Senior Mental Health Practitioner - Rapid Home Treatment

LSCft; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team. The role focuses on rapid assessment, risk management and delivery of intensive community-based care for individuals in mental health crisis.

The post offers a chance to contribute to a recovery-focused model in partnership with local services, with opportunities for professional development and supervision.

Qualifications

• Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (e.g. RMN/Dip SW/OT).
• Experience of post qualification clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems.
• Experience of delivering evidence based interventions in a time-limited framework.
• In-depth knowledge of mental health problems and related risk and protective factors.

Responsibilities

• Provide a fast, responsive service to assess individuals’ needs for access into mental health services.
• Undertake Mental Health Assessments including Risk Assessments and provide rapid holistic assessment and sign posting.
• Support with the role of reviews within crisis house and crisis lounge on a rostered basis.
• Refer to other clinicians or services/agencies where necessary.
• Provide managerial support to the team in the absence of the Team Manager.
• Organise and deliver rapid intensive intervention to meet health and social needs during a serious mental health crisis.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Risk assessment

Education

Core mental health professional qualification (RMN/Dip SW/OT)

Job description

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) is seeking a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team. The role focuses on rapid assessment, risk management and delivery of intensive community-based care for individuals in mental health crisis.

The post offers a chance to contribute to a recovery-focused model in partnership with local services, with opportunities for professional development and supervision.