B7 Team Manager - Weymouth
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an ambitious and compassionate Band 7 Team Manager to lead a clinical team within the integrated Reach Drug & Alcohol Services in Dorset, based in Weymouth or Gillingham. The successful candidate will provide outstanding leadership and efficient operational management, overseeing specialised substance misuse pathways including detoxification, Opiate Substitution Treatment, and harm reduction initiatives. The position requires either a Registered Clinician or an experienced Non-Registered Leader with a proven track record in managing complex health, social care, or substance misuse services.
Essential criteria
- Relevant education to degree level or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
Desirable criteria
- A professional qualification in either Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work.
- Post graduate qualification
- Experience and Knowledge
- Significant experience of managing Health and/or Social Care staff and services.
- Demonstrates detailed practical knowledge of Mental Health legislation.
- Experience of developing and implementing new ways of working and procedures.
- Substantial experience of budget systems and management.
- High-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Highly developed people management skills.
- Experience of undertaking patient/staff investigations.
- Knowledge of and experience of practical application of good practice in relation to equalities and diversity.
- Experience of successfully managing significant change.
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and trades unions.
- Ability to manage teams and individuals in a complex and changing environment.
- Experience of managing complex caseload/workload demands.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organisations and individuals.
- Sufficient personal resilience to cope with challenging emotional situations.
- Innovative approach to problem solving.
- The ability to demonstrate experience in health, social care or third sector environments to a high level.
- Able to demonstrate good knowledge and understanding of mental health issues, clinical settings and psychosocial interventions.
- Excellent communication skills including influencing, negotiation and empathic skills.
- Project management skills.
- Competent in the use of IT in a windows environment.
- Ability to form effective working relationships with other partners patient groups and stakeholders.
- A developed interpersonal and diplomacy skills.
- A working understanding of the key relationships with commissioners and partners.
- Organisational and time management skills. 10. Clarity of thought and presentation.
- Ability to work alone and with others.
- Ability to work within an ever-changing environment.
- Excellent oral and written presentation skills
- Empathy for individuals who have experienced mental health problems and ability to cope with behaviour which may be challenging at times.
- Able to travel easily and frequently around the region which will include attending face-to-face appointments, Trust training and team meetings as required.
- Education and Qualification
- Relevant education to degree level or ability to demonstrate equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- A professional qualification in either Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work.
- Post graduate qualification
- Experience and Knowledge
- Significant experience of managing Health and/or Social Care staff and services.
- Demonstrates detailed practical knowledge of Mental Health legislation.
- Experience of developing and implementing new ways of working and procedures.
- Substantial experience of budget systems and management.
- High-level analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Highly developed people management skills.
- Experience of undertaking patient/staff investigations.
- Knowledge of and experience of practical application of good practice in relation to equalities and diversity.
- Experience of successfully managing significant change.
- Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with external agencies, professional leads, staff and trades unions.
- Ability to manage teams and individuals in a complex and changing environment.
- Experience of managing complex caseload/workload demands.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of organisations and individuals.
- Sufficient personal resilience to cope with challenging emotional situations.
- Innovative approach to problem solving.
- The ability to demonstrate experience in health, social care or thir
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 10d ago · Closes in 5d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Job summary
Are you an ambitious and compassionate leader looking to drive high-quality care in addiction recovery?
AWP NHS Trustprovides specialized, person-centred health and social care services to 1.6 million people across our region. We are looking for an exceptional Band 7 Team Manager to lead clincal team within the integrated Reach Drug & Alcohol Services in Dorset (you will be based in Weymouth or Gillingham).
We welcome applications from two distinct professional backgrounds for this role:
1. Registered Clinicians(NMC/HCPC) looking to progress their management career.
2. Experienced Non-Registered Leaders with a proven track record of managing complex health, social care, or substance misuse services.
You will combine outstanding leadership with efficient operational management. You will oversee specialised substance misuse pathways, including complex community detoxification protocols, Opiate Substitution Treatment (OST), harm reduction initiatives, and shared care agreements with primary health sectors.
Main duties of the job
Main Duties & Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Leadership: Provide visible, compassionate leadership and expert consultation to nursing, medical, and multidisciplinary staff.
- Clinical Governance & Safety: Ensure full compliance with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, clinical safety audits, and str
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