Band 7 Practice Development Lead- MHST

As a registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, you will work throughout Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland supporting children young people, their families and carers to promote best practice.

We are passionate about supporting & empowering children, young people & families to make informed choices, supporting our team to be autonomous, skilled practitioners.

We are committed to helping our staff learn & develop new skills, supporting our team to become highly trained in delivering care to our patients.

The benefits of working for LPT include:

• annual leave entitlement of between 27-33 days plus 8 bank holidays (dependent on service).


• Lease Car Schemes


• Free Car Parking across LPT sites.


• Occupational Health Services


• Counselling services


• Flexible working


We welcome requests for part-time/flexible working.

Main duties of the job

The MHST is a low intensity service which offers a range of therapeutic interventions to children and young people. This can include 1:1 therapy, group work and whole-school approach.

The Band 7 Practice Development Lead will work closely with the clinical leads and family service managers to support and strengthen pathways and policies within the service.

Successful candidates can expect to receive:

• Flexibility in support of your lifestyle, including some home-working if preferred.


• Educational development opportunities


• On-going support from a friendly close-knit team


• Regular managerial supervision


• Pay progression pathways


In addition, there is a full benefits package available some of the details are highlighted on the attached Information for Applicants leaflet.

We are seeking an experienced Practitioner who has significant post qualification experience working therapeutically as part of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST).

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.