Clinical Team Leader

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Heysham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in the North West of England is recruiting for a Band 6 RMN/Social Worker/OT to deliver gatekeeping CYPMHS assessments for young people aged 13 to 18. The post is based at The Cove and will operate across the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint in settings such as A&E, paediatric wards, police custody and home environments.

You will participate in mental health act assessments, provide urgent clinical risk support, coordinate care for families,

Qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse, social worker or OT.
• Must have completed relevant preceptorship/equivalent.
• Experience supervising and managing cases.
• Experience carrying out CYPMH gate-keeping assessments.

Responsibilities

• Undertake gate-keeping CYPMH assessments for 13–18-year-olds across the footprint.
• Work across settings (A&E, paediatric wards, custody, home) from The Cove.
• Contribute to mental health act assessments and risk management.
• Coordinate care for young people and families, including out-of-area bed planning.

Skills

Supervision

Case management

Gate-keeping assessments

CYPMH knowledge

Education

1st level registered nurse

Registered social worker

Registered OT

Preceptorship completed

Job description

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
• Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Extensive community physical health and well‑being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long‑term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the CYPMHS Access Team based at The Cove. The Access Team is looking to recruit a band 6 RMN/Social Worker/Occupational Therapist to complete holistic and comprehensive gate‑keeping assessments for young people across the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be based at The Cove and would work across the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint in various settings to undertake assessments of young people, including A&E, paediatric wards, police custody and home environments. You will join mental health act assessments for young people to provide gate‑keeping assessments collaboratively to avoid young people experiencing repeated assessments.

The post holder will be required to undertake specialist CYPMH access (gate‑keeping) mental health assessments (including clinical risk) with clinical and crisis interventions for young people presenting with acute and severe mental health episodes in critical situations.

Provide CYPMH access assessments across Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust for young people, aged 13 years to 18 years, to support the staff in the provision of planning, managing and evaluating specialised care.

To provide a specialist role in the co‑ordination of care for young people and their families, who are residing in CYPMH inpatient services out of the Lancashire/South Cumbria area. Also, be aware of the national demand for CYPMH inpatient beds and reliably inform internal staff of any out of area admissions/need for specialist out of area beds.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

• 1st level registered nurse/registered social worker/registered OT
• Must have completed relevant preceptorship/equivalent

Knowledge

• Knowledge across a range of interventions and assessment methods related to the speciality.
• A range of theoretical knowledge underpinning clinical practice

Experience

• Experience of providing supervision and case management to staff
• Experience of carrying out specialist assessments for gate‑keeping purposes
• Experience working within CYPMH

For all posts which require a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check please be aware of the Disclosure and Barring Service Code of Practice, a copy of which is available by logging on to the DBS website. If the post is subject to DBS disclosure, a charge will be made to the successful candidate(s).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications.