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Job summary

Main area
CAMS
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 9 months (Maternity leave)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
351-BAY879-SH
Employer
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
CYPMH The Bay
Town
Barrow-in-Furness
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 Per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/12/2025 11:00

Employer heading

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior CYPMH Practitioner - RMN/SW/OT

Band 6

Our Vision is to provide the best mental health, learning disability, autism, community, and physical health services for the populations we serve.

As an integrated Trust, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCFT) delivers a comprehensive range of services, including:

  • Primary and secondary mental health care for children and adults, including specialist inpatient child and adolescent mental health provision, perinatal mental health, and forensic services with low and medium secure care.
  • Specialist mental health inpatient care for individuals with learning disabilities, alongside specialist community support for children and adults with learning disabilities and autism, including intensive support.
  • Extensive community physical health and well-being services for children and adults, covering prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and long-term condition management.

The Trust was first established in 2002 and employs approximately 7,500 staff who provide care from more than 400 sites. The organisation offers opportunities for medics, mental health, general nurses, children’s nurses, allied health professionals, psychology, administration and clerical staff, apprentices and volunteers, as well as those specialising in learning disabilities and community physical health services.

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

Job overview

Do you want to be part of a rapidly developing service committed to improving the lives of Children, Young People and their families?
In a period of exciting development, South Cumbria CYPMH are currently looking to recruit a full time Band 6 Senior CYPMH Practitioner.

We are looking for a registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapists with previous post registration experience to join our multidisciplinary team. You will be part of an established CYPMHs, working with children, young people (up to the age of 18) and their families; experience of working with children and young people would be an advantage. 

Main duties of the job

We are a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people including CBT, EMDR and Decider Skills Workshops.  We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies. 
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.

The hours of work are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday. You must be passionate about working with children and young people with a wide range of moderate to severe mental health difficulties.

Working for our organisation

LSCFT values diversity and inclusion, recognising that talent from varied backgrounds creates a flexible, creative, and effective workforce. We actively challenge discrimination and welcome applications from all, regardless of age, disability (including those with experience of accessing or caring for someone who has accessed mental health or learning disability services), ethnicity, gender, religion, belief, or sexual orientation.

Our aim is to reflect the communities we serve, so we particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups. If you’d like to discuss your application, please ask.

We also welcome individuals with lived experience relevant to the role or service area, as your insight brings authenticity to our services.

LSCFT support 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 and flexi-time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • RGN/RMN/SOCIAL WORKER or OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to comprehensively assess complex mental health needs, develop care plans and deliver appropriate interventions
  • Specific skills and knowledge in evidence based therapeutic interventions to meet complex needs
  • Demonstrable knowledge of safeguarding children and ‘Think Family’

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Managing own workload with effective liaison with others
  • Working in the community
  • Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kaia Robinson
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]