Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation TrustClinical Lead - Home Based Treatment TeamThe closing date is 23 July 2026Job summaryAn exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, highly motivated, innovative, dedicated and experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner to provide clinical leadership to Blackpool Fylde and Wyre HBTT. You will be responsible for providing leadership and ensuring that the care provided is safe, effective and supports service users and carers.
You will be able to reflect LSCFT values of being kind, respectful, working as part of a team and always learning. You should have at least 2 years' experience of working as a Band 6 and demonstrate evidence of learning teams & individuals through change.
The role will include working across the 7 day week with the team being operational 365 days per yearExperience of working within the community Urgent Care pathway is desirable. You should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to supporting engagement with service users and carers to support service development.
You should be able to demonstrate evidence of care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhance the service user and carer experience and promote an environment that facilitates continued staff professional development.
You should be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based care management, risk assessment and leadership skills. You must have the ability to positively influence and adapt to a rapidly developing service that is able to meet the needs service users and carers.
Main duties of the job- Undertaking expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
- Supervising and teaching professionals from the multi-disciplinary teams, both qualified and non-qualified staff.
- Working in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
- Providing clinical leadership and support to the Team Manager in ensuring high quality care across the 24hr/7 day cycle of care.
- Provide expert clinical knowledge, expertise and interventions, advice, support and supervision in the Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) to colleagues, service users and carers.
- To work in conjunction with the Team Manager to ensure that the budget is being used effectively and identify/review any cost improvements to ensure a high quality service is being delivered.
About usLSCFT 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.
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DetailsDate posted: 02 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year, Per Annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 7 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-FYL698-SRP-B
Job locations: Blackpool, FY1 6JX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesIf you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Registered Mental Health Nurse/ Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional registration (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist)
- Post graduate continued professional development
ExperienceEssential- Post qualification experience within relevant services of a minimum of two years.
- Experience of working with a wide range of mental illnesses.
- Experience of providing clinical supervision.
KnowledgeEssential- Knowledge of mental illness and impact upon quality of life.
- Risk formulation.
- Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge.
Employer detailsEmployer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address: L7F9 L5036 Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Blackpool (25-65), Blackpool, FY1 6JX, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/
Employer contact detailsFor questions about the job, contact:Interim Service Manager
Lisa Nicholson
Lisa.Nicholson@lscft.nhs.uk
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. UK Registration: Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website. 
