Mental Health Practitioner: Sector Team

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

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Burnley is seeking a Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to assess and provide evidence-based interventions for children and young people referred to the service. The post holder will work under team leaders and consultant psychiatrists within Sector Teams, delivering clinical assessments and a range of therapies while supporting families and carers.

Responsibilities include MDT collaboration, delivering care in hospital and community settings,

Qualifications

• Essential qualifications include RMN/CQSW/DipSW/BSc.OT or other relevant professional qualification.
• Evidence of experience in Mental Health service provision and completing comprehensive Mental Health assessments.
• Desirable: other training related to CYP Mental Health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments of problems and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions and advice to children and/or their families/carers.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and as a sole practitioner, contributing to assessment and treatment decisions.
• Ensure that clinical work is based on best evidence and guidelines, with clear implementation and evaluation.
• Deliver services within hospital and community settings.
• Attend and contribute to organised clinical supervision forums to enhance practice.

Skills

MDT experience

Interpersonal skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

RMN/CQSW/DipSW/BSc.OT or other relevant professional qualification

Job description

Job summary

The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessments and clinical intervention for children and young people referred to service. The post holder will provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by the assessed individual need. The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.

This post holder will work under the direction of the Team Leaders and Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists within the Sector Teams.

Main duties of the job

• Undertake assessments of problems and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions and advice to children and/or their families/carers.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in addition to working as a sole practitioner, contributing to assessment and treatment decisions.
• Ensure that clinical work is determined by best evidence based practice and available guidelines, displays clear and logical structure in its implementation and is subject to reflection and evaluation.
• Deliver services within a hospital setting and community venues.
• Attend and contribute to organised clinical supervision forums with the aim of enhancing one's own and others clinical practice.
• Liaise and work, with other professionals involved with children and their families/carers, from agencies such as Health, Social Services, Education, Voluntary Services etc.
• Work with other professionals in Primary or Secondary Care settings to educate children's mental health needs in families and social settings.

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.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details

Closing date: 09 November 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 5

Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum (subject to confirmation)

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 351-BAY1119-MS

Person Specification

Essential qualifications

• RMN/CQSW/DipSW/BSc.OT or other relevant professional qualification.
• Evidence of experience in Mental Health service provision and completing comprehensive Mental Health assessments.

Desirable qualifications

• Other associated training with regard to CYP Mental Health of therapeutic interventions

Essential knowledge

• Confident at dealing with people over the telephone, videolink and face to face.
• Experience of MDT working.
• Ability to understand, absorb and comply with detailed procedures

Desirable knowledge

• Knowledge of working with childhood, emotional and psychological development.
• Knowledge of therapeutic/psychological interventions for people experiencing mental health difficulties.

Essential experience

• Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge.
• Proven ability to analyse situations, evaluate options and produce effective solutions and outcomes.
• Able to use own initiative and work without close supervision within agreed protocols.

Desirable experience

• Prior experience of working in a complex mental health setting, young people or adults.

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name: Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address: CYPMH Team, Burnley General Hospital, Casterton Avenue / Briercliffe Road, Burnley, BB10 2PQ, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/

Contact

For questions about the job, contact: Andrew Preedy, Recruiting Manager, [e-mail]

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