Mental Health Practitioner

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner for their Family Safeguarding Service. This permanent full-time role involves conducting assessments, providing psychosocial interventions, and collaborating with various teams. Applicants must hold a recognised core mental health professional qualification. The position offers flexible working options and competitive salary ranging from £38,682 to £46,580 annually.

Qualifications

• Post qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing mental health problems.
• In-depth knowledge of issues affecting people with mental health problems.
• Evidence of assessment across a range of mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Complete mental health needs and risk screening assessments.
• Signpost service users to relevant services.
• Attend team meetings and provide training.

Skills

Knowledge of mental health issues

Experience in psychosocial interventions

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Education

Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)

Job description

Overview

Would you like a protected caseload (maximum of 15), without care coordination responsibilities, so you can focus on providing collaborative psychosocial interventions? This could be the job you've been looking for!

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our Family Safeguarding Service as a Mental Health Practitioner based in Lancashire on a permanent full-time basis (flexible working options are available). This post is open to those with a Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (RMN, SW, OT).

Main duties

• Completing mental health needs and risk screening assessments.
• Signposting service users to relevant services or referrals to Clinical Psychologists within Family Safeguarding Service.
• Consulting on mental health issues to teams within the Family Safeguarding Service.
• Attending team meetings and group supervisions as needed in Family Safeguarding team.
• Assisting the service user to engage in relevant adult mental health services and contributing to the development and implementation of service evaluation measures.
• Undertaking short-term supportive, psychologically informed intervention work with parents who have anxiety and other mental health difficulties that impact upon their ability to engage with the Family Saf safeguarding Service.
• Co-facilitating training, workshops, and disseminating knowledge of mental health difficulties across the team.

About us

The Family Safeguarding Service is based within Lancashire County Council (LCC) and the Mental Health Team within Family Safeguarding is employed by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) and seconded to LCC. We therefore work closely with both organisations. LSCFT provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area. We encourage flexible working and discuss options at interview. For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Details

Date posted: 26 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-BAY837-JD

Job locations: Locality satellite offices across Lancashire

PR5 6AW

Job Description

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN, SW, OT)

Knowledge

• Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems.
• In-depth knowledge of mental health problems.
• In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems.

Experience

• Post qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
• Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions in a time-limited framework.
• Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems.

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 DBS.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

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

Employer details: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Address: Locality satellite offices across Lancashire, PR5 6AW. Website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/