Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Psychological Practitioner to join the Primary Mental Health Treatment Requirement (PMHTR) Team within Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust.This role offers a valuable development opportunity to gain experience within a specialist mental health and criminal justice pathway, delivering psychologically informed interventions to individuals subject to a Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR). You will work closely with Probation Services and partner agencies to support improved mental health outcomes and reduce reoffending.The role involves undertaking structured assessments, delivering low-intensity interventions, and contributing to multi-agency working. You will be supported through regular clinical and managerial supervision within a developing and dynamic team.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will work within the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service across Lancashire and Cumbria, covering the Lancashire footprint.The role of the MHTR Psychological Practitioner is to work with people who have been convicted of offences that appear to be an associated with an unmet psychological need or problem. The post holder will have detailed knowledge and the practical skills, in order to carry out assessments, formulations and therapeutic interventions with this client group, and they will be expected to be able to evaluate their work.The role will be to provide low level psychological interventions for depression, anxiety, trauma, personality disorders and learning difficulties.The post holder will be expected to work in a range of settings including work from Local Magistrates Courts and a range of Health, Social care and Probation Premises with a locality/area and 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 a variety of accommodation.
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DetailsDate posted: 11 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 351-BAY1057-CL
Job locations: Mental Health Treatment Requirements, Guild Lodge, Preston, PR3 2JH, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesPlease see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person SpecificationEducation/ QualificationsEssential- Recognised counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification including: PWP, CBT, DBT, Person Centred, Solution Focused therapies etc.
- BACP/BABCP or equivalent accreditation
KnowledgeEssential- Knowledge of mental health issues and/or learning disability
- Knowledge of use and interpretation of health screening tools
- Knowledge of assessing and mitigating risk - including risk of harm to self and others
- Knowledge of a wide range of vulnerabilities
- Knowledge and understanding of capacity and consent
ExperienceEssential- Working with people with complex needs for a several years either whilst studying or post qualification
- Delivering a range of therapies and interventions
- Lone working
- Initial Assessment of Health and Social Needs
- Assessment of Risk of Service Users to self and others
- Timely and accurate documentation on electronic records
PersonalEssential- Ability to comply with the travel requirements of the post and be prepared to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Commitment to equality and diversity
- Comply with health and safety
- Commitment to attendance at work
- Commitment to attend training
- Commitment to take part in service improvement
Skills and AbilitiesEssential- Able to demonstrative creative approaches to problems
- Ability to recognise system barriers and utilise effective communication strategies to overcome and develop relationships
- To make judgements which require analysis and interpretation
- To actively contribute to service and self-development.
- Ability to provide supervision of junior staff.
- Skills in engaging hard to reach individuals
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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. 
