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Team Leader | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Job details
Posting date: 28 October 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £46,148 - £52,809 pa
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 November 2024
Location: Burnley, BB12 6QH
Company: Lancashire Care Foundation Trust
Job type: Contract
Job reference: 6756743/351-PEN887-CL-A

Summary


We have an exciting opportunity to offer a 6 month Fixed Term position within our Memory Assessment Service, sitting under the Older Adult Pennine Portfolio, for a band 7 Team leader.

The Memory Assessment Service aim to offer a comprehensive assessment, timely diagnosis and early access to treatment, we aim to work closely with individual service users, their families, carers and other health/social care professionals in order to offer specialist care for an individual’s mental health care needs at a number of levels the role of the team lead is integral to the service.

We are looking to appoint a confident, dynamic and committed leader who will have proven experience and skill for managing teams in a similar role. The successful candidate will take a lead on ensuring local and operational directives for service delivery are sustained at the current standards expected, and work closely with service manager and other senior colleagues.

It is an advantage if you have previous/current experience in managing teams and be able to demonstrate a resilient approach, be skilled in delivering and supporting current key performance indicators and be confident in dealing with complex issues attributed to those living with dementia.

To provide first line management for Pennine Memory Assessment Service, a designated geographical locality within services delivered by Lancashire South Cumbria Trust.


The post holder will lead and be accountable for the day to day operational management, performance and budgetary responsibility for Memory Assessment Service within the Pennine Locality Network as delegated by the Service Manager.

The post holder will deliver clinical interventions and clinical supervision.

The post holder will support the Service Manager by providing leadership to the service to deliver a high quality and high performing clinical service.

The post holder will work with the Service Manager to ensure effective operational arrangements, line management and clinical supervision are in place within the team.

The post holder will establish strong working relationships with providers and commissioners, other healthcare service providers, the Local Authority and providers within the 3rd sector.

To support the delivery of clinical governance, quality improvement and performance management agenda within an identified locality team.

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.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role


This advert closes on Monday 11 Nov 2024