CYPMH Assistant Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Community CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner to join a supportive multidisciplinary team. This role involves providing mental health assessments and evidence-based interventions to children and young people. The ideal candidate will have experience in building therapeutic relationships and a passion for improving mental health outcomes. Flexible working arrangements are encouraged to promote work-life balance. Apply by 23 Dec 2025.

Benefits

Flexible working options

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health assessment and intervention.
• Ability to build therapeutic relationships with children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Support mental health assessments and formulations.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions, including group treatment.
• Liaise with and consult other agencies.

Job description

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative, dynamic and growing multi‑disciplinary Community CYPMH in LSCFT‑Fylde and Wyre. The children & young people who access our services present with a wide range of emotional and mental health difficulties ranging from moderate to severe.

You would be joining an established, supportive and hardworking team who are passionate about improving the outcomes for the children, young people and their families/carers.

As a Community CAMHS Mental Health Practitioner you will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team offering consultation, assessment and evidence‑based interventions to children and young people we serve.

Main duties

• Supporting mental health assessments and formulations
• Building therapeutic relationships with children and young people and delivering evidence‑based interventions (including group treatment)
• Liaising with and offering consultation to other agencies
• Contributing to all aspects of positive team functioning
• Contributing to ongoing service innovations and development

About the Trust

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.

Working patterns

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025