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Job overview

An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a forward thinking, highly motivated, innovative, dedicated and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to support in the leadership of Pennine West HBTT. You will be responsible for providing leadership to the team together with the Operational and Clinical Lead.  You will also be working closely with team leaders and colleagues in Pennine East HBTT. 

You will be expected to reflect LSCFT values of being kind, respectful, working as part of a team and always learning. You should have at least 2 years experience of working at a senior practitioner level and demonstrate evidence of supporting teams & individuals through change.

Experience of working within the community Urgent Care pathway is desirable. You should also be able to demonstrate a commitment to supporting engagement with service users and carers to support service development.

You should be able to demonstrate evidence of care that facilitates a positive culture of patient engagement, a commitment to enhance the service user and carer experience and promote an environment that facilitates continued staff professional development.

For an informal conversation regarding the above post please contact us on the details provided

Main duties of the job

You should be able to demonstrate effective, evidence based care management, risk assessment and leadership skills. You must have the ability to positively influence and adapt to a rapidly developing service that is able to meet the needs service users and carers.

Provide clinical leadership for Pennine West Home Based Treatment Team, which is a service that delivers rapid and responsive specialist interventions to people experiencing a moderate to severe mental health crisis. 

Oversight of safe and effective delivery of HBTT intervention to support service users, promoting the use of evidence-based practice through the provision of specialist knowledge and skills.

Operate as an integral member of the HBTT leadership team, actively participating in the multi-disciplinary assessment and formulations of people presenting in mental health crisis.

Utilise specialist knowledge and skills from own specialist field of practice to promote effective liaison, working relationships and operational links as appropriate.

Champion adherence to relevant legislation relating to safeguarding, mental capacity, mental health, human rights and restrictions to liberty.

Champion service user participation within individualised care planning and service development initiatives, and to support a culture of participation within the wider team, service and partner services, promoting the provision of independent advocacy where applicable.

Working for our organisation

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT