Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Practitioner
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An exciting opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
We are looking for a highly motivated, innovative, and dedicated practitioner to join the Pennine West Home Based Treatment Team. Provide care and treatment for those service users who require support from the Home Based Treatment Team.
This dynamic and driven multi-disciplinary team offers an alternative to psychiatric hospital admission, supporting service users in acute mental health crisis in their homes, as well as supporting loved ones and carers during this period. The team is passionate about providing person-centered care, tailoring care plans to suit the needs of all individuals involved during the care spell and providing a range of psychosocial interventions during their admission. The team is required to thoroughly risk assess situations and has access to a supportive leadership team to support such complex cases. Staff wellbeing and development are paramount and well supported in this team. The post holder will be supported with their professional development as part of their appraisal process, and regular 1:1 supervision is provided.
You will be able to demonstrate that you reflect Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LCSFT) values of:
- We are Kind
- We Are Always Learning
- We are Respectful
- We are a Team
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The Post Holder Will
- Undertake collaborative care planning with service users and their carers.
- Undertake risk assessment and record risks in line with the trust policy.
- Undertake shift co-ordination when allocated to do so.
- Participate in Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) and agree plans with patients in relation to their care.
- Maintain their knowledge of evidence-based home treatment interventions and deliver these interventions in line with service user care.
- Undertake collaborative care planning with service users and their carers.
- Undertake gatekeeping assessments to ensure service users are treated in the least restrictive environment.
- Undertake allocation of shift co-ordination.
You should be able to demonstrate evidence of care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhancing the service user and carer experience, and of on-going professional development.
You will have experience of implementing effective, evidence-based care management/assessment skills and display excellent communication skills.
The post holder will be able to work independently as well as being committed to a multi-disciplinary team approach (MDT), both of which are essential requirements for the post.
LSCFT values diversity and inclusion
Recognizing 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.
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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 supports 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
For further details/informal visits contact:
- Name: Debbie Berry-Lewis
- Job title: Recruiting manager
- Email address: Debbie.Berry@lscft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 01254 226074
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