Community Mental Health Practitioner
The closing date is 17 November 2026

Job summary
We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Mental Health Practitioner to join our Community Mental Health Team based at Pathways MHRC in Bamber Bridge.

We are a dynamic and innovative team who are committed to upholding the highest standards of care. Our service is built on strong values of collaboration, respect, and recovery, and we believe in working in true partnership with patients, carers, and families to form the Triangle of Care -- ensuring everyone involved in a person's care is listened to, supported, and included.

As a Band 6 Keyworker, you will hold a defined caseload and deliver holistic, recovery-focused care to adults with complex and enduring mental health needs. You will play an active role within a multidisciplinary team (MDT), contributing to assessments, care planning, risk management, and evidence-based interventions.

A thorough understanding of psychotropic medications, including Clozapine and Lithium, as you will be responsible for supporting safe medication management and monitoring within community settings.

If you are passionate about recovery-focused, person-centred care and want to work within a dynamic, values-driven team, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like more information about the role or an informal chat please contact us using the details provided

Main duties of the job

• Act as keyworker for a defined caseload, delivering assessment, care planning, implementation, and review under the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to shared decision-making and holistic care.
• Support service users prescribed psychotropic medications, including Clozapine and Lithium, in line with Trust policy and national safety standards.
• Undertake comprehensive risk assessments and develop collaborative management plans to promote safety and recovery.
• Deliver psychosocial interventions to promote independence, wellbeing, and recovery.
• Build and maintain therapeutic relationships with service users, carers, and families, embedding the principles of the Triangle of Care.
• Liaise effectively with partner agencies, primary care, and voluntary sector organisations to ensure coordinated, person-centred care.
• Contribute to a positive, learning culture, promoting reflection, innovation, and adherence to professional and Trust values.

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.

Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well

Details
Date posted: 04 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-CEN2699-EB
Job locations: Pathways Resource Centre, Preston, PR5 6GD, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Qualifications

• Registered professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (RMN) or Social Work England.
• Relevant qualification (e.g., RMN, DipSW, BSc Social Work, or equivalent).

Knowledge

• Knowledge of mental illness and impact upon quality of life
• Pharmaceutical knowledge and understanding of psychotropic medications: particularly, Clozapine and Lithium
• Risk formulation

Experience

• Post qualification experience within mental health services. With some of these to have been within acute mental health services
• Experience of working with adults with complex and enduring mental health needs
• Understanding of psychological approaches including trauma focused, SCM, DBT and OT

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.

Employer details
Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Team Manager, David Gardner, David.Gardner@lscft.nhs.uk

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.