Clinical Team Manager

To be accountable for the overall management and development of the team / service, deployment and supervision of staff and ensuring the coordination of services provided, optimising the cost-effective use of all resources. Line management of the team, with overall accountability and responsibility for the delivery of all aspects of patient / client care through the provision of effective clinical and managerial leadership. To lead, motivate and support the team approach to delivering new and innovative models of care for patients / clients. To lead a continuously improving service, by ensuring systems are in place to support clinical governance, quality monitoring and ongoing research and audit of practice.

Ensure systems and processes are in place to maintain patient safety. Facilitate the development of clinical expertise and advanced clinical practice within the team. To provide direct clinical care and work autonomously, assessing individual patient / client needs, initiating investigations, determining a plan of care and initiating appropriate holistic, research-based health information and care. To act as a resource for all members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team, providing expert advice concerning aspects of patient / client management.

To be responsible for ensuring that agreed professional standards are reflected in practice and to have overall responsibility for monitoring the standard of care. To improve the patient / client journey by increasing access to assessment and appropriate care and treatment. Work collaboratively with Multi-Disciplinary Teams to ensure practice is efficient, effective, evidence based and safe.