Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-FYL705-MS
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Gateway Centre
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
CMHT Team Leader
Band 7
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
Blackpool Community Mental Health Team has an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Team Leader.
You will be a visionary and culturally competent individual ready to make a tangible impact within Blackpool's vibrant and complex community.
You will provide strong operational and clinical leadership, ensuring the delivery of high quality person centred care.
You will deliver high quality supervision and appraisal, leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team within an area characterised by rich social diversity with significant economic challenges.
In turn you will be supported with access to a range of leadership training and development opportunities alongside a supportive leadership network within and around the team.
Blackpool CMHT value wellbeing and regularly celebrate their successes with their Blackpool Belter awards.
Are you ready to lead with purpose?
Contact : For further information please contact Linda Berry-Lewis, Service Manager on 01253 951640
Informal meetings/ Shadows welcome DBS 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 Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Main duties of the job
• To actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the ward team in accordance with the Trust values and NMC code of conduct, Social Work England, HCPC code etc.
• To oversee and ensure that leadership within the multidisciplinary team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users
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
- Degree Level or equivalent experience and relevant core professional qualification (NMC, Social Work England or HCPC registered)
- Master’s Degree in relevant subject or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Practice Education, Mentor/Teaching (ENB 998) or equivalent / demonstration of teaching / supervision experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive professional clinical Knowledge, skill and experience
- Evidence of management development through continuous professional development and/or formal management courses
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of partnership working across a range of agencies and professional boundaries
- Experience in managing change processes at an operational level
- Experience in Performance Management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Linda Berry-Lewis
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Telephone number
- 01253 951640
- Additional information
Contact : For further information please contact Linda Berry-Lewis, Service Manager on 01253 951640
Informal meetings/ Shadows welcome
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