Mental Health Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Barrow-in-Furness is seeking two Mental Health Practitioners to join their Health based Place of Safety team. This role is essential for supporting individuals in crisis within the urgent care pathway, requiring registered nurses with a mental health qualification. Applicants will need excellent interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to professional development. Flexible working patterns are encouraged to enhance work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification is essential.
• Ability to carry out comprehensive assessments.
• Demonstrated leadership and staff development skills required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver duties for timely assessment of needs and recovery.
• Accept and coordinate assessments for individuals detained under Section 136.
• Develop skills within multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification

Excellent interpersonal skills

Sound leadership skills

Commitment to professional development

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has opened for two Mental Health Practitioners to join us on our Health based Place of Safety (HBPOS) team which is on the Urgent Care pathway based at Dane Garth, Barrow in Furness. Applications are invited from Registered Nurse Mental Health.

The Health based place of safety (136 suite) is situated at Dane Garth. This role plays a crucial role in supporting individuals in a crisis on the Urgent Care pathway. The purpose of the Section 136 Suite is to provide an in-depth assessment within a 24 hour period. This is a nurse led service and you will be working within a multidisciplinary team to carry out a diverse range of duties. The highly cohesive team work very closely to support each other and there is a clear focus on support and professional development of our nurses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver duties aimed at promoting a timely assessment of needs and recovery from mental illness.
• Accept members of the public detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act, coordinate assessments, undertake assessments and complete clinical paperwork.
• Work alongside and develop skills within the Home Treatment Team, Frequent Attenders team and the Mental Health Liaison Team (MHLT) to further enhance development and provide a whole team approach in the locality.

Qualifications and skills

• Registered Nurse with Mental Health qualification.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to carry out comprehensive assessments.
• Sound leadership skills and staff development skills.
• A strong commitment to ongoing professional education and development.

About the Trust and working patterns

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across the 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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants are encouraged to state these requests on their application forms and to discuss options at interview.

Additional information

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

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

This advert closes on Monday 10 Nov 2025