Team Manager – Mental Health and Learning Disability Services – HMP

Overview

As Team Manager, you will lead a multidisciplinary Mental Health and Learning Disability Team within HMP Berwyn, driving safe, patient-centred care. You will steward clinical governance, policy alignment, and service development to support strategic objectives. The role focuses on implementing evidence-based approaches and fostering continuous improvement and staff development. You will maintain an open, supportive environment and promote collaboration and compassionate leadership. This is a pivotal opportunity to shape care in a prison setting and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, effective leadership to a multidisciplinary team
• Ensure delivery of high-quality, safe, patient-centred care
• Support ongoing transformation and alignment of policies with strategic objectives
• Lead implementation of innovative, evidence-based care approaches
• Foster continuous improvement, learning, and professional development
• Guide staff with expert advice and promote a positive, inclusive working environment
• Drive clinical governance, risk management, quality assurance, and service improvement
• Encourage accountability and collaborative working to improve patient outcomes

Key requirements

• Registered Mental Health Nurse with post-graduate education in a relevant area
• Evidence of developed clinical practice and ongoing professional development
• Experience at Band 6 or 7 or equivalent in a supervisory or management role
• Experience implementing clinical policies, protocols, and guidelines
• Desirable: experience using clinical information systems
• Desirable: leading a clinical team within a prison or custodial environment
• Ability to work unsupervised and manage own workload with delegated tasks

• leadership
• excellent communication
• strong organisational skills
• clinical governance
• risk management
• quality assurance

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