# Service Lead

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East London NHS Foundation Trust.

## Canonical URLs

- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/service-lead/03e4a596-8520-4342-9011-ffa7efea0881
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/service-lead/03e4a596-8520-4342-9011-ffa7efea0881.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** East London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 per annum Inc HCA
- **Contract type:** 12 months (12 months secondment or fixed term contract covering maternity leave)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T06:00:22.287Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/East_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Mental_Health_Crisis_Pathway_Services/Mental_Health_Crisis_Pathway_Services-v8172924
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8172924?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.elft.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

This is a crucial leadership role which covers the 8 Boroughs across the North East London footprint and supports the crisis pathway in Tower Hamlets. The role includes leading the NHS 111 option 2 crisis telephone and text line and supporting the operational lead in the Home Treatment and urgent crisis response team. You will have a passion for crisis care and will make a meaningful difference to those across the population who find themselves in a mental health crisis. You will have the opportunity to be innovative and to support the staff who work across the teams to develop and make a difference.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide operational and strategic leadership to the service and have continuing responsibility and accountability for the development and delivery of a consistent, high-quality service, in conjunction with the Associate Director for Community Services.

The post holder will be required to provide clinical and management supervision to senior staff across the services.

The Service Lead will function as a clinical expert to the Team and to partner agencies, exercising a high degree of personal and professional autonomy, making critical judgments and decisions to meet the expectations and demands of this expert role.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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.

## Person Specification

### Professional qualification

**Essential**

- Holds a valid NMC registration

### Senior leadership knowledge and experience

**Essential**

- Equivalent knowledge in community and crisis services
- Masters level qualification or equivalent level of experience

## Documents

- [elft at a glance (pdf, 151.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1110)
- [elft strategy 2026 (pdf, 421.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3090)
- [service lead jd/ps (pdf, 432.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10475329)
- [elft staff benefits leaflet (pdf, 920.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1111)
- [trust demographic information (pdf, 1.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1844)

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