Senior Practitioner

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston invites applications for a Senior Practitioner (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist) to join the MAPPA, Victims and Veterans (MVV) Team for 22.5 hours per week, based within Secure Services across Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The post offers opportunities to influence practice, provide specialist consultation, and contribute to service development while working collaboratively with partner

Qualifications

• Professional qualification as RMN, SW or OT with current registration.
• Experience in MAPPA, Victim Services or Veterans Services is desirable.
• Good knowledge of policy and legislation relevant to MAPPA and mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on care pathways, risk assessment and risk management.
• Deliver consultation and formulating support across MVV and partner agencies.
• Contribute to service development and multi-agency training.

Education

RMN/SW/OT with current registration

Job description

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Practitioner

The closing date is 10 November 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Practitioner (Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist) to join the MAPPA, Victims and Veterans (MVV) Team for 22.5 hours per week. The post is based within Secure Services and operates across Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.

The role offers an opportunity to influence practice across LSCFT, provide specialist consultation, contribute to service development, and work collaboratively with a wide range of partner agencies. The post combines specialist consultation, complex risk management support, training, formulation, and multi-agency partnership working across the MVV portfolio.

The MAPPA, Victims and Veterans (MVV) Team is a well-established multidisciplinary team of psychologically informed practitioners providing specialist support across three interconnected areas of practice: MAPPA, Victim Services and Veterans Services. The team adopts a trauma-informed approach and works to enhance public protection, improve outcomes and strengthen partnership working across services.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work across 3 to 4 days per week, including Mondays. The team is committed to delivering high-quality support with professionalism, compassion and respect. The post holder will provide specialist advice and consultation to staff regarding care pathways, risk assessment and risk management for individuals receiving services from LSCFT, often working alongside partner agencies.

We are seeking a motivated practitioner with experience of complex risk management, multi-agency working and trauma-informed practice who is keen to make a positive impact across services. This is a varied and rewarding role within a supportive specialist team, offering opportunities to influence practice, develop expertise and contribute to service improvement across the Trust.

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

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification RMN, SW, OT with current registration with relevant Professional Body and educated to degree level.

Knowledge

• Good knowledge of applicable Policy, Practice and legislation concerning MAPPA, Victim and Veterans
• Extensive knowledge of the applicable legal frameworks and issues relating to these including Mental Health Act (1983), Mental Capacity Act.
• Knowledge of the various approaches to mental health assessment in a range of settings including probation and prisons.

Experience

• Experience of working in a community and/or Forensic Mental Health setting.
• Involvement in innovative practice, project work and multi-cultural environments

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