Mental Health Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria Nhs Foundation Trust

The Older Adult Community Mental Health Team (OACMHT) would like to welcome a highly motivated practitioner who is passionate about advocating for Older Adults. The practitioner would be expected to be adaptable as well as creative. Also to have the ability to work autonomously and as part of the multi-disciplinary team. The team will provide intervention based care to service users who present with complex Mental Health needs. The team cover Preston Central, Chorley and South Ribble area.
The job description and person spec are attached for further information.
Previous applicants need not apply.
The successful applicant will have the ability to work with service users who have severe and enduring Mental Health issues, significant functional / psychological Mental Health needs, Dementia and comorbid physical health issues. We work with families and carers alongside other agencies to promote well-being and deliver evidence-based interventions.
The successful applicant will be open to new ways of working, foster and promote recovery based care and work alongside the community transformation.
Applicants will need to demonstrate their competency and experience in line with the person specification and willing to develop their skills.
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 CumbriaFoundation 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.
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 15 Feb 2024