# Perinatal Community Mental Health Lead Practitioner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-community-mental-health-lead-practitioner/cf9b6997-5100-46d3-b654-641373c2bfd4 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/perinatal-community-mental-health-lead-practitioner/cf9b6997-5100-46d3-b654-641373c2bfd4.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 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** 9 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-16T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T18:02:06.401Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Lancaster/Lancashire_South_Cumbria_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Specialist_Perinatal/Specialist_Perinatal-v8053756 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8053756?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lscft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview North Lancs & South Cumbria SPCMHT covers a vast footprint including Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre, Lancaster and South Cumbria. We are seeking applications from confident and enthusiastic professionals who hold RMN/Social Work/OT registrations who are passionate about working in a perinatal service and have experience in a mental health, care coordination role. Post holders will carry out specialist assessments of women referred into the service and also be responsible for an allocated caseload working alongside senior clinicians and have responsibility for the delivery of high quality care. ### Main duties of the job To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary community mental health team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service to women experiencing mental health difficulties. To participate in the development and maintenance of a quality region wide perinatal service through effective collaboration, liaison and prioritisation with statutory and non-statutory organisations. Contribution to the building up of local care networks for mothers across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region. To work as a Lead Practitioner in partnership with service users and other professionals’ within the Care Programme Approach framework managing and co-ordinating complex packages of care for both mother and infant. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities We welcome applications from both male and female applicants and although advantageous, there is no requirement to have previous perinatal experience, as training will be provided. As a team and service, we support flexible working and offer fantastic training and development opportunities! ## Job Details North Lancs & South Cumbria SPCMHT covers a vast footprint including Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre, Lancaster and South Cumbria. We are seeking applications from confident and enthusiastic professionals who hold RMN/Social Work/OT registrations who are passionate about working in a perinatal service and have experience in a mental health, care coordination role. Post holders will carry out specialist assessments of women referred into the service and also be responsible for an allocated caseload working alongside senior clinicians and have responsibility for the delivery of high quality care. ## Job Description To work as a member of a multi-disciplinary community mental health team offering a comprehensive perinatal mental health service to women experiencing mental health difficulties. To participate in the development and maintenance of a quality region wide perinatal service through effective collaboration, liaison and prioritisation with statutory and non-statutory organisations. Contribution to the building up of local care networks for mothers across the Lancashire and South Cumbria Region. To work as a Lead Practitioner in partnership with service users and other professionals’ within the Care Programme Approach framework managing and co-ordinating complex packages of care for both mother and infant. ## Responsibilities We welcome applications from both male and female applicants and although advantageous, there is no requirement to have previous perinatal experience, as training will be provided. As a team and service, we support flexible working and offer fantastic training and development opportunities! ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - An understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983 (revised 2007) - An understanding of the Children’s act 1989 - Able to demonstrate knowledge of safeguarding children and how to manage this within a specialist mental health setting ### Experience **Essential** - Post graduate experience in a community mental health setting - Able to demonstrate and evidence a broad range of therapeutic clinical skills for the post - Experience of providing clinical supervision - High level of written skills and ability to compile reports, assessments and maintain detailed and accurate service user records ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional qualification and registration with appropriate professional body (NMC,SW, Therapy Professions) ## Documents - [jdps (pdf, 552.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343480) - [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.