Job overview
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, highly motivated, innovative, dedicated and experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner to provide clinical leadership to Blackpool Fylde and Wyre HBTT. You will be responsible for providing leadership and ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective and supports service users and carers.
You will be able to reflect LSCFT values of being kind, respectful, working as part of a team and always learning. You should have at least 2 years' experience of working as a Band 6 and demonstrate evidence of learning teams & individuals through change.
The role will include working across the 7 day week with the team being operational 365 days per year Experience of working within the community Urgent Care pathway is desirable. You should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to supporting engagement with service users and carers to support service development.
You should be able to demonstrate evidence of care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhance the service user and carer experience and promote an environment that facilitates continued staff professional development.
You should be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based care management, risk assessment and leadership skills. You must have the ability to positively influence and adapt to a rapidly developing service that is able to meet the needs service users and carers.
Main duties of the job
Undertaking expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Supervising and teaching professionals from the multi-disciplinary teams, both qualified and non-qualified staff.
Working in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
Providing clinical leadership and support to the Team Manager in ensuring high quality care across the 24hr/7 day cycle of care.
Provide expert clinical knowledge, expertise and interventions, advice, support and supervision in the Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) to colleagues, service users and carers.
To work in conjunction with the Team Manager to ensure that the budget is being used effectively and identify/review any cost improvements to ensure a high quality service is being delivered.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of mental illness and impact upon quality of life.
- Risk formulation.
- Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge.
Experience
Essential
- Post qualification experience within relevant services of a minimum of two years.
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental illnesses.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional registration (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist)
- Post graduate continued professional development
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This advert is for Clinical Lead - Home Based Treatment Team with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum. The contract type is 7 months (fixed term). The application deadline is 23 Jul 2026.
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