Clinical Team Leader | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancaster; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional mental health service provider is looking for a Clinical Team Manager to lead a team that provides intensive support for children and young people facing mental health challenges. This role involves direct clinical work and ensuring a responsive and accessible service. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged, making it suitable for various lifestyles. The position is based in Lancaster, requiring some unsociable hours.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Career breaks

Work/life balance support

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health services with children and young people.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Conduct direct clinical work with children, young people and their families.
• Ensure the urgent care pathway is young person and family focused.

Job description

Overview

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team (RAIST) aims to transform the way 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 the 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

• The role of Clinical Team Manager includes direct clinical work; working intensively with children, young people and those who care for them, as well as maintaining and improving the overall quality and effectiveness of the service.
• Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that the urgent care pathway for children and young people is young person and family focused, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible.

Hours, Location & Employer Information

The hours of operation for the service will be variable and will require unsociable hours working that will be across 7 days per week.

• Positions available in The Bay and Central & West locality
• 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 and supports work/life balance, including term time, part-time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants are encouraged to state any such requests on their application and discuss options at interview.

Additional Information

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025