Clinical Team Leader (Social Work/Allied Health Professionals/Nursing)
Location
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At7/1/2026
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Description
Job Overview
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is proud to deliver Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), providing early intervention and preventative mental health support within education settings.
We Are Seeking An Experienced And Dynamic Clinical Team Leader (Band 7) To Provide Operational And Clinical Leadership Across Our MHST Service In
This role will suit a confident and resilient leader with significant experience of:
A full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours is essential.
About The Service
The LLR MHST service forms part of the national programme, commissioned following the 2017 Green Paper: Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision.
Our Service
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust is proud to deliver Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR), providing early intervention and preventative mental health support within education settings.
We Are Seeking An Experienced And Dynamic Clinical Team Leader (Band 7) To Provide Operational And Clinical Leadership Across Our MHST Service In
- Melton & Rutland Locality
- Hinckley Locality
- Loughborough Locality
This role will suit a confident and resilient leader with significant experience of:
- Managing large, complex and multi-disciplinary teams
- Providing high-quality clinical supervision
- Delivering against KPIs and quality standards
- Using and interpreting data to drive service improvement
- Managing stakeholder relationships across systems
- Implementing and embedding change
A full UK driving licence and access to a car during working hours is essential.
About The Service
The LLR MHST service forms part of the national programme, commissioned following the 2017 Green Paper: Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision.
Our Service
- Delivers evidence-based early intervention for CYP with mild to moderate mental health difficulties
The service operates all year-round MondayFriday, 9am5pm (excluding Bank Holidays), with some flexible working arrangements.
Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)
As Clinical Team Leader, you will provide both operational and clinical leadership, ensuring the safe, effective and high-quality delivery of MHST interventions.
Key Responsibilities Include
Operational Leadership
- Day-to-day management of large, skill-mixed teams
- Performance oversight against KPIs and quality schedules
- Monitoring, interpreting and utilising service data to drive improvement
- Workforce planning, caseload oversight and risk management
- Leading service development and continuous improvement initiatives
- Providing robust clinical supervision and professional guidance
- Maintaining high standards of clinical governance and safeguarding
- Holding a reduced but complex clinical caseload, including mental health assessments
- Supporting staff development, capability and resilience
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with education leaders and system partners
- Supporting the delivery of the Whole School Approach
- Contributing to integrated pathway development across services
- Leading participation and co-production with children, young people and families
You will work closely with Service Managers, Clinical Leads and senior colleagues to ensure delivery of an effective, efficient and high-quality Early Intervention Service.
What We Are Looking For?
We Are Looking For a Leader Who Can Demonstrate
This Is An Opportunity To
Candidates who have applied within the last six months need not apply.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or
What We Are Looking For?
We Are Looking For a Leader Who Can Demonstrate
- Significant experience of operational management within mental health or CYP services
- Experience supervising and developing clinicians
- Strong analytical skills and confidence in producing and interpreting performance data
- Evidence of implementing and embedding service change
- Experience of report writing and presenting information to stakeholders
- Resilience, adaptability and sound professional judgement
- A proven track record of building and sustaining high-performing teams
This Is An Opportunity To
- Shape early intervention mental health provision at system level
- Lead and influence within a nationally recognised transformation programme
- Work collaboratively with education and community partners
- Make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people
- Develop your leadership within a supportive senior structure
Candidates who have applied within the last six months need not apply.
We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or
varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.