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Job summary

Main area
Talking Therapies
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-PEN787-LW-C
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Gannow Lane Resource Centre
Town
Burnley
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Team Leader

Band 6

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

As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a 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, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
•    Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
•    Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust supports 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.

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

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an appropriately qualified and experienced practitioner to develop leadership skills as a Deputy Team Lead within the Talking Therapies Leadership Team. The role, which is a 1.0 WTE job, offers the opportunity to gain considerable experience in service development, managerial, and additional supervisory skills. You will join a friendly and supportive clinical and managerial leadership team that also includes a CBT lead, Counselling lead, PWP lead, consultant clinical lead, Strategic manager/training academy leads and Team Leads.

We are looking for applicants with substantial experience of working within the field of mental health and ideally some knowledge and experience of working within an IAPT service, working with complex client presentations, and providing formal clinical supervision / mentorship to qualified clinical staff.

You will have a proven track record of delivering high quality therapy and have excellent interpersonal qualities; time management skills; an ability to work autonomously and in a team; and an enthusiasm for working in an ever-developing IAPT environment.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work alongside the clinical and managerial leadership team, providing additional support to Team Leads and Clinicians alike within the respective teams.  The post-holder will need to be available to work full-time Monday-Friday.  There will be an expectation to work from base when needed.

The post holder will receive regular managerial supervision and support and join other senior clinicians within the service.

Talking Therapies is an innovative and forward thinking service. We provide rapid, accessible mental health screening, assessment and treatment to people presenting with common mental health disorders, whilst enabling people accessing the service to have a collaborative role in the choice of intervention they receive.

Our services are underpinned by a philosophy of mental health promotion, health recovery, choice, empowerment and personal responsibility.

Working for our organisation

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

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
  • Must hold relevant professional qualification
  • Documented evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge on mental health issues and how these impact on the individual, carer’s and the wider community
  • Expertise in current best practice in Adult Mental Health , and awareness of relevant government directives and legislation.
  • Knowledge and application of mental health assessments and interventions using clinical reasoning.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • 2 years post qualification experience in mental health setting.
  • Familiarity with audit processes.
  • Extensive clinical experiences including individual and group.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously and set own and others’ priorities
  • Ability to influence and inspire innovative and effective practice in others.

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kathryn Millward
Job title
Team Leader
Email address
[email protected]
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