Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Mental Health Treatment Requirement Psychological Practitioner
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An exciting internal secondment 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 applicants must have line manager approval prior to applying.
The post holder will work within the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service across Lancashire and Cumbria, covering the Blackburn area.
Role of the MHTR Psychological Practitioner:
- Work with people who have been convicted of offences that appear to be associated with an unmet psychological need or problem.
- Have detailed knowledge and the practical skills to carry out assessments, formulations, and therapeutic interventions with this client group.
- Be expected to evaluate their work.
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The role will be 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. Therefore, travel is an integral part of the post. The post holder will also be expected to provide domiciliary visits where required and must have a flexible approach to facilitate therapeutic sessions in a variety of accommodation.
Diversity and Inclusion:
- 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.
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Flexible Working:
- 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.
Wellbeing Support:
- 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: Karen Thistlethwaite
Job title: Team Lead
Email address: karen.thistlethwaite@lscft.nhs.uk
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