Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Head of Clinical Service

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Job summary

Are you a dynamic leader and experienced clinician with a passion for improving the lives of children and young people in Central and West Lancashire? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you to join our experienced and innovative Leadership Team as Head of Clinical Service in our Children's and Young People's Mental Health Team.

As the Head of Clinical Service in the Central and West Lancashire areas, you will be joining our fantastic team delivering a locality based model across the footprint of Lancashire and South Cumbria. You will have the opportunity to deliver the vision for the service, implementing and shaping a new clinical model to meet the needs of the local population and working closely with our multi-agency partners and colleagues in the ICB.

Promoting the Trust's values and priorities to employees, stakeholders, and the community, you will be responsible for delivering on plans and KPIs, translating them into clear objectives for your team to make a positive difference in the lives of children and families.

Main duties of the job

Delivering services across the THRIVE model and constantly seeking out opportunities for excellence, you will have the chance to both lead and work with a multidisciplinary team to provide high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the team as we refresh our clinical model and set the foundations for excellence, driving forward in our improvement journey.

This post which combines both clinical excellence and leadership skills will give you a unique opportunity to flourish in your leadership career, being creative, innovative and to develop our services.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

12 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-SPS1358-MF

Job locations

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Appropriate professional clinical qualification and professional registration such as Nursing or Allied Health Professions
Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed understanding and Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of the operation of healthcare services and performance targets
Well-developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands.
IT literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel.

Experience

Essential

Extensive clinical experience including working with children and adolscents with complex mental health needs
Experience of managing a budget.
Experience of successful project management.
Experience of policy development
Experience of leading and managing change

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters level or equivalent
Appropriate professional clinical qualification and professional registration such as Nursing or Allied Health Professions
Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge

Knowledge

Essential

Detailed understanding and Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of the operation of healthcare services and performance targets
Well-developed analytical & problem solving skills with the ability to make decisions by determining key points from complex data and multiple information strands.
IT literate with well-developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems including file management, safe and effective internet use, Outlook, Word processing, PowerPoint, Access and Excel.

Experience

Essential

Extensive clinical experience including working with children and adolscents with complex mental health needs
Experience of managing a budget.
Experience of successful project management.
Experience of policy development
Experience of leading and managing change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ellen House

Preston

PR1 7RH

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)