Senior Mental Health Practitioner (EIS): Sponsorship Available

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and committed individual to join a well-established and supportive multi-disciplinary team.

The Lancashire and South Cumbria Early Intervention Service (EIS) specialises in working with individuals aged 14 to 65 at risk of, or currently experiencing, first episode psychosis. Our team provides a range of specialist interventions including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Family Interventions within a hub and spoke model of care. There are four multi-disciplinary early intervention service teams covering the Lancashire and South Cumbria footprint.

The Lancashire Early and South Cumbria Intervention Service is based within the Children and Families Network of Lancashire and South Cumbria Care NHS Foundation Trust. We enjoy close working links with a range of community and inpatient services for children and adults.

Applications are welcome from individuals who hold the following qualifications: Registered Mental Health Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Diploma in Social Work.

Main duties of the job

  • You will be an Early Intervention Specialist working within a multidisciplinary team, coordinating and delivering high quality effective care to service users, with highly complex needs, often associated with high risk behaviours and their family/carers, As an autonomous clinician you will be expected to deliver specialist interventions within the core competencies of the role, such as Psycho-social and Family intervention.
  • You will actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and your professional bodies Code of Conduct.
  • You will provide leadership within the multidisciplinary team and ensure the effective assessment, formulation, planning and monitoring of care for service users.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • First Level Professional Qualification (RMN/SW/OT).
  • Evidence of accredited learning at Degree level 6 or above that is relative to practice.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Can demonstrate an in depth knowledge of mental health conditions, specifically psychosis and their recommended treatments.
  • Can demonstrate specialist knowledge within their professional area of patient/ client care.
  • Thorough knowledge of acute and community mental health care for the psychosis pathway.
  • Knowledge of policy drivers for EIS.

Experience

Essential

  • Post Graduate experience.
  • Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing care needs. Experience of working with carers, families of service users.
  • Experience of using and understanding structured psychometric assessments and interpretation of these.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 16 November 2026

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