Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A health trust in the UK is looking for a qualified Psychological Practitioner to join their team. This role involves providing psychological interventions for individuals with various mental health issues, including anxiety and trauma. The practitioner will work in diverse settings such as local courts and health facilities, requiring travel and flexibility. The trust values diversity and encourages applications from under-represented groups, advocating for a work/life balance with potential flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Support for flexible working

Inclusive workplace culture

Qualifications

• Must have practical skills to carry out assessments and therapeutic interventions.
• Experience working with offenders with unmet psychological needs.
• Ability to evaluate work effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Provide low-level psychological interventions for mental health issues.
• Work in various settings including courts and health premises.
• Facilitate therapeutic sessions in flexible locations.

Skills

Assessment and evaluation skills

Therapeutic intervention techniques

Knowledge of mental health issues

Flexibility in working environment

Education

Psychology degree or equivalent

Job description

A Vacancy at Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The Mental Health Treatment Requirement service (MHTR) have an exciting opportunity for an appropriately qualified Psychological Practitioner to join the team.

The post holder will work within The Mental Health Treatment Requirement service across Lancashire and Cumbria.

The role of the MHTR Psychological Practitioner is to work with people who have been convicted of offences that appear to be associated with an unmet psychological need or problem. The post holder will have detailed knowledge and the practical skills, in order to carry out assessments, formulations and therapeutic interventions with this client group, and they will be expected to be able to evaluate their work.

The role is to provide low level psychological interventions for depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and learning difficulties.

The post holder will be expected to work in a range of settings including work from Local Magistrates Courts and a range of Health, Social care and Probation Premises with a locality/area and therefore travel is an integral part of the post. The post holder must have a flexible approach in order to facilitate therapeutic sessions in a variety of settings.

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.

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025