Overview

The Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team (RAIST) aims to transform the way in which crisis care is experienced by children, young people (CYP) and those who care for them by developing a service which is child-centred, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible.

The post holder will be responsible for promoting positive attitudes towards young people with complex mental health needs and for maintaining a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance social inclusion, support recovery and deliver better outcomes.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to secure a leadership role within the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team, which will provide intensive community-based and acute setting support and interventions for young people and their families.

You will be responsible for promoting positive attitudes towards young people with complex mental health needs and maintaining a responsive and non-stigmatising service, which will enhance social inclusion, support recovery and deliver better outcomes. The role of Clinical Team Manager will include direct clinical work; working intensively with children, young people and those who care for them, as well as maintaining and improving the overall quality and effectiveness of the service. Your role will be pivotal in ensuring that the urgent care pathway for children and young people is young person and family focused, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible.

The hours of operation for the service will be variable and will require unsociable hours working that will be across 7 days per week.

Positions available in The Bay and Central & West locality.

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 the interview.

For more information, please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025

Responsibilities

• Lead within the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team to provide intensive community-based and acute setting support and interventions for young people and their families.
• Promote positive attitudes towards young people with complex mental health needs and maintain a responsive, non-stigmatising service that enhances social inclusion and supports recovery.
• Engage in direct clinical work with children, young people and those who care for them, while maintaining and improving the overall quality and effectiveness of the service.
• Ensure the urgent care pathway for children and young people is young person and family focused, needs-led, responsive, accessible and flexible.
• Work across hours that are variable and include unsociable hours across 7 days per week.
• Operate within the The Bay and Central & West locality to deliver services in line with organisational goals.