Clinical Team Leader

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Lancaster seeks a Clinical Team Manager for the Children and Young People’s Mental Health team. The role focuses on providing flexible, community-based support for children with mental health needs. Candidates should have leadership experience and a commitment to enhancing social inclusion and recovery outcomes. Interested applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Work/life balance support

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with complex mental health needs.
• Ability to lead a clinical team effectively.
• Understanding of child-centred care principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Clinical Team Manager working intensively with children and young people.
• Promote a young person and family-focused, needs-led urgent care pathway.

Skills

Leadership

Youth mental health knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team (RAIST) aims to transform the way in which crisis care is experienced by children, young people (CYP) and those who care for them by developing a service which is child-centred, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting positive attitudes towards young people with complex mental health needs and for maintaining a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance social inclusion, support recovery and deliver better outcomes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to secure a leadership role within Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team, which will provide intensive community-based and acute setting support and interventions for young people and their families.

You will be responsible for promoting positive attitudes towards young people with complex mental health needs and maintaining a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance social inclusion, support recovery and deliver better outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead as Clinical Team Manager with direct clinical work; working intensively with children, young people and those who care for them, while maintaining and improving the overall quality and effectiveness of the service.
• Promote a young person and family focused, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible urgent care pathway.

Role specifics

• Hours of operation are variable and will require unsociable hours across 7 days per week.
• Positions available in The Bay and Central & West locality.

About the Trust

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services, including secondary mental health care, across the area. Specialist provision includes 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 partners in Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton.

Working arrangements

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working and supports a positive work/life balance. We consider patterns such as term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants should state these requests on their application and discuss options at interview.

How to apply / contact

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Rachelle Stassen
Job title: Senior Manager
Email address: [e-mail]