CYPMH Practitioner RMN/OT/SW | Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Burnley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care trust is seeking a Mental Health Practitioner to provide assessments and clinical interventions for children and young people. The role requires teamwork with various professionals and emphasizes evidence-based practice. Candidates should be prepared to work in flexible conditions to promote work-life balance. Applications close on 11 Nov 2025.

Qualifications

• Undertake appropriate mental health assessment and clinical intervention.
• Provide evidence-based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need.
• Support families and professionals involved.

Responsibilities

• Work under direction of Team Coordinators and Consultant Psychiatrists.
• Undertake assessments and provide therapeutic interventions.
• Contribute to assessment and treatment decisions as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Job description

Overview

The post holder will undertake appropriate mental health assessment and clinical intervention for children and young people referred to service. The post holder will provide a range of appropriate, evidence based clinical interventions informed by assessed individual need. The post holder will provide support, advice and consultation to families/carers and other professionals involved in the life of the child/young person.

Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the Team Co-ordinators and Consultant Psychiatrists within the Sector Teams.
• Undertake assessments of problems and provide appropriate therapeutic interventions and advice to children and/or their families/carers.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, in addition to working as a sole practitioner, contributing to assessment and treatment decisions.
• Ensure that clinical work is determined by best evidence based practice and available guidelines, displays clear and logical structure in its implementation and is subject to reflection and evaluation.
• Deliver services within a hospital setting and community venues.
• Attend and contribute to organized clinical supervision forums with the aim of enhancing one\'s own and others\' clinical practice.
• Liaise and work, with other professionals involved with children and their families/carers, from agencies such as Health, Social Services, Education, Voluntary Services etc.
• Work with other professionals in Primary or Secondary Care settings to educate children\'s mental health needs in families and social settings.

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.

Additional information

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

Application details

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

This advert closes on Tuesday 11 Nov 2025