CMHT Team Leader
Location
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypePart-time
Posted At4/10/2026
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Description
To provide clinical and operational leadership and first line management for a community-based mental health team
in a designated geographical locality within Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder will work with senior clinicians and have responsibility for the delivery of high quality
and high performing team to a defined population.
To ensure that staff in the team have opportunities for continuing professional development, in order
to provide best practice and meet the requirements of registering bodies, and to drive improvements
in standards of clinical practice and patient care in line with the NHS modernisation and Public
Health agendas.
To provide direct clinical care to patients.
To work with senior clinicians to actively lead in the delivery of the clinical governance, quality
improvement and performance management agenda within an identified locality team
This is an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to further strengthen their leadership and management skills. Supported by an experienced senior leadership team, you will be encouraged to develop your own leadership style and contribute to the ongoing transformation of community mental health services across Central and West Lancashire.
Our Preston locality is diverse, and the team includes mental health nurses/practitioners, assistant practitioners, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, community support workers, pharmacy colleagues, medical staff, and skilled administrative support. You will work closely with other service managers and clinical leaders to ensure seamless transitions across mental health pathways.
As Team Leader, you will promote a culture of compassionate care, quality improvement, reflective practice and continuous learning. You will use key performance indicators to drive consistent, person centred, high quality care for service users, carers and families.
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 communi
in a designated geographical locality within Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder will work with senior clinicians and have responsibility for the delivery of high quality
and high performing team to a defined population.
To ensure that staff in the team have opportunities for continuing professional development, in order
to provide best practice and meet the requirements of registering bodies, and to drive improvements
in standards of clinical practice and patient care in line with the NHS modernisation and Public
Health agendas.
To provide direct clinical care to patients.
To work with senior clinicians to actively lead in the delivery of the clinical governance, quality
improvement and performance management agenda within an identified locality team
This is an excellent development opportunity for someone looking to further strengthen their leadership and management skills. Supported by an experienced senior leadership team, you will be encouraged to develop your own leadership style and contribute to the ongoing transformation of community mental health services across Central and West Lancashire.
Our Preston locality is diverse, and the team includes mental health nurses/practitioners, assistant practitioners, occupational therapists, clinical psychologists, community support workers, pharmacy colleagues, medical staff, and skilled administrative support. You will work closely with other service managers and clinical leaders to ensure seamless transitions across mental health pathways.
As Team Leader, you will promote a culture of compassionate care, quality improvement, reflective practice and continuous learning. You will use key performance indicators to drive consistent, person centred, high quality care for service users, carers and families.
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 communi
ties 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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Margaret Marshall Job title: Team Leader Email address: Margaret.marshall@LSCFT.NHS.UK
We’d love to speak with you about the role. Please contact Margaret.marshall@LSCFT.NHS.UK for an informal conversation or to arrange a visit.
Interviews will be held face‑to‑face at WEST Strand House Preston.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Margaret Marshall Job title: Team Leader Email address: Margaret.marshall@LSCFT.NHS.UK
We’d love to speak with you about the role. Please contact Margaret.marshall@LSCFT.NHS.UK for an informal conversation or to arrange a visit.
Interviews will be held face‑to‑face at WEST Strand House Preston.
We look forward to hearing from you.