We are seeking to recruit an aspiring Team Leader to take responsibility for operational leadership and first line management for the Central and West IRS (Initial Response Service). The role will be held alongside a fellow Clinical Leads within the IRS.
You will be responsible for providing leadership and ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective and supports service users and carers. IRS is a 24/7 single point of access for Mental Health Services across Lancashire which is based in each of the four localities, Pennine, Central and West, Fylde Coast and The Bay. The IRS will provide services for urgent and routine mental health support, advice, triage and urgent assessment, through which people can access urgent and routine mental health support or be signposted to relevant services where required.
You will be able to reflect LSCFT values of being kind, respectful, working as part of a team and always learning. You should have at least 2 years' experience of working as a Band 6 and demonstrate evidence of leading teams & individuals through change.
For further information please contact us on the details provided.
Experience of working within the community Urgent Care pathway is desirable. You should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to supporting engagement with service users and carers to support service development.
You should be able to demonstrate evidence of care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhance the service user and carer experience and promote an environment that facilitates continued staff professional development.
You should be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based care management, risk assessment and leadership skills. You must have the ability to positively influence and adapt to a rapidly developing service that is able to meet the needs service users and carers.
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
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This advert closes on Monday 10 Mar 2025