Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Workington; Presencial; GBP 29.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 5 Psychological Practitioner for the Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement (PMHTR) team. The post involves delivering low-intensity interventions and conducting structured assessments within a multi-agency pathway, supporting people with Mental Health Treatment Requirements.

The role offers internal secondment opportunities, with clinical supervision provided as part of a developing team focused on improving mental health

Formación

• Structured assessments and clinical formulation will be performed.
• Delivery of low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Contribute to multi-agency work with probation and partner agencies.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake structured assessments and formulate care plans.
• Deliver low-intensity psychological interventions.
• Collaborate with Probation and partner agencies to support outcomes.

Conocimientos

Structured assessments

Low-intensity interventions

Multi-agency working

Clinical supervision

Descripción del empleo

Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner

A Vacancy at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

An exciting internal secondment / fixed term opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Psychological Practitioner to join the Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement (PMHTR) Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

This role offers a valuable development opportunity to gain experience within a specialist mental health and criminal justice pathway, delivering psychologically informed interventions to individuals subject to a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR). You will work closely with Probation Services and partner agencies to support improved mental health outcomes and reduce reoffending.

The role involves undertaking structured assessments, delivering low-intensity interventions, and contributing to multi-agency working. You will be supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision within a developing and dynamic team.

This post is offered as a secondment opportunity and internal applicants must have line manager approval prior to applying.

The post holder will work within the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service in Workington and the wider Cumbria footprint.

The role of the MHTR Psychological Practitioner is to work with people who have been convicted of offences that appear to be an 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 will be to provide low level psychological interventions for depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and learning difficulties.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Monday 16 Nov 2026