Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
1. Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
2. Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
3. Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports flexible working, believing 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
Fylde Adult Community Mental Health Teams
Band 7 Clinical Lead
Job Description CMHT Clinical Lead
Grade Agenda for Change Band 7
Based at Blackpool CMHT – The Gateway (Blackpool Stadium) and Fylde & Wyre CMHT – Split base at Woodlands Resource Centre (St Annes) and Mountcroft Resource Centre (Fleetwood).
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join the Adult CMHT within the Fylde locality as a clinical lead.
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) is always striving towards excellence in service delivery, ensuring quality is at the forefront of all we do and service users receive the right care at the right time.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward-thinking with the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services. There will be an expectation that the successful applicant will uphold the Trust values at all times and act as a role model within the teams in providing quality care.
Successful applicants will undertake a full induction to the team and will have access to regular clinical supervision sessions and an opportunity to complete their appraisal focusing on their personal and career development. Furthermore, a network of likeminded leaders who work closely to deliver excellent care across the service will support the successful candidate.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Education
* Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional registration (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist)
Experience
* Post qualification experience within relevant services
* Experience of working with a wide range of mental illnesses
* Experience of providing clinical supervision
Knowledge
* Knowledge of mental illness and its impact upon quality of life
* Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge
Please ensure that you read the person specification attached below as your application will be measured against this document. Applications from job share partners are welcome and other forms of flexible working will be considered for all posts.
LSCft is committed to celebrating difference as an asset and we know that recruiting talent from diverse backgrounds helps to create a more flexible, creative and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from people regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Linda Lewis
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: linda.lewis@lscft.nhs.uk
Additional information: Scott Taylor – scott.taylor@lscft.nhs.uk
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