CYPMH Practitioner | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

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

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a committed CYPMH Practitioner to join their team in Lancaster. This role involves providing assessment and clinical interventions to children and families facing mental health challenges. Applicants must be qualified Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, or Occupational Therapists with relevant experience. The position requires collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team and involves ongoing professional development opportunities. Flexible working arrangements may be considered.

Qualifications

• Qualified professional with a minimum of 18 months experience in mental health.
• Ability to work in community settings with partner providers.
• Good clinical record maintenance and data collection skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality assessment and intervention to children and young people.
• Work within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Ensure collaboration and consultation with colleagues.

Skills

Experience with children and young people with mental health difficulties

Clinical intervention skills

Assessment abilities

Collaboration with multi‑disciplinary teams

Education

Registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker, or Occupational Therapist

Job description

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed CYPMH Practitioner to join the CYPMH and Child Psychology team in Lancaster and Morecambe. The practitioner will complement the wider multi‑disciplinary CYPMH; a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people 0 – 18yrs including CBT, EMDR, DBT, SCM, Psychiatry, Psychology and Family Therapy. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies.

We work with children, young people and families up to the age of 18 years presenting with a wide range of moderate to severe, emotional and mental difficulties. Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties would be essential.

We are committed to ongoing continuous professional development of our staff and as a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to be involved in various training initiatives, including CYP IAPT.

Working Responsibilities

Working within a multi‑disciplinary team, you will provide high quality assessment and clinical intervention with children, young people and their parents/carers referred to the service. You will contribute to the business aims of the service through joint working, consultation, training, and attending supervision.

Successful applicants will be required to co‑work effectively with colleagues and maintain good clinical records and data collection.

Qualifications and Experience

Applications are invited from qualified Registered Mental Health Nurses, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists with a minimum of 18 months experience, working with children and young people with emotional and mental health needs. You may be required to work in various community settings alongside partner providers.

Working Hours and Schedule

The post is for 37.5 hours and will include working some weekends, bank holidays and possible evenings in the future.

Contact

For an informal discussion please contact Jonathan Turner/ Jess Kelly, Integrated Team Leaders, 01524 550650.

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.

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.

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 16 Dec 2025.