Band 7 Team Manager, LD / ASD Team- Chatsworth House

Looking for a new challenge and an opportunity to developprofessionally? We are looking for a highly motivated, qualified professional to manage our Specialist Learning Disability Health and Autism Community Team in Swindon.

This vacancy is open to any NMC Registered Nurses or HCPC Registered Allied Health Professionals with an interest in learning disability and/or autism and experience in leadership or management.

You will be confident in your practice and able to lead and represent a multi-disciplinary Specialist Health Team. The team is unique - offering specialist learning disability health interventions and also autism diagnostic assessment. You will be part of a leadership team, working in partnership to ensure that our clients receive a high quality service.

The Team operates during office hours and is based in Swindon, a large town with a diverse population. We can offer flexible working hours (within our core business hours), including occasional remote working. Equipment is provided to enable remote working., This role focusses on the operational management of the service, ensuring that the commissioned responsibilities are met and that client care is at the centre of everything we do. You will provide clinical oversight for the team alongside the clinical leads. You will supervise the team, ensuring that clinicians are supported. You will, along with the Leadership Team, support and encourage service development.

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

You will enjoy the benefits of working in AWP, an NHS Trust that is committed to developing highly skilled workforce and actively encourages professional development opportunities. You will be encouraged and supported to participate in additional training and development activities.

You will also benefit from the generous NHS pension scheme and exclusive NHS discounts.