Mental Health Practitioner (RMN/OT/SW)

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Accrington; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health provider is seeking a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner in Accrington. Candidates should be qualified mental health nurses, social workers, or occupational therapists, exhibiting excellent communication skills and experience with community mental health work. This role emphasizes developing supportive services and working within multidisciplinary teams. Flexible working patterns can be discussed.

Qualifications

• Must be a registered mental health practitioner with ongoing professional registration.
• Previous experience in clinical work with mental health issues is preferred.
• Must have knowledge of Care Programme Approach (CPA) and risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement safe and supportive services for mental health patients.
• Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to plan and review care needs.
• Participate in mentor and preceptorship processes for professional growth.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge of Mental Health Act 1983

Understanding of community care

Education

Registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker

Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

Job description

Overview

Go back Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 19 October 2025

Hyndburn and Rossendale Community Mental Health Team are seeking to appoint a Band 6 Community Mental Health Practitioner to a fixed term post.

An opportunity has arisen for a Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist to join the Hyndburn and Rossendale Community Mental Health Team. You must be a motivated individual, committed to promoting recovery and well-being for our service users as part of our multi-disciplinary team. Excellent communication skills are essential for the role. Previous experience of Community Mental Health work is desirable.

This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and experienced individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care.

With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.

Main duties of the job

You must be a registered mental health practitioner, with excellent leadership and clinical skills.

You must have some post qualification experience in clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.

You need to be able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and have experience of planning, implementing and reviewing care needs.

You will also need to have a working knowledge of the Care Programme Approach (CPA), Dialog+, risk assessment and management, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.

For further information about the role and for an informal discussion please contact us using the details provided

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust 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 a range of 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. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

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

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Registered Mental Health nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker with on-going Professional Registration.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

Knowledge

• Understanding of health and safety policies and procedures
• Knowledge and practice of Mental Health Act 1983
• Can provide evidence of recent professional development

Experience

• Willingness to participate in mentor and preceptorship process in respect of own practice.

Skills and Abilities

• Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks.
• Can demonstrate communication skills through practice and experience

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.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust