Community Nurse - Childrens | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is looking for a Mental Health Practitioner to join their team in Barrow-in-Furness. The candidate will work with children and young people, delivering assessments and therapeutic interventions within a multi-disciplinary team. Relevant qualifications are necessary, and a willingness to complete a DBS check is required. This role promotes a positive work/life balance through flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Positive work/life balance

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
• Enthusiasm and a modern mindset towards the new mental health model.
• Willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality service provision in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Perform needs-led, evidence-based assessments and therapeutic interventions.
• Support young people needing help due to self-harm.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Case management

Education

Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist

Job description

Post

Mental Health Practitioner

Location

Alfred Barrow Health Centre, Barrow-in-Furness and Kinta Annex, Kendal

Band

5

Hours / Pattern of work

37.5 hours per week, Rostered to provide a 7 day service.

Type of contract

Permanent

Overview

Are you someone interested in working in a Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service? This is an exciting opportunity for you to enter into a rewarding role in a transforming service. We are looking for a Registered Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist, ideally with some recent experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties or experience in working within Mental Health (please refer to person specification for more information). The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivating, have the ability to case manage and will display excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to establish good working relationships essential to the success of the service.

Responsibilities

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within Child and Young Peoples Mental Health Service (CYPMH). As part of the team you will take a role in delivering high quality service provision that promotes and improves the mental health and well‑being of children and young people, their families and carers. Working within a systemic and holistic framework you will undertake needs‑led, evidence‑based, assessments and therapeutic interventions for children and young people, their families and carers, who present to the service. These assessments will also include young people needing support due to deliberate self‑harm. You will be supported by senior members of the team within this role.

Qualifications and Experience

The CYPMH services within LCFT are undergoing a transformation programme to implement the THRIVE model as a response to the Five Year Forward View. To meet this forward‑thinking view we are specifically looking for practitioners with a modern mind‑set and an enthusiasm for the new model. A means of transport is essential and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

Additional Information

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.

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025.