Deputy Team Leader

Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader to join their well established team.

The role involves working as a Deputy team leader in a well established team, this includes acting as a keyworker and supporting a caseload of clients with varying mental health diagnoses and needs as well as assisting the Team Manager in ensuring that leadership within the multidisciplinary team

Qualifications

• Core professional registration as Registered Mental Health Nurse or state registered O.T or S/W qualification
• On-going registration with professional body
• Post registration / post grad qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and therapeutic intervention in the community as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• As a keyworker, work with people in their homes or community to support recovery and improve quality of life, including risk assessments and care planning

Education

Core professional registration as Registered Mental Health Nurse or state registered O.T or S/W qualification

On-going registration with professional body

Post registration / post grad qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

Job description

Job summary

The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team within Lancashire and South Cumbria Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader to join their well established team.

The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team provides support and intervention to Adults with severe and enduring and complex mental health issues. The team offers a range of management strategies and interventions. Applicants must demonstrate a flexible approach, evolving around the needs of patients, their families and significant others.

The role involves working as a Deputy team leader in a well established team, this includes acting as a keyworker and supporting a caseload of clients with varying mental health diagnoses and needs as well as assisting the Team Manager in ensuring that leadership within the multidisciplinary team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users while actively promoting teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the community team in accordance with the Trust values and NMC code of conduct, HPC code.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent team working skills, who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. You should be a competent and motivated practitioner with appropriate demonstrable experience. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic intervention in the community.

As a keyworker you will work closely with people in their own homes or in the community to help them recover from their illness and improve their general quality of life. This role includes assessing patients, providing care/support, developing risk assessments, collaborative care planning, medication management and physical health monitoring, managing patient documents. Alongside becoming an advocate for the people in your care, supporting and signposting them, so they can focus on their recovery and helping them live the life they would like to live.

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.

Qualifications

Essential

• Core professional registration as Registered Mental Health Nurse or state registered O.T or S/W qualification
• On-going registration with professional body
• Post registration / post grad qualification or equivalent level in skills and development

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation
• Knowledge of severe, enduring and complex mental health problems and risk assessment used in relation to these
• Ability to manage time and workload

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision and management of staff
• Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs

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.

Date posted: 20 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-CEN2684-JD

Closing date: 02 November 2026

Contact: Rachael Murphy, Manager, [e-mail]