Team Leader Clinical Treatment Team

Team Leader Clinical Treatment Team

The closing date is 16 March 2026

An opportunity has arisen for a Team Leader to lead the Clinical Treatment Team.

The post holder will support staff and clinic arrangements across the Trust's Lancashire footprint, ensuring the delivery of safe and responsive services within various physical health and ECT clinics.

Working hours are Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00; some flexibility regarding start and finish times may be required.

You should be a registered mental health nurse, familiar with mental health community and inpatient services, and have experience delivering supervision and managing staff within a community mental health setting.

The Clinical Treatment Team covers East, North and Central Lancashire, so travel to localities to provide support may be required.

Main duties of the job

The purpose of this job is to support the Clinical Treatment Team in delivering a high quality mental health service as described in the Team's Operational Procedure.

This involves managing the CTT staff across areas of the service as agreed with the CTT Matron and Service Manager.

The Team Leader will be responsible for day to day management of the team, providing clinical/management supervision and ensuring the team delivers a safe and responsive service.

If you would like more information about the role or an informal chat, please contact us using the details provided.

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, 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 supports flexible working; we consider 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

• Registered Mental Health Nurse

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current provision of LSCFT Community and inpatient Mental Health Services
• Mental Health Act and relevant legislation, National Mental Health Policy
• Different approaches to improving mental health

Experience

• Significant post qualifying experience of working with people with mental illness
• Experience working in a multi disciplinary team
• Venepuncture skills or willingness to learn

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust