Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health - Community
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-PEN1091-EB
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Pendle House
- Town
- Nelson
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 27/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Lead Nurse
Band 7
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
Pennine Community Mental Health Service – Community MH Clinical Lead Band 7
The Pennine Community Mental Health Service portfolio and service line currently have an opportunity for a Clinical Lead in Community Mental Health Team in Pendle.
The successful applicant will have experience of clinical management and clinical oversight of complex cases, and can demonstrate an approach which is aligned with the Trust values. They will be innovative, proactive and be able to work autonomously, with enthusiasm and a “can do” attitude.
The post holder will form part of the Community Hubs clinical and management team and will play a fundamental role in driving forward the Pennine Network vision for ongoing service improvement, and significant transformation in our community mental health services.
It is expected there will be effective partnership forming and working in the coming months and a proven track record in this area would be beneficial.
For more information about the role and/or an informal discussion please contact us using the details provided
Main duties of the job
Undertaking expert assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
Supervising and teaching professionals from the multi-disciplinary teams, qualified and unqualified staff.
Working in partnership with service users, carers and other agencies to ensure effectiveness of outcomes.
Providing clinical leadership and support to the Team Leader in ensuring a high quality cycle of care.
Providing clinical assurances to effective caseload management within community teams.
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Mental Health Nurse with NMC Post-registration experience and/or evidence of formal courses and training at post graduate diploma level
- Clinical Supervision Training
- Recognised Psychological Interventions Training, e.g. CBT, EMDR, CAT
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant demonstrable post qualification experience at Band 6 working in a mental health community specialist setting or equivalent.
- Experience of developing, delivering and evaluating specialist programmes of care and risk management plans.
- Evidence of successful mentoring and/or supervision of junior members of staff including students.
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to demonstrate diplomacy, tact and negotiation skills.
- Ability to manage highly stressful and emotive situations.
- Current knowledge of the policy and challenges facing NHS providers.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Feather
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01282 657387
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