# IRS Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/irs-practitioner/77693202-84f8-4615-9b51-b0ee8b3e992e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/irs-practitioner/77693202-84f8-4615-9b51-b0ee8b3e992e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 pa - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-19T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-05T10:13:14.114Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackpool/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/IRS_Practitioner/IRS_Practitioner-v8061723 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8061723?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to join the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team.   The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team provides 7 day support to service users who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute in patient environment. There is a strong focus on a recovery model and effective risk management to provide high quality care in a community setting. The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team are always striving towards excellence in service delivery and ensuring that the Trust values are achieved. Currently the team is undergoing an exciting period of change that will see the working together to develop a model of care that ensures effective service delivery in partnership with local services and across the Urgent Care Pathway. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking they will be passionate about working with service users with acute mental health concerns and providing a recovery focused approach. The successful applicant will have the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services. ### Main duties of the job - The purpose of the Initial Response Service will be to provide an effective and timely assessment by appropriately skilled mental health professionals for individuals suffering from mental ill health. Creating an appropriate pathway avoiding unnecessary escalation to a crisis and/or attendance at the A&E department providing effective care for patients and additional cost saving for these services. - To act as a key member of the multi- agency team ensuring the effective first line telephone assessment and triage of service users with suspected mental illness or vulnerability who would likely present to A&E departments or other places of safety. - To undertake Mental Health Assessments including Risk Assessments, providing rapid and holistic assessment, care and sign posting of individuals presenting with other urgent risk issues. - To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service and/or referring to other services/agencies where necessary. - To provide a “gatekeeping” function as detailed in the Operating Procedure. - To provide managerial support to the team in the absence of the Team Manager ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role. ## Job Details This is an exciting opportunity for a senior mental health practitioner to join the Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team. The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team provides 7 day support to service users who are suffering from mental health concerns that would otherwise require admission to an acute in patient environment. There is a strong focus on a recovery model and effective risk management to provide high quality care in a community setting. The Fylde Coast Home Treatment Team are always striving towards excellence in service delivery and ensuring that the Trust values are achieved. Currently the team is undergoing an exciting period of change that will see the working together to develop a model of care that ensures effective service delivery in partnership with local services and across the Urgent Care Pathway. The successful applicant will be dynamic and forward thinking they will be passionate about working with service users with acute mental health concerns and providing a recovery focused approach. The successful applicant will have the ability to work as part of a Team and in partnership with local services. ## Job Description The purpose of the Initial Response Service will be to provide an effective and timely assessment by appropriately skilled mental health professionals for individuals suffering from mental ill health. Creating an appropriate pathway avoiding unnecessary escalation to a crisis and/or attendance at the A&E department providing effective care for patients and additional cost saving for these services. To act as a key member of the multi- agency team ensuring the effective first line telephone assessment and triage of service users with suspected mental illness or vulnerability who would likely present to A&E departments or other places of safety. To undertake Mental Health Assessments including Risk Assessments, providing rapid and holistic assessment, care and sign posting of individuals presenting with other urgent risk issues. To be proficient in referring to other clinicians within the service and/or referring to other services/agencies where necessary. To provide a “gatekeeping” function as detailed in the Operating Procedure. To provide managerial support to the team in the absence of the Team Manager ## Responsibilities Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of Health and Safety policies and procedures - Demonstrate understanding of how research has influenced practice - Can provide evidence of recent professional/personal development - Can demonstrate the ability to manage change - Able to demonstrate and understand the concept of community care and the need to develop good networks ### Experience **Essential** - Post graduate experience working with a range of mental health problems - Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary/ multi agency team - Experience of assessing, planning and implementing and reviewing care needs in a time limited framework - Evidence of continuing professional development - Experience of risk assessment and management ### Education/ Qualifications **Essential** - Registered Mental Health Nurse or Allied Health Professional Qualification - Degree/Diploma in Health/Care/Criminal area of work - Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development - Specialist knowledge in police practices and procedures - Specialist knowledge in Criminal Justice environment with experience of legislation and policies ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 536.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10352054) - [we do more at lscft (pdf, 654.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2256) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.