Clinical Team Manager

Clinical Team Manager

The closing date is 28 January 2026

We are excited to be advertising for a Occupational Therapy Clinical Team Manager, based within the Exeter, Mid and East Devon locality. This is a part time fixed term/secondment role for two years due to exciting internal progression.

You will provide the day to day operational management of the provision of care and treatment within the Physical and Sensory clinical pathway, which consists of a multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.

This post holder will manage effective operational delivery of the service in close collaboration with Occupational Therapy Clinical Specialists, senior clinicians and other service leads.

You will have supervisory skills and may complete specialist clinical work across health and social care in different environments such as home, schools and clinics.

Find out more about our Occupational Therapy work here:
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Important Information Regarding Service Changes
We are currently entering into a formal consultation process to move all Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) staff to a single provider. As part of this process, staff currently employed by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust will transfer to Devon Partnership NHS Trust on 1 April 2026. Please note that this may result in some differences in recruitment documentation and processes during this transition period.

• Provide effective collaborative leadership and day to day operational management of the clinical team.
• Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of evidence based clinical care.
• Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with other clinical pathways within the locality, health specialties and partner organisations.
• Ensure the service is delivered in partnership with children, young people and their parents/ carers, ensuring their active participation is facilitated.
• In partnership with the Operations Manager, ensure that clinical and non-clinical risks within the pathway are identified and managed effectively.
• To maintain systems to monitor demand and maintain optimal clinical capacity within the team.
• Work collaboratively with other leaders (professional, clinical and operational), to maintain excellent clinical standards and safety.
• Ensure clinical provision in the pathway is delivered to meet key performance targets.
• Provide supervision, operational management and support to clinicians, to understand and follow HR policies and procedures, ensure staff wellbeing and development and adopt a collaborative approach to engage staff.
• Attend, participate and chair relevant meetings, adapting communication to meet the needs of others.
• To deputise for the Operations Manager as required.

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust in partnership with Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

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Careers - Children and Family Health Devon

• A professional qualification at degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Additional specialist training and qualification to post graduate diploma level or equivalent in supervision and/or leadership skills.
• Knowledge of the provision of healthcare for children, young people and families within the NHS.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, NHS policy and other national policy relating to children and young people and its implications for area of specialty.
• Specialist skill in the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, highly complex, technical and/or clinically sensitive information to children/young people and families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the service, adapting your…