Home based Treatment Practitioner

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The closing date is 05 February 2026

This is an exciting and new opportunity for a Registered Mental Health Practitioner to join the Home Based Treatment Team within the Fylde coast locality on a developmental post. The successful candidate will start as a Band 5 and will work towards achieving a competency framework to allow progression to Band 6.

The Home Based Treatment Team (HBTT) offers 7‑day support to service users and their families/carers who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute inpatient environment. There is a strong focus on the recovery model, providing therapeutic interventions and risk management skills to allow care to be delivered within a community setting.

The HBTT constantly strives towards excellence in service delivery, ensuring quality is at the forefront of all we do.

Successful applicants will be provided with a full induction to the team and will receive regular clinical supervision sessions and an opportunity to complete their appraisal focusing on personal and career development. The successful candidate will also be supported by a mentor within the team to meet competency frameworks set to become a Band 6 practitioner within the HBTT.

For further information about the role please contact the details provided below.

You will be a mental health (MH) practitioner working within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.

You will be expected to work across a 7‑day service covering day shifts only.

The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward‑thinking, able to work as part of a team and in partnership with local services. There will be an expectation to undertake night duty and uphold the Trust values at all times.

As a Band 5 MH practitioner you will be regularly supported and supervised by a nominated Band 6 Nurse and encouraged to take personal responsibility for clinical supervision and your continued professional development plan.

You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values.

You will provide support to the nurse leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care given to service users.

You will exercise professional accountability and responsibility using skills, knowledge and expertise in changing environments, across clinical boundaries and in unfamiliar situations as outlined within the NMC Code of Professional Conduct.

You will be required to offer clinical and managerial leadership to non‑ staff and nursing associates as part of your role within the team.

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 supports flexible. 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.

• Registered Mental Health Nurse

• Demonstrate understanding of mental health difficulties
• Demonstrate understanding of Health & Safety policies, procedures and effects on practice

• Able to provide evidence that they can work as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs
• Has participated in supervision and can demonstrate how supervision has assisted practice

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Demonstrates an ability to motivate self and others
• Able to manage work and caseload effectively

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 CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust