Job summary
Applications are invited from qualified Associated Psychological Practitioners or Mental Health Wellbeing Practitioners. The post will provide assessment, psychological skills based interventions and group work for the care of Service Users within the Burnley and Pendle CMHTs. The post holder will work alongside a Clinical Psychologist and a Senior Psychological Therapist as well as other mental health professionals in the wider multidisciplinary team (MDT).

The teams provide services to people with complex mental health needs using a model of trauma informed care. The post holder will be operationally managed within the teams as a core team member, while strong professional leadership works alongside to support the role.

An interest in working with individuals experiencing significant levels of distress and complexity will be essential. Good team working skills are essential and skills in group approaches, or an interest in developing these, would be an asset. The postholder will also have opportunities to support with service development and evaluation.

Clinical and professional supervision is provided, and a growing network of complex case for and expanding menu of psychological therapy models afford excellent opportunity for the post holder to develop their skills in MDT working and psychologically informed care in a secondary context.

Main duties of the job
To work alongside service users, families, carers and multi-disciplinary team members to co-ordinate care as a key worker, supporting collaborative decision-making about care and treatment.

To deliver a set of wellbeing-focused psychologically-informed interventions, aligned to cognitive-behavioural principles, based on the best evidence available, that address problems often experienced by people with severe mental health problems

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: 11 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year pa
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-PEN1169-CL
Job locations: CMHT Burnley (25-65), Pendle House, Nelson, BB9 9TG, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Person Specification
Education/qualifications
Essential

• Registered as a Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner on a professional register recognised for this role by NHS England.
• A graduate certificate (Level 6) or postgraduate certificate (Level 7) delivering the national curriculum for Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioners (Adult Specialist Mental Health).

Knowledge
Essential

• Able to plan and deliver interventions with a variety of service users presenting with mental health difficulties, their families and carers and the clinical team, on a daily basis.
• Able to establish and maintain empathic, supportive relationships with people in significant distress or who are cognitively impaired, their families and carers
• Able to receive, understand and communicate confidential client information of a sensitive and often complex nature, including discussing care with family members within boundaries of confidentiality.
• Ability to work successfully in a team
• Able to prioritise workload according to peoples' changing needs and the priorities of the team
• Able to contribute to risk assessment drawing on complex and multiple sources of information, under clinical supervision

Experience
Essential

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs gained through a graduate certificate or postgraduate certificate training with significant supervised practice.
• Experience running groups/activities
• Experience working as part of a team
• Experience of being supervised
• Experience of analysing and communicating complex information verbally and in writing

Personal
Essential

• Able to concentrate on specific activities for up to an hour at a time.
• Able to deal with conflicting demands in an unpredictable work pattern.
• Able to communicate in a sensitive and reassuring manner, with empathy, and where appropriate reassurance
• Able to make good use of clinical supervision in a group and/or individual format
• Liaise with other teams and services including external agencies as required for the wellbeing of service users.
• Able to work flexibly and adapt to each person as appropriate to their needs in a variety of settings

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: CMHT Burnley (25-65), Pendle House, Nelson, BB9 9TG, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Team Leader
Rachel Feather
rachel.feather@lscft.nhs.uk
01282657387

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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.