INT Manager

• Suffolk County Council
• Address: Constantine House Ipswich Suffolk IP1 2DH - Hybrid
• Salary: 60135 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours: 37 hours per week flexible working options available
• Contract: Fixed Term or Secondment for 12 months

At Suffolk County Councilwerereimagining what local government can achieve. As anINT Managerin theIpswich West Integrated Neighbourhood Teamyoullhelp shape Suffolks future through innovation collaboration and community impact. Ifyoureready to make a real differencewereready to support your journey.

Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

We have an exciting opportunity for a registered Health or Social Care professional to join our Ipswich West Integrated Neighbourhood Team as an Integrated Neighbourhood Team Manager (INT Manager).

Based in the beautiful county of Suffolk you will play a pivotal role in developing and strengthening integrated working across Health and Social Care. You will lead and manage the Integrated Neighbourhood Team and associated Connect services helping to deliver coordinated person-centred care within the local community.

This is a jointly accountable role reporting to Senior Management within Adult Social Care (Ipswich and East Suffolk) and East Suffolk and North East Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The post is collocated at Constantine House Ipswich and covers the West Ipswich locality.

As INT Manager your main purpose will be to provide strong visible leadership to the Integrated Neighbourhood Team. You will be responsible for clinical and care governance including the setting and monitoring of standards and performance responding to complaints supporting staff wellbeing supervision and development and ensuring the effective implementation of policy and clinical guidelines.

You will also oversee the local implementation of health and care strategies working closely with a wide range of partners including primary care acute and specialist services mental health services housing the voluntary and community sector and care providers.

You will need

• Significant experience managing services and teams within a health and/or social care environment including leading multidisciplinary or integrated teams.
• Strong leadership and partnershipworking skills with the ability to work collaboratively across health social care voluntary and community sector organisations.
• Proven ability to manage performance quality and risk using data and professional judgement to drive improvement and positive outcomes.
• Experience of managing and being accountable for large or complex budgets demonstrating value for money and effective use of resources.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to engage and negotiate with staff partners senior leaders and external stakeholders.

You can view a full list of requirements in the Job and Person Profile (JPP) which you can find in the How to apply section towards the bottom of this advert.

If you believe you can succeed in this role apply. Even if you dont meet all requirements still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application

The team

What truly sets us apart is our commitment to our people. Suffolk County Council Ipswich and East Adult Social Care are dedicated to providing high-quality supervision for all staff through the Suffolk Safety SolutionBuilding and Trauma Responsive Practice (SOS) Approach. We believe our staff are our greatest asset and our WE ASPIRE values - Wellbeing Equality Achieve Support Pride Innovate Respect and Empower - underpin everything we do reflecting our strong duty of care and commitment to staff wellbeing.

We will ensure you have access to the guidance training time and resources needed to support effective supervision and continuous professional development. We actively encourage career progression and offer excellent training opportunities recognising the vital role managers play in motivating and supporting teams. With strong leadership comes positive change - for our employees our partners and most importantly for the people of Suffolk that we serve.

There are eight Integrated Neighbourhood Teams across Ipswich and East Suffolk bringing Health and Social Care services together to provide a single coordinated response for local communities. Our approach is rooted in prevention selfcare early intervention reablement and rehabilitation supporting people to remain independent and reducing reliance on longterm services. This role will be central to building strong relationships across the Connect community and wider partnership network.

There are eight Integrated Neighbourhood Teams across Ipswich and East Suffolk bringing Health and Social Care services together to provide a single coordinated response for local communities. Our approach is underpinned by prevention self-care early intervention reablement and rehabilitation supporting people to remain independent and reducing reliance on long-term services.

This role will be central to building strong relationships across the Connect community and wider partnership network.

Empowering Everyone

Werebig believers in potentialpossibilityand the power of different searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want torepresentthe diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown inourWorkforce Equality Report.

For more information

Please contact Louise Caesar for a casual conversation. You can reach them by calling or emailing

If you want to apply for a secondment read the secondment policy first. Make sure you get permission from your current manager beforesubmittingyour application.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read theJob and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 -Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 - Upload a supporting statement indicating how you meet each of the criteria in the Person Profile section of the JPP.

• You should use theSupporting Statement template (Word).
• Please use Arial font size 11 and keep your statement to a maximum of two sides of A4.

Please note: Without a supporting statement your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

For guidance on completing your application please see our How to Apply page.

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Closing date:11.30pm10 May 2026.

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