Job summary
An exciting internal secondment / fixed term 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.
This post is offered as a secondment opportunity and internal applicants must have line manager approval prior to applying.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within the Mental Health Treatment Requirement (MHTR) service in Workington and the wider Cumbria 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.
Details
- Date posted: 02 November 2026
- Closing date: 16 November 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
- Contract: Fixed term
- Duration: 9 months
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 351-BAY1136-SRP
- Job locations: Workington – Lancashire and Cumbria footprint, Cumbria, CA14 2RW, United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised counselling or Psychological Therapies qualification including: PWP, CBT, DBT, Person Centred, Solution Focused therapies etc.
- BACP/BABCP or equivalent accreditation
Knowledge
Essential
- 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
Experience
Essential
- Working with people with complex needs for a minimum of 2 years either whilst studying or post qualification
- Delivering a range of therapies and interventions
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.
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.
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Employer details
- Employer name: Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: Workington – Lancashire and Cumbria footprint, Cumbria, CA14 2RW, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/