About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an organised, compassionate, and reflective Mental Health Practitioner to join our Family Safeguarding Service in Fylde and Wyre. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative, evidence-based model supporting parents whose mental health difficulties impact their ability to safeguard their children.This role offers a protected caseload (maximum 15) and no care coordination or keyworker responsibilities, allowing you to focus on delivering high-quality psychosocial interventions.The post is open to applicants with a Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification (RMN, Social Worker, OT).
Working Pattern:
This is a hybrid role. You will spend part of your week working in the office to support effective multidisciplinary working, attend meetings, and collaborate with colleagues. There is also flexibility to complete administrative tasks from home, supporting a healthy work-life balance. Specific working patterns can be discussed at interview.
Main duties of the job
Completing mental health needs and risk screening assessments
Providing consultation on mental health issues to Family Safeguarding teams Delivering short-term, psychologically informed interventions for parents Supporting engagement with adult mental health services Signposting or referring to Clinical Psychologists within the service Attending MDT meetings, group supervision, and reflective practice sessions Contributing to service evaluation and development Co-facilitating training and workshops for colleagues
Experience in delivering DBT skills is desirable, particularly in supporting parents to develop emotional regulation and distress tolerance. However, ongoing training and supervision will be provided to support the development of psychosocial intervention skills, including DBT-informed approaches.
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.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Recognised Core Mental Health Professional Qualification ( RMN, SW or OT)
Knowledge Essential
In-depth knowledge of mental health problems In-depth knowledge of issues that impact upon people with mental health problems. Detailed knowledge of the impact of risk and protective factors that affect people with mental health problems.
Experience Essential
Post qualification experience of clinical work with service users experiencing a range of mental health problems Experience of delivering evidence based psychosocial interventions in a time-limited framework. Evidence of assessment across a broad range of mental health problems.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wyre CAPSS
Rothwell Drive
Fleetwood
FY7 8FF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)