Senior CYPMH Practitioner – Lead in Children's Mental Health

Lancashire Care Foundation Trust; Nebraska; On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior CYPMH Practitioner (Band 6) to join the CYPMH and Child Psychology team in Lancaster and Morecambe. You will lead a multi‑disciplinary service delivering evidence‑based interventions to children and young people 0–18, including CBT and other approaches, within a systemic holistic framework.

The role includes clinical leadership, supervision of less experienced staff and students, duty rota duties, and strong liaison with

Qualifications

• Leadership role in delivering high‑quality CYPMH services to children and young people.
• Undertake evidence‑based, needs‑led assessments and brief interventions.
• Screen referrals, signpost, and ensure timely access to the right services.
• Provide clinical supervision and support to less experienced staff and students.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi‑disciplinary team to promote mental health and wellbeing.
• Deliver needs‑led assessments and brief therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with partner agencies to develop integrated care packages.
• Provide supervision and participate in the duty rota.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical supervision

Duty rota

Job description

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior CYPMH Practitioner (Band 6) to join the CYPMH and Child Psychology team in Lancaster and Morecambe. You will lead a multi‑disciplinary service delivering evidence‑based interventions to children and young people 0–18, including CBT and other approaches, within a systemic holistic framework.

The role includes clinical leadership, supervision of less experienced staff and students, duty rota duties, and strong liaison with