Deputy Team Leader
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North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Deputy Team Leader
The closing date is 12 November 2026
Job summary
The North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust are looking to recruit to a Band 6 Deputy Team Leader vacancy. The post is full time and permanent.
The posts will be based at South Stoke CAMHS in Blurton.
The successful postholder will:
- Support the Team Leader in the day to day running of the community mental health team, offering support and advice to the wider team.
- Work as part of the leadership team within the CAMHS community mental health team under direct/indirect supervision of the Team Leader.
- Take part in multi-disciplinary triage meetings reviewing referrals received to the team.
- Complete initial needs assessments as needed with newly referred patients and offer oversight and guidance to core team members.
Main duties of the job
- To deliver specific therapeutic interventions to this group of patients and liaise with other professionals regarding progress and outcomes.
- To ensure that practice remains abreast of new developments and to develop and maintain standards and implement change in respect of this.
- To liaise with other professionals and agencies both statutory and non-statutory and to provide a link between hospital and community and/or primary and secondary services.
About us
As a Trust we remain bold and ambitious with plans for both service and system collaborative transformation over the coming years to improve the health and wellbeing of our local people through high quality care.
We pride ourselves onensuring our team has their wellbeing put first and as such provide a range of wellness opportunities including flexible working.
We are committed to the Greener NHS national ambition to becoming the world's first 'carbon net zero' national health system by 2045 (Greener NHS (england.nhs.uk). As part of this, sustainability is embedded in our strategy as one of our four key enablers. In order to deliver on this commitment, we recognise that we need a workforce that is as passionate as we are about achieving these goals, for the benefit of our service users, workforce, local communities and the planet alike.
The Trust is committed to ensuring that a diverse workforce is representative and inclusive at all levels. We would very much welcome applications from all under-represented groups including women, people with disabilities, people from global majority backgrounds, and those from the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities.
The Trust is committed to the Step into Health scheme and actively encourages applicants from the Armed Forces Communities to apply.
Details
Date posted
29 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-CMT-8057123-D
Job locations
Dragon Square
Stoke on Trent
ST5 7HL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support Team Leader with the day to day operational and clinical delivery of the CAMHS Team.
- To deputise in the absence of the Team Leader.
- To work alongside the Team Leader and Clinical Pathway Lead in embedding the clinical pathways within the CAMHS teams.
- To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers and partner agencies.
Job responsibilities
- To support Team Leader with the day to day operational and clinical delivery of the CAMHS Team.
- To deputise in the absence of the Team Leader.
- To work alongside the Team Leader and Clinical Pathway Lead in embedding the clinical pathways within the CAMHS teams.
- To develop relationships and strengthen links and liaise between the different care providers and partner agencies.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified/registered mental health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse/LD Nurse, Social Worker, OT)
- Experience in CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings at Band 6
- Experience of CAMHS Clinical Pathways
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment for children and young people
- Skills in co-ordinating complex care packages
Qualifications
Essential
- A qualified/registered mental health Practitioner (Mental Health Nurse/LD Nurse, Social Worker, OT)
- Experience in CAMHS
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working therapeutically in community settings at Band 6
- Experience of CAMHS Clinical Pathways
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of various approaches to mental health assessment for children and young people
- Skills in co-ordinating complex care packages
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 (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Dragon Square
Stoke on Trent
ST5 7HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust
Address
Dragon Square
Stoke on Trent
ST5 7HL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.combined.nhs.uk/working-together/join-our-team/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Service Manager
Lee Mason
Details
Date posted
29 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
232-CMT-8057123-D
Job locations
Dragon Square
Stoke on Trent
ST5 7HL
United Kingdom
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