CYPMH Practitioner
| Posting date: | 03 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 February 2026 |
| Location: | Skelmersdale, WN8 6DS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9351-26-0144 |
Summary
To provide clinical leadership and supervision to a skill mixed team, and tofacilitate a culture of learning and reflective practice. To work in collaboration with the (service manager / team leader) to support the clinical governance / public health and NHS modernisation agenda To actively contribute to the implementation of the safeguarding agenda within the service, in partnership with the Lancashire Care safeguarding team To assume responsibility for management of a defined caseload using specialist knowledge and advanced clinical reasoning to undertake assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care programmes for children and families, liaising with and referring to relevant agencies as appropriate To take an active role in the holistic assessment and treatment of young people who present to the service, with mental health problems and especially those that are at risk of, or have attempted deliberate self harm. Provide liaison with other professionals and agencies in order to provide effective communication leading to a comprehensive and integrated package of care around the young person, their families and/or carers. To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To offer therapeutic interventions based on evidence-based practice and in line with the NICE guidelines. To ensure the clients rights of confidentiality are maintained at all times To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping including electronic data entry and recording, report writing and the responsible exercise of professional self-governance in accordance with professional codes of practice/ conduct. To exercise autonomous professional responsibility for the assessment, treatment and discharge of children, young people and their families/carers. To provide an assessment and therapy service based upon the appropriate use, interpretation and integration of complex data from a variety of sources, including psychological assessments, self-report measures, rating scales, direct and indirect structured observations as well as interviews with children, young people and their families/carers. To undertake risk assessment and risk management for individual children, young people and their families/carers. To act as an advocate to facilitate the views and choices expressed by children, young people, families, groups and communities, where appropriate. To contribute to the seven day service duty rota. For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification. For an informal discussion please contact Rachel Lynch Team Manager on 01695684262