Mental Health Service Manager

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in England is seeking a full-time Mental Health Service Manager to oversee the operational management of Mental Health Acute and Urgent Care services. The ideal candidate will have a recognized core Mental Health Professional qualification and experience in managing teams to ensure quality patient care. This role emphasizes strong leadership and supporting patient flow across the Bay locality, with options to be based in various locations including Lancaster.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Positive work/life balance

Qualifications

• Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification is mandatory.
• Experience of operational team management is essential.
• Detailed understanding of healthcare services and performance targets.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for operational management of Mental Health Acute and Urgent Care services.
• Lead and manage teams to ensure high quality care.
• Focus on patient flow and oversee change across the Bay locality.

Skills

IT literate with well‑developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems

Well‑developed analytical & problem solving skills

Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment

Education

Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)

Participation in continuing professional development

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Mental Health Service Manager

The closing date is 01 December 2025

LSCFT are looking to recruit a full time Mental Health Service Manager for the Bay Network. The successful candidate would be expected to cover the Bay Locality with the option of being based in Lancaster, Kendal or Barrow in Furness. They will have a recognised core Mental Health Professional qualification (eg: RMN, SW, OT).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of Mental Health Acute and Urgent Care services within the Bay locality; their primary focus will be the Mental Health inpatient and flow pathway. They will ensure that service lines deliver patient pathways that meet all quality and operational performance targets and that these are monitored and tracked. The post holder will lead, develop and manage teams within their portfolio to ensure that the services provide high quality care to service users. There will be a strong focus on patient flow. They will be required to lead on change across the Bay locality.

About us

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, 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

• Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT).
• Participation in continuing professional development to improve and update specialist knowledge.

Knowledge

• Detailed understanding and experience of the operation healthcare services and performance targets.
• Knowledge and experience of risk assessment and management.
• Knowledge of CQC.
• Experience of operational team management.

Skills & Abilities

• IT literate with well‑developed skills for the use and application of information technology systems.
• Well‑developed analytical & problem solving skills.
• Proven ability to achieve targets and objectives within a demanding and pressured environment against challenging deadlines.

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.

Address

TBC-Lancaster Kendal or Barrow-in-Furness