Team Manager

NHS; Ormskirk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Ormskirk is seeking a Team Manager for their Talking Therapies Team. The role requires a qualified individual with substantial experience in mental health. Responsibilities include supporting service delivery and management of clinical staff, ensuring high-quality therapeutic services. Candidates should possess leadership skills and the ability to enhance service performance. The position allows for flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Talking Therapies services.
• Proven record in delivering therapeutic services.
• Ability to develop services based on national and local requirements.

Responsibilities

• Support the Service Manager and clinicians in the team.
• Ensure effective management and mentorship to clinical staff.
• Work full-time Monday-Friday in a hybrid working environment.

Skills

Leadership skills

Problem solving

Education

Core Mental Health Profession qualification

Registration/Membership of professional body

Evidence of continued professional development

Job description

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Team Manager

Closing date is 21 October 2025

We are excited to be able to advertise for a Team Lead within the Central & West Network for our Talking Therapies Team in West Lancashire. This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately qualified and experienced practitioner to consolidate and expand upon their management skills. We are looking for a highly motivated, pro‑active individual who is looking for their next challenge. We are looking for applicants with substantial experience of working within the field of mental health and significant knowledge and experience of working within a Talking Therapies service.

You will have a proven record of accomplishment in delivering high quality therapeutic services and have excellent interpersonal qualities; time management skills; an ability to work autonomously and in a team; experience of providing formal managerial supervision / mentorship to clinical staff, and an enthusiasm for working in an ever‑developing Talking Therapies service.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work alongside the Operational and Clinical leadership team, providing support to the Service Manager and Clinicians alike within the respective team. A Deputy will also support them along with Senior PWPs. The post-holder will need to be available to work full‑time Monday‑Friday. There will be an expectation of Hybrid work from base and home.

The post holder will receive regular managerial supervision and support and join other senior clinicians within the service.

We want to recruit people to the service who share our values and are confident in their ability to contribute to the demonstrated effectiveness of our services.

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

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Core Mental Health Profession i.e. RMN, SW, OT or Qualification in an IAPT specific intervention i.e. CBT, Counselling, PWP with accreditation where appropriate
• Registration/Membership of professional body
• Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge

• Extensive experience in and knowledge of Talking Therapies national and local service requirements and an ability to develop the service to reflect the requirements.
• Detailed understanding of the key performance indicators in Talking Therapies services and how they relate to clinical practice

Experience

• Experience of delivering a Talking Therapies service
• Evidence of leading and implementing locality level change
• Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
• Undertaking assessments, risk management and the planning and delivery of Talking Therapies compliant clinical interventions

Skills

• Demonstrates good leadership skills
• Problem solving/decision making

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust