Community Mental Health Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust; Healey; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner for the Adult Community Mental Health Team based at Chorley Health Centre. The role involves clinical work with service users, multidisciplinary collaboration and managing complex care pathways.

You will work within a supportive, flexible team that values development, with opportunities to contribute to patient care plans and to participate in a duty system on a rotational basis.

Qualifications

• Post-qualification experience in working clinically with service users experiencing mental health problems.
• Experience with assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs and pathways.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications and monitoring them, including Clozapine and Lithium.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment to people with highly complex needs in Community Services.
• Deliver specialist interventions in line with care pathways.
• Work closely with professionals within and outside the Community Team.
• Actively supports the Team Leader/Advanced Practitioner in KPI/CQUIN targets and regulatory requirements.
• Take the lead on specific objectives as directed by the Team Lead and Clinical Team Lead.
• Provide supervision and development support to practitioners and staff within community services.

Skills

Knowledge of mental illness

Pharmaceutical knowledge

CPD focus

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse

Registered social worker

Job description

Closing date: 10 November 2026 Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum Band: Band 6 Contract: Permanent Working pattern: Full-time Location: Chorley Health Centre, Chorley, PR7 2TH

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join our Adult Community Mental Health Team service, based at Chorley Health Centre, Chorley.

You will join a friendly team who are committed to their own development and who are, outgoing and sociable. The team is also flexible and family friendly where everyone's individualised cases are considered to help manage work-life balance where possible.

We are looking for a Core registered mental health practitioner, with post qualification experience in working clinically with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems, who are able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, and has experience in assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs and pathways with complex mental health issues.

We require someone who has great knowledge of medications and how to monitor them. Particularly psychotropic medications including Clozaril and Lithium.

You will also be required to have experience and knowledge of risk assessment and care and safety management, the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs in mental health and well‑being. We take a multi-disciplinary approach, in a holistic way.

You will also be expected to take part in our Duty system on a rotational basis as a back up duty officer.

The Chorley Team thrive on being innovative and working collaboratively with service users and their wider families and carers.

Main duties of the job

About Chorley CMHT

Chorley CMHT is an ambitious and collaborative team that takes pride in supporting both the people who use our services and one another. We are continually developing our pathways and partnerships to provide timely, coordinated care and help people remain well within their communities wherever possible.

You will be joining a team that reflects the Trust values: we are always learning, we are respectful, we are kind and we are a team.

Key duties

• Provide comprehensive assessment, advice and treatment to people with highly complex needs referred to Community Services in accordance with care pathways for given specialism
• Deliver specialist interventions in accordance with care pathways for given specialism
• Work closely with other professionals within and outside the Community Team
• Actively supports the Team Leader/Advanced Practitioner in the achievement of KPI / CQUIN and related County Council targets, and maintenance of registration with regulating bodies
• Take the lead on specific objectives as directed by the Team Lead and Clinical Team Lead
• Provide supervision and direction to practitioners and support staff within community services, undertaking appraisals and supporting the personal development of colleagues

The post holder will have a positive attitude to the care of the service users, be adaptable and resourceful and will be required to work regularly without direct supervision.

Essential qualifications

• Professionally Registered Mental Health Nurse
• Equivalent professional registered social worker

Essential knowledge

• Knowledge of mental illness and impact upon quality of life
• Pharmaceutical knowledge of medications: particularly psychotropics, Clozapine and Lithium
• Demonstrable interest in continuing developing knowledge

Essential experience

• Post qualification experience within mental health services. With some of these to have been within acute mental health services
• Experience of working with a full range of mental illness
• Experience of providing supervision

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.

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.

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. Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.