Team Leader | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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We are excited to be able to advertise for a Team Lead within the Central & West Network for our Talking Therapies Team in Fylde and Wyre, based at Mountcroft Resource Centre, this is a Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity to cover maternity leave for a period of 8 months until the end of April 2026.
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 working with a team delivering high quality therapeutic services and have excellent interpersonal qualities; time management skills; 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. You will have the support of a Deputy along with a Senior PWP. The post-holder will need to be available to work 22.5hrs/week Monday-Wednesday. There will be an expectation of Hybrid work from base and home

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.

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

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




This advert closes on Wednesday 13 Aug 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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Location:
Fleetwood, England, United Kingdom
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Management & Operations

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