Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner

NHS; Preston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for a Psychological Practitioner to join their Mental Health Treatment Requirement service. This role entails providing psychological interventions for clients with complex needs, including depression and anxiety. Candidates should hold a relevant qualification and have at least 2 years of relevant experience. The position involves working across varied settings such as Local Magistrates Courts, requiring flexibility and a commitment to serving diverse communities.

Benefits

Support for flexible working

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience with complex needs.
• Experience delivering a range of therapies and interventions.
• Knowledge of health screening tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide low level psychological interventions for various mental health issues.
• Work across Local Magistrates Courts and other health and social care settings.
• Travel to various locations to facilitate sessions.

Skills

Counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification

Knowledge of mental health issues

Risk assessment skills

Education

Recognised counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification

BACP/BABCP or equivalent accreditation

Job description

Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner

The closing date is 16 December 2025

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Recognised counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification including: CBT, DBT, Person Centred, Solution Focused therapies etc.
• BACP/BABCP or equivalent accreditation

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability
• Knowledge of use and interpretation of health screening tools
• Knowledge of assessing and mitigating risk - including risk of harm to self and others

Experience

• Working with people with complex needs for a minimum of 2 years either whilst studying or post qualification
• Delivering a range of therapies and interventions
• Initial Assessment of Health and Social Needs

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