Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Perinatal Community Mental Health Care Co-ordinator

The closing date is 03 November 2025

Job summary

NL&SC 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

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!

For further information contact:

Hayley Sinclair, Team Leader, Tel: 01524 550887, orEmail: hayley.sinclair@lscft.nhs.uk

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages 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, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT.

Date posted

20 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

351-SPS1500-MF

Job locations

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN/Social Worker/Occupational Therapy professional qualification and registration with appropriate professional body.
Evidence of up to date training related to contemporary mental health practice.

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

Minimum of one year's 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.
Experience of community Care Co-ordination

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

RMN/Social Worker/Occupational Therapy professional qualification and registration with appropriate professional body.
Evidence of up to date training related to contemporary mental health practice.

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

Minimum of one year's 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.
Experience of community Care Co-ordination

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

East Barn

Lancaster

LA1 4JJ

Employer's website

https://www.lscft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)