Community Mental Health Nurse | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 29 Ionawr 2026 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £31,049 - £37,796 per annum (subject to confirmation) |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 28 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Fleetwood, FY7 6AH |
| Cwmni: | Lancashire Care Foundation Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7772672/351-FYL668-MS |
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Fylde and Wyre Community Mental Health Team has an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Community Mental Health Practitioner to join the team. This post provides the opportunity for a forward thinking and enthusiastic individual to develop and implement safe, sound and supportive services that embrace the provision of holistic care. With a strong emphasis on multidisciplinary working and the principles laid out in the Recovery Model, you will need to be an innovative thinker and be able to form effective relationships.
You will have a working knowledge of assessments, care planning and the risk assessment and management of people under our community services, and the ability to explore issues relating to the impact of health and social needs on mental health and well-being.
Fylde and Wyre CMHT works over 2 bases due to the geographical size of the catchment area. You will have a main team base but there is the expectation of support across both sites as required.
Fylde and Wyre CMHT celebrates our staff achievements and wellbeing, with regular team sessions and receiving feedback from our patients, families and carers.
Contact details
For further information please contact Garry Burrill, Team Manager on 01253 951355 or Linda Berry-Lewis Service manager linda.lewis@lscft.nhs.uk
Informal meetings/ Shadows welcome
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to come and work as part of multidisciplinary team within the community – we welcome newly qualified nurses or students who are due to graduate to apply.
To actively promote teamwork, respect, integrity, accountability, excellence and compassion within the clinical team in accordance with the Trust values and code of conduct.
To undertake mental health assessments including Risk assessments within a multi-disciplinary assessment team.
To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service or referring to other services/agencies where necessary.
To provide a fast, responsive service to assess individual’s needs.
Providing a communication structure between GP’s , IAPT and non IAPT services in LSCFT, non-statuary service, as a means of ensuring the highest possible standards of patient care.
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.
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Feb 2026