Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health Treatment Requirement Service (MHTR)
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-SPS1409-CLK
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Carlisle Police Station
- Town
- Carlisle
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
MHTR PWP/Assistant Psychologist
Band 5
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism and community based services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated mental health, learning disability and community Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including:
• Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, forensic services including low and medium secure care.
• Specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
• Community physical health and well-being services for children and adults.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,000 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health and general nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers.
Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust 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, home/remote working, and flexi-time.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Please note that further communication from Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) will normally be to the email address given on the application form. You should also ensure that email addresses and telephone numbers are provided for your referees, to enable LSCft to contact them.
Job overview
We are looking for a Psychological Wellbeing practitioner or Assistant Psychologist will work within a newly established service, The Mental Health Treatment Requirement Service (MHTR) forming part of the wider Forensic Community Services across Lancashire and Cumbria.
This particular post will cover Cumbria.
Flexible working patterns will be considered.
The role of the Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner/Assistant Psychologist is to work with people who have been convicted of offences that appear to be associated with an unmet psychological need or problem. The post holder will be required to carry out assessments, formulations, and therapeutic interventions with this client group. These interventions will be low level and designed to treat presenting problems such as depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and learning difficulties.
The post holder will also be expected to evaluate their work.
The post holder will be expected to work and base themselves in a variety of settings including Local Magistrates and Crown Courts and a range of Health, Social Care, and Probation Premises within North Cumbria. 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 in order to facilitate therapeutic sessions in different accommodations.
Main duties of the job
To undertake screening assessments of clients including appropriateness of the referral and gain patient consent: assessments will include identification of mental health vulnerabilities, substance misuse needs, alongside barriers that may impact on the patient’s ability/motivation to engage with sessional psychological interventions.
To complete psychological tests including self-report measures and rating scales; direct and indirect structured observations and semi-structured interviews with clients, and others involved in the client’s care (e.g., Liaison & Diversion staff, Pre-Sentence Report writer, referrer, Defence Solicitor); and reviews of other Health and Social Care records, under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, i.e., the Clinical Lead.
To deliver psychological interventions under the supervision of a qualified psychologist, i.e., the Clinical Lead.
To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all clients of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings with partner agencies.
To provide verbal and written reports to key partner agencies including Courts and Judiciary.
To formulate and facilitate the discharge plan for individuals who are assessed as needing additional or ongoing support once the MHTR term is closed.
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Good honours degree in psychology (2:1+) or recognised counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification including: CBT, DBT, Person Centred, Solution Focused therapies etc.
- Eligibility for graduate membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS) which needs to be clearly noted on the application form or BACP/BABCP or equivalent accreditation
Desirable criteria
- Degree qualification in relevant subject or demonstrable evidence or equivalent experience in a relevant to field of practice
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of evidence-based interventions for working with those presenting with complex presentations and mental health difficulties.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate evidence-based psychological therapy for a service user group
- An understanding of trauma
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with people who have mental health difficulties and/or personality disorder difficulties.
- Experience of delivering a range of therapies and interventions
- Experience of MDT working and the voluntary sector.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Juliette Hargreaves
- Job title
- Forensic Community Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr Tanya Peterson - Principal Clinical Psychologist – [email protected]
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