Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Team Leader Clinical Treatment Team

The closing date is 16 March 2026

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to lead the Clinical Treatment Team.

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.

If you would like more information about the role or an informal chat please contact us using the details provided

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.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN1066-EB

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

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.
  • Different approaches to improving mental health

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post qualifying experience of working with people with mental illness.
  • Work in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Venepuncture skills or willingness to learn.
Person Specification

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.
  • Different approaches to improving mental health

Experience

Essential

  • Significant post qualifying experience of working with people with mental illness.
  • Work in a multi-disciplinary team.
  • Venepuncture skills or willingness to learn.

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

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).

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)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Project/Service Manager-Pennine

Suzanne Thornber

Suzanne.Thornber@lscft.nhs.uk

07956143598

Details

Date posted

02 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-PEN1066-EB

Job locations

TBC

Preston

PR1 8UY


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)