Team Leader

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are excited to be able to advertise for a Team Lead within the Central & West Network for our Talking Therapies Team in Preston. 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. 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

Main duties of the job

To provide first line management for Talking Therapies Team/s in a designated geographical locality within services delivered by Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will lead and be accountable for the day to day operational management, performance and budgetary responsibility for Talking Therapies service Central & West Network as delegated by the Service Manager.

The post holder will deliver clinical interventions and clinical supervision.

The post holder will support the Service Manager by providing leadership to the service to deliver a high quality and high performing clinical service.

The post holder will work with the Service Manager to ensure effective operational arrangements; line management and clinical supervision are in place within the team. The post holder will establish strong working relationships with providers and commissioners, other healthcare service providers, the Local Authority and providers within the 3rd sector.

To support the delivery of clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management agenda within an identified locality team.

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.

Date posted

10 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

351-CEN1104-MC

Job locations

Talking Therapies Preston

Preston

PR1 8UY

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Core MH 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 Degree in health related area or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge

Essential

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

Essential

Experience of delivering a Talking Therapies service
Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
Evidence of leading and implementing locality level change
Evidence of recent and relevant caseload management/supervision and leadership

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Core MH 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 Degree in health related area or equivalent experience
Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge

Essential

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

Essential

Experience of delivering a Talking Therapies service
Demonstrable evidence of improving and developing service and practice
Evidence of leading and implementing locality level change
Evidence of recent and relevant caseload management/supervision and leadership

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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