Team Lead – Home Based Treatment Team
The closing date is 19 February 2026
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, motivated, and experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/SW) to join our Home-Based Treatment Team as Team Lead. This role is pivotal in providing clinical leadership and ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, and compassionate care to service users and their carers within the community.
As Team Lead, you will embody LSCFT values of kindness, respect, teamwork, and continuous learning. You will have substantial experience at Band 6 level and a proven ability to lead teams through change, fostering a positive and supportive culture. Experience within the Urgent Care pathway is desirable, alongside a commitment to service development and innovation.
You will demonstrate strong leadership skills, evidence-based care management, and risk assessment expertise. Your ability to influence positively and adapt to a rapidly evolving service will be key to meeting the needs of service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
Day to day operational duties within the team including rostering and delegation of work.
Leading expert assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Providing clinical and managerial supervision and mentorship to multidisciplinary team members.
Working collaboratively with service users, carers, and partner agencies to achieve effective outcomes.
Offering clinical expertise, guidance, and interventions within the Home-Based Treatment Team.
Assisting in budget management and identifying cost improvements to maintain service excellence.
This is a challenging yet rewarding role for a forward-thinking practitioner who is passionate about improving mental health services and supporting both staff and service users to thrive.
About us
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.
Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you'd like to discuss your application, please ask.
We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.
LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.
Details
Date posted
05 February 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
10 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
351-FYL676-SRP
Job locations
The Gateway-Blackpool Football Stadium
Seasiders Way
Blackpool
FY1 6JX
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Gateway-Blackpool Football Stadium
Seasiders Way
Blackpool
FY1 6JX
Employer's website
https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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