Senior CYPMH Mental Health Practitioner RMN/OT/SW

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Senior CYPMH Mental Health Practitioner RMN/OT/SW

The closing date is 24 March 2026

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

In a period of exciting change, South Cumbria CYPMH Service are looking to recruit a full time Senior CYPMH Practitioner, within a Band 6 post, to complement the wider multi-disciplinary CYPMH Service; a busy, friendly service providing a range of treatment approaches to children and young people 0 - 18yrs including CBT, EMDR, psychiatry, psychology and DBT. We also work in close collaboration with partner agencies.

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

Main duties of the job

The post holder will utilise CYMPH core skills to undertake Triage calls, comprehensive mental health assessments, formulations and risk assessments, as well as co-producing achievable goals alongside children/young people and their families. Evidence based therapeutic interventions will be utilised to support children and families experiencing difficulties relating to complex mental health. This is envisaged to sit within the 'Getting More Help' domain of the THRIVE Model.

They will work with the MDT to develop the formulation of the child/young person and family's needs and support the development of a care plan based upon the child/young person and family's negotiated goals and relevant evidence based interventions. This will be under clinical supervision from a more senior clinical psychology practitioner.

About us

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.

The wellbeing of our people is at the heart of everything we do. We offer a wide range of resources, tools and support to help you thrive both in and out of work.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification Education / Qualifications

• RGN/RMN/SOCIAL WORKER or OCCUPATION THERAPIST.

Knowledge

• 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.
• In-depth knowledge of legislation, acts and developments relevant to the field of children, young people and mental health.

Experience

• Managing own workload with effective liaison with others.
• Able to work autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Alfred Barrow Health Centre, Barrow-In-Furness and Kinta Annex, Kendal