Job summary
- Main area
- Community Forensics IDD
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 186-681-26-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Westminster House
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/09/2026
Employer heading
Community Forensic IDD Team Manager
Band 7
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Job overview
To lead a community based multi-disciplinary Community Forensic Intellectual Developmental Disability (CFIDD) team. The delivery and development of this team is in line with the process to support individuals with a diagnosis of IDD, who present a forensic risk and are currently detained under the Mental Health Act (1983 amended 2007). To identify appropriate care pathways and assist with the transition from secure care / inpatient setting into the community and case management of the high-risk complex individuals.
Main duties of the job
Establish close collaborative working with Trust services, Social Care and other external partners and stakeholders such as the probation service, Police, housing, the voluntary and private sector
To ensure effective and efficient deployment of resources. This will require ensuring the statutory responsibilities of the Trust are met along with identified performance targets. The Team manager is responsible for ensuring, supervision; training and development needs of the staff are identified and met.
Working for our organisation
#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.
We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.
The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.
The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To supervise and monitor the clinical work of the team and to have a clinical remit as prescribed.
This role requires an individual with a relevant clinical qualification and experience in the leadership of people and services.
The Team Manager is pivotal in leading and co-ordinating a high quality, safe and effective and efficient service to meet the needs of the community Forensic IDD Service users, their carers and families.
This role requires the maintenance of direct clinical contact and the supervision and management of health staff. The individual will need to be highly motivated, have positive effective interpersonal and change management skills to further develop services within a partnership culture
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first 2 months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. An annual fee of £16 per year applies.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant professional health or social care qualification.
- Full professional registration HCPC/ NMC required.
- Significant post registration experience in Mental Health or Learning Disabilities at Degree level or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Relevant skills in management and leadership position(s)Clear clinical expertise in achieving quality care and positive patient experience
- • Experience of teaching, influencing, negotiation and supervision with evidence of being a motivational leader
- • Experienced team worker working effectively within multi professional/ agency services
- • Ability to manage under intense pressure when required.
- Thorough knowledge of National Healthcare agenda, legislation and local agendas.
- Ability to understand and interpret operational systems, policies, procedures
- Skills to performance manage a staff team
- In depth understanding and working knowledge of clinical governance.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of forensic services
- Experience of working with patients transitioning between inpatient and community care
Skills
Essential criteria
- • Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities that require the formulation or adjustment of plans/strategies
- Ability to lead, plan and manage a specialist team.
- Formulates and adjusts plans and strategies to ensure that the team has resources available to enable them to deliver quality patient care. To ensure that they have oversight of the service and patient activity. To address staffing deficits in relation to staff sickness or untoward incidents requiring additional resources.
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust’s expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation
Physical Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake Essential training in safety management - Breakaway
Training
Essential criteria
- Willingness to undertake training to enhance leadership abilities and transferable skills.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate continued professional development to maintain professional registration
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Expertise underpinning theory acquired through professional qualification and by accredited training and experience with ability to provide skills, knowledge and experience to staff.
- Vision for the future acknowledging national and local drivers within mental health, Learning Disabilities and ASD.
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car driver with ability to travel across venues and cross geographical regions.
- Ability to work to meet the needs of the service (including unsocial hours and bank holidays)
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Robinson
- Job title
- Community Forensics Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0115 9529400
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Duncan Macmillan House
Porchester Road
Mapperley
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG3 6AA
- Telephone
- 0115 667 0364 - Corporate/Mental Health Services
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