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Job summary

Main area
Learning Disability
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-PEN1065-LW
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whalley LDS Ravenswood
Town
Whalley
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/03/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Team Leader

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

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

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Leader to join the Whalley Learning Disability Inpatient Service. One of the Trust's aims is to deliver the best possible care to our patients. Working with the multi-disciplinary team, the post holder will lead and be responsible for the delivery of high-quality, evidenced based care and patient experience within the care group's inpatient settings.  This will be provided through proactive clinical leadership to the multidisciplinary staff within their clinical area of responsibility.

When you join us, you’ll be making a positive impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities by delivering person centred and compassionate care with opportunities to for you to learn and develop throughout your career.

The successful candidate will have leadership experience, exceptional communication skills, motivational and influencing skills, and be able to encourage teams to work across organisational boundaries whilst holding patient care at the heart of their work.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will deliver on key responsibilities within the inpatient service by:

Being visible and leading by example.

Using clinical judgement and observations.

Ensuring clinical development of staff and student nurses.

Ensuring that patients and carers are fully involved in the planning and delivery of care.

Taking responsibility for shift coordination and leading the team in the delivery of safe, effective and quality clinical care.

Ensuring safe and high-quality care is delivered.

Driving up clinical standards.

For more information about the role please contact us using the details provided

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse RNLD/RMN
  • Evidence of continuing professional development
  • Mentorship qualification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to people with learning disabilities and mental illness within inpatient settings (MHA, MCA, Human rights act, Care Act)
  • Knowledge of learning disabilities, behaviours that can present as a challenge, mental and physical health conditions, evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments relevant to the needs of this client group
  • Understanding and knowledge of positive behaviour support

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous post registration experience
  • Experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities
  • Supervision and management of staff

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rebekah Gerrard
Job title
Modern Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07855113483