Mental Health Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Chorley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Chorley is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner for a temporary full-time position within the Family Safeguarding Service. The role includes providing psychosocial interventions, conducting mental health assessments, and assisting with patient engagement in relevant services. Flexible working options are available, and applicants must possess a recognized mental health qualification.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Work/life balance support

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health needs and risk assessment.
• Skills in signposting and referrals.
• Ability to engage service users in mental health services.

Responsibilities

• Complete mental health needs and risk screenings.
• Consult teams on mental health issues.
• Assist service users in engaging with mental health services.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Psychosocial interventions

Consultation

Education

Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (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 opportunity is with the Family Safeguarding Service. A Mental Health Practitioner based in Chorley on a temporary (8 months) full-time basis with flexible working options.

This post is open to those with a Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (RMN, SW, OT).

Responsibilities

• 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 their ability to engage with the Family Safeguarding Service.
• Co-facilitating training, workshops, and disseminating knowledge of mental health difficulties across the team/s.

Service Context

The Family Safeguarding Service is based within Lancashire County Council (LCC). The Mental Health Team within Family Safeguarding is employed by Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) and seconded to LCC. LSCFT provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across the area; specialist provision includes inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care. The Trust also provides physical health and well-being services in the community with partners across Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton.

Working Arrangements and Benefits

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust supports flexible working and a positive work/life balance. Flexible patterns may include term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. Applicants are encouraged to indicate preferences on the application and discuss at interview. For more information, please visit the Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT website.

Application Information

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 14 Oct 2025.