Job requirements
Essential
9 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge
An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation
- Knowledge
Knowledge of severe, enduring and complex mental health problems and risk assessment used in relation to these
- Knowledge
Ability to manage time and workload
- Experience
Experience of supervision and management of staff
- Experience
Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience
Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
- Qualifications
Core professional registration as Registered Mental Health Nurse or state registered O.T or S/W qualification
- Qualifications
On-going registration with professional body
- Qualifications
Post registration / post grad qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader to join their well established team.
The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team provides support and intervention to Adults with severe and enduring and complex mental health issues. The team offers a range of management strategies and interventions. Applicants must demonstrate a flexible approach, evolving around the needs of patients, their families and significant others.
The role involves working as a Deputy team leader in a well established team, this includes acting as a keyworker and supporting a caseload of clients with varying mental health diagnoses and needs as well as assisting the Team Manager in ensuring that leadership within the multidisciplinary team provides effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users while actively promoting teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the community team in accordance with the Trust values and NMC code of conduct, HPC code.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with excellent team working skills, who is keen to develop their knowledge and skills in this area. You should be a competent and motivated practitioner with appropriate demonstrable experience. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing assessment and therapeutic intervention in the community
As a keyworker you will work closely with people in there own homes or in the community to help them recover from their illness and improve their general quality of life. This role includes assessing patients, providing care/support, developing risk assessments, collaborative care planning, medication management and physical health monitoring, managing patient documents. Along side becoming an advocate for the people in your care, supporting and signposting them, so they can focus on their recovery and helping them live the life they would like to live.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
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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This advert is for Deputy Team Leader with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Team leader role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Nov 2026.
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