CMHT Team Leader
- NHS
- Full Time
- Accrington
- 49387.00 - 56515.00 a year
Job Description
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced mental health professional to take on the role of Team Leader for the Pendle locality. The team is currently undergoing developments in line with community transformation so this is an opportunity for someone who is driven and has a passion for working in mental health to become an integral part of developments and leadership of the team.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with other team leaders in your District and support the Service Manager in ensuring service users receive high quality interventions.
You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to work well as a team player in a CMHT.You will be keen to embrace change and have a positive manner to support team members through change and provide strong leadership to them.
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.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Must hold relevant professional qualification (RMN, SW,OT)
- Completion of or working towards, Management or Leadership training.
- Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carers and the wider community
- Expertise in current best practice in Adult Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation
- Specialist knowledge and application of mental health assessments and interventions using expert level clinical reasoning
- Ability to influence and inspire innovative and effective practice in others.
- Ability to work as autonomously as a specialist practitioner within a MDT context.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in a community mental health setting (one year of which will be in relevant specialist area)
- Use of evidence based practice
- Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group work in mental health specialties
- Leadership experience of the Multi-disciplinary team.
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Mount
Accrington
BB5 5DE
United Kingdom
