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CMHT Clinical Lead - RMN/OT/SW
The closing date is 31 March 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner / Occupational Therapist / Social Worker to join the Adult CMHT within the Fylde locality as a clinical lead. This is a relatively new role in our teams having been set up in 2025 and already showing benefits in our service offer.The Fylde and Wyre CMHT cover a vast area along the Fylde coast and for that reason have a split base where you will be expected to be visible across the 2 bases.
The Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) are always striving towards excellence in service delivery, ensuring quality is at the forefront of all we do and service users receive the right care at the right time.The CMHT's are undergoing a period of transition with work underway on civility and respect alongside promoting an improvement culture where we are responding and adapting based on feedback from our service users and families.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist clinical input to the team and carry a small clinical caseload of complex cases, demonstrating competence in complex decision making, assessment and the management of clinical needs within the specialist area of practice. The post holder will:
* Be responsible and accountable for ensuring the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care to Service Users as allocated within the designated pathwayo Lead on the implementation of evidence based clinical protocols/pathwayso
* Embed clinical pathways and support staff development in relation to thiso
* Contribute towards the continuous development of the clinical pathways within the service promoting a learning culture within the teamo
* Clinically support the flow of patient activity and bed availability by providing advice and support to colleagues in the Bed Hub in relation to relevant service user groupo
* Support the service in its implementation of clinical effectiveness programs by taking part in any agreed research, quality improvement projects and audit projects, leading on key aspects when identified as appropriate.
About us
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.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Mental Health Nurse/Registered Learning Disability Nurse (as appropriate) or equivalent relevant professional registration (Social Worker, Occupational Therapist).
Experience
* Experience of working with a wide range of mental illnesses.
* Audit completion and improvement actioning.
* Engagement / working closely with wider agencies (e.g. housing, 3rd sector).
Knowledge
* Clear understanding of the Mental Health Act, Mental Capacity Act and Care Act and how this influences practice within the inpatient and urgent care pathways.
* Knowledge of urgent care service models and effectiveness.
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.
Address
Lytham Hospital / Mountcroft Resource Centre
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