Job summary
- Main area
- Mental Health
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-CEN2407-BD
- Employer
- Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Preston Hospital
- Town
- Preston
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
All Age Mental Health Support Worker
Band 3
Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.
As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:
- Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
- Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
- Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.
The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.
For more information visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.
Job overview
To assist in the provision of quality evidence based practice, within a busy A/E department and Acute wards. Providing advice; support and care, liaising with other agencies under the guidance of the Mental Health Liaison Nurses for Service Users and their families who present often in a distressed state with complex mental health needs and Social difficulties .
PLEASE READ: UK VISA & IMMIGRATION
In line with recent UK Government updates, which came into effect 9 April 2025, the minimum salary threshold for Skilled Worker visas, including the Health and Care Visa route, has increased to £25,000 per year. This applies to roles paid in accordance with NHS pay bands, meaning entry-level Band 3 positions no longer meet the criteria for sponsorship.
Applications from individuals on a Student Visa or Graduate Route Visa cannot be progressed, as this role does not meet the current UKVI requirements for sponsorship within these visa categories.
Therefore - If you require visa sponsorship to work in the UK, we will not be able to progress your application on this occasion. All applicants must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK for the duration of the role.
If you have current sponsorship, we will need evidence of 12 months Right to Work in the UK, please provide full details within your application (including VISA Type and duration).
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Mental Health Liaison Team the post holder will be expected to support service within the below areas-
• Emergency Department
• Urgent Care Centres
• Medical assessment areas
• All wards, departments and clinical teams across the hospital
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Patients may present with a wide range of mental health and psychological problems, including following an episode of self-harm, psychiatric emergency and as a consequence of physical illness. You will be expected to work with individuals experiencing psychosomatic disorders and a variety of psychological and adjustment issues resulting from physical illness.
This involves-
To participate in and assist the MDT in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the evidence based care required, including health promotion. Participate and assist in on-going assessments, Care Programme Approach and care plans.
To assist in conducting clinical risk assessment of service users, help to identify early signs of relapse by monitoring the client’s progress, providing effective advice, guidance, and decision making process. Reporting and recording any changes in service user’s mental/physical/emotional state to qualified staff culminating in the coordination of any reviewed plan of care.ontribute Mental Health Liaison (MHL) information and deliver feedback to the team, inpatient ward reviews, case conferences without the need for direct supervision.
To assist in clinical and medical reviews of service users.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in mental health care or relevant NVQ level 3 qualification
- To undertake a specialist package of training which will equip the post holder to work safely and effectively in this functionalised setting
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to read, write and communicate clearly to a MDT or service user/carer or other professional agencies
- Ability to work with service users and their families/carers in a non-discriminatory ant-oppressive way
- Experience in a mental health setting in a supportive role with service users
- Ability to work effectively as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kirsty Thompson
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01772 773426
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