Community Mental Health Team Lead HBTT (Flexible Hours)

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a forward-thinking Mental Health Practitioner to provide team leadership for the Lancaster and Morecambe Home Based Treatment Team. The role focuses on ensuring safe, effective care, with a strong emphasis on patient engagement and staff development within a rapidly evolving community service.

You will lead in clinical governance, quality improvement and performance monitoring, while fostering a culture of improvement and learning.

Qualifications

• Experience leading improvement in community mental health care.
• Evidence of care management, risk assessment and patient engagement.
• Ability to develop pathways and deliver clinical governance and performance management.
• Strong leadership and staff development skills within a team-based setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line management for the community Lancaster and Morecambe Home Based Treatment Team.
• Lead clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management within the locality team.
• Oversee supervision and mandatory training; drive staff development and succession planning.
• Promote service development with engagement of service users and carers to inform practice and policy.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Risk assessment

Quality improvement

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a forward-thinking Mental Health Practitioner to provide team leadership for the Lancaster and Morecambe Home Based Treatment Team. The role focuses on ensuring safe, effective care, with a strong emphasis on patient engagement and staff development within a rapidly evolving community service.

You will lead in clinical governance, quality improvement and performance monitoring, while fostering a culture of improvement and learning.