Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader - Clinical Treatment Team

The closing date is 20 August 2025

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to lead the Clinical Treatment Team through the transformation process; this will be a 12 month secondment.

The post holder will support staff and clinics arrangements across the Trust's Lancashire footprint. You will ensure the delivery of safe and responsive services across various physical health and ECT clinics.

Working hours are between Mondays - Friday 09:00 - 17:00 although some flexibility regarding start and finish times may be required.

You should be a registered mental health nurse and be familiar with mental health community and inpatient services and teams. You should have experience of delivering supervision and managing staff. You will have experience of working within a community mental health setting and be familiar with the Trusts mental health community and inpatient services.

The Clinical Treatment Team covers East, North and Central Lancashire which means you will be required to travel to other localities to support if required.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this job is to support the Clinical Treatment Team in delivering a high quality mental health service as described in the Team's Operational Procedure. This involves managing the CTT staff across areas of the service as agreed with the CTT Matron and Service Manager.

The Team Leader will be responsible for day to day management of the team, providing clinical/management supervision and ensuring the team delivers a safe and responsive service.

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

07 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Secondment

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN993-SRP

Job locations

TBC

Preston

PR1 8UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse & relevant post qualifying qualifications.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current provision of LSCFT Community and inpatient Mental Health Services
Mental Health Act and relevant legislation. National Mental Health Policy.
Supervision/Caseload management skills.
Ability to perceive services and service delivery from a user and carer perspective. Good interpersonal skills.

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualifying experience of working with people with mental illness.
Venepuncture skills or willingness to learn.
Experience of setting up / facilitating clinics.
Supervision and management of staff.

Special Requirements

Essential

Able to travel Trust wide.
Commitment to Health & Safety Commitment to the Employee/Management Competencies (Flexible working hours, rota work, etc.).

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

Registered Mental Health Nurse & relevant post qualifying qualifications.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of current provision of LSCFT Community and inpatient Mental Health Services
Mental Health Act and relevant legislation. National Mental Health Policy.
Supervision/Caseload management skills.
Ability to perceive services and service delivery from a user and carer perspective. Good interpersonal skills.

Experience

Essential

3 years post qualifying experience of working with people with mental illness.
Venepuncture skills or willingness to learn.
Experience of setting up / facilitating clinics.
Supervision and management of staff.

Special Requirements

Essential

Able to travel Trust wide.
Commitment to Health & Safety Commitment to the Employee/Management Competencies (Flexible working hours, rota work, etc.).

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

TBC

Preston

PR1 8UY

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

TBC

Preston

PR1 8UY

Employer's website

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