Job summary

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust Police Custody Healthcare

Clinical Team Manager

Are you ready to make a meaningful difference in healthcare while leading a dynamic team in a unique environment?

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Clinical Team Manager to oversee and deliver high-quality healthcare services within police custody settings. This is a challenging yet rewarding role that requires strong leadership, clinical expertise, and a passion for ensuring patient care in diverse and demanding circumstances.

About the Role

As the Clinical Team Manager, you will seamlessly integrate operational leadership with hands-on clinical duties, ensuring outstanding care for individuals in police custody. This full-time role offers a dynamic schedule of 7.5-hour shifts across 7 days, supporting a fast-paced service. Success in this role requires flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to respond to evolving demands in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities include:

Leadership and Management:

• Leading a team of healthcare professionals, including nurses and paramedics
• Overseeing clinical operations, ensuring compliance with NHS, and Police standards
• Supporting recruitment, training, and professional development of staff
• Managing resources, rotas, and service delivery to maintain high standards of care
• Liaising with police, commissioners, and other stakeholders to enhance service outcomes

Clinical Work:

• Providing hands-on clinical care, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals for individuals in police custody
• Delivering care for physical and mental health conditions, including substance misuse and acute injuries
• Acting as a clinical role model and providing direct supervision to team members
• Ensuring accurate record-keeping and documentation in line with legal and professional standards

You will have experience of working with vulnerable groups and / or in a health and Justice setting.

A strong sense of leadership and leading by example to uphold the Trust values and behaviours is a must.

We actively encourage ongoing professional development within the service remit.

This role requires full police vetting, and it is essential that you can travel independently across the area and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes.

For further information please contact Samantha.clewley1@nhs.net Head of Service

About us

Working for Leeds community Healthcare NHS Trust

Who are we?

Leeds Community Healthcare provides a range of community-based health services across the whole city. We treat people in their homes, local health centres and community hospitals, and work in partnership with other local Trusts, charities and Leeds City Council.

We have a strong culture based on deeply-held values, and our focus at all times is on delivering high quality care to the people of Leeds. In our most recent CQC evaluation, we were rated "Good", with our Adult Services rated "Outstanding" for caring.

Perks of the job

Our benefits range from generous annual leave to access to NHS discount sites. You can find the full list of attractive benefits and rewards at www.leedscommunityhealthcare.nhs.uk click on the Join Our Team Tab.

Right to Work

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.