yarmouth

Salary

£49,387 - £56,515 gross per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

08/06/2026 23:59

Interview date

15/06/2026

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience

Job overview

Join Our Innovative Liaison and Diversion Service in Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn as a community team manager!

Are you an exceptional individual with a track record of change management & a passion for working with one of the most diverse groups of service users there is? A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for the right person to join our service for 12 months providing cover during maternity leave.

The liaison & diversion service helps people suspected of committing a crime to access health & social support in order to tackle factors that might be driving criminal behaviour.

We provide a triage assessment of needs & arrange referrals into services (diversion), liaise with existing services and help the police, courts and other criminal justice agencies to deliver safe, effective and efficient criminal justice processes and outcomes. This improves the lives of vulnerable people, many of whom are disengaged from health and social care. By giving these people a helping hand we hope to reduce crime and make safer communities.

Why Join Us?

• Established staff group
• Supportive CTL colleagues
• External partnerships with police, courts, probation, Julian Support and others.
• Internal partnerships with crisis teams, AMHP service, Mental Health Liaison teams, Community Mental Health teams (all ages) and many others.
• Extensive competency package to complement a robust induction.
• Extensive development opportunities.

Main duties of the job

About the Role

As a Clinical Team Leader, you will:

• Lead and motivate teams in 2 Police Investigation centres in Great Yarmouth and Kings Lynn to deliver high-quality screening, triage, assessment and referral.
• Complete a limited number of assessments, ensuring focused and effective intervention
• Travel between your two PICs to maintain a high level of visibility, based in the PICs at least 4 days a week.
• Develop close relationships with local services to maintain and build care pathways

Who We’re Looking For

We welcome applications from registered Mental Health Nurses or Learning Disability Nurses who are committed to recovery-focused, person-centred care.

What We Offer

• Competitive NHS salary & pension
• 27 days annual leave (rising to 33 days) plus bank holidays
• Ongoing professional development & training
• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to NHS staff discounts, physio services, and more

Be Part of Something Special

At NSFT, we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, and supportive team. Join us and be part of a service that values your expertise, prioritises work-life balance, and is committed to making a real difference in the lives of our service users.

Apply today and take the next step in your nursing leadership career!

For more information, visit our Facebook and Twitter pages @NSFTjobs or check out the full job description attached.

Working for our organisation

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other.

Benefits

Benefits included with this role are:-

• NHS pension
• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

By joining our team, you will be well supported to develop your knowledge and skills to deliver high quality services for people suspected of crimes. Personal development is supported through meaningful appraisal, a strong induction package, a bespoke competency package and comprehensive in house & external training programmes.

On a monthly basis you will be offered reflective practice sessions, mandatory clinical supervision, and Line management supervision. You will also have the opportunity to take part in Quality improvement projects within the service.

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Nursing degree or equivalent, Dip SW or Dip OT or equivalent, or HCPC registered

Desirable criteria

• ILM Certificate in management or equivalent
• Higher degree or post-graduate certificate in area of clinical / therapeutic practice

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of providing leadership in a Mental Health care environment including service development.
• Able to demonstrate experience at a senior clinical level including staff management / supervision experience.
• Experience with risk assessment and ongoing management

Other

Essential criteria

• Ability to travel independently

Please be aware that, due to the high number of applications for certain roles, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised closing date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

YOUR APPLICATION

We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at ***email_hidden***.

PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be 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.

Applicant requirements

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.

Further details / informal visits contact

Name

Jem French

Job title

Operational Manager, Liaison and Diversion Service

Email address

[email protected]

Telephone number

01603786756

Additional information

If you would like to speak to the existing postholder about the job, please email [email protected] and I'll be happy to pass on your contact details.