Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work in this recently opened service. We are looking for a part time, fixed term, Band 6 Deputy Team Leader.  The postholder will support the Team Leader to provide clinical leadership and first line management for The Specialist Perinatal Community Mental Health Team, working within East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.

The SPCMHT aspires to provide an excellent comprehensive Perinatal Mental Health Service for the women of Lancashire and South Cumbria. We deliver a sustainable and resilient solution for women suffering from a mental illness in the perinatal period by focusing on improving outcomes for them, their infant and their families. We do this by effective multidisciplinary integrated team working and ensuring effective prevention that responds to local need by:

•    Intervening earlier to at preconception, during pregnancy and up to 2 years following delivery 
•    On-going training of professionals from multiple disciplines 
•    Improving pathways and processes for mothers, their families and professionals
•    Delivering a multi-disciplinary specialist perinatal mental health service to woman who present with severe/complex mental health needs, in accordance with CR197 staffing recommendations and delivery of NICE recommended intervention.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the Team Leader and other senior clinicians, supporting the delivery of a high quality and high performing team to a defined population.

Duties will include:

To ensure that staff in the team have opportunities for continuing professional development, in order to provide best practice and meet the requirements of registering bodies, and to drive improvements in standards of clinical practice and patient care in line with the NHS modernisation and Public Health agendas

To provide direct clinical care to patients

To work with senior clinicians to actively lead in the delivery of the clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management agenda within an identified locality team

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.

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