Deputy Team Leader
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Ormskirk, L39 2AZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 November 2026
12 days leftJob description
The West Lancashire Community Mental Health Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Deputy Te...
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.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Core professional registration as Registered Mental Health Nurse or state registered O.T or S/W qualification
- On-going registration with professional body
- Post registration / post grad qualification or equivalent level in skills and development
Knowledge
Essential
- An understanding and awareness of the NHS Plan, NSF and other relevant documentation
- Knowledge of severe, enduring and complex mental health problems and risk assessment used in relation to these
- Ability to manage time and workload
Experience
Essential
- Experience of supervision and management of staff
- Able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
21 October 2026
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