Job summary
- Main area
- Psychology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 351-BAY1032-VD
- Employer
- Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whitegate Health Centre
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £28,392 - £31,157 per annum (subject to confirmation)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/07/2026 23:59
Employer heading
CYPMH Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
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
Please note: This is not eligible for sponsorship.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed Assistant Psychologist to join the Children and Young People’s Mental Health Service (CYPMH) Fylde and Wyre. F&W CYPMH is a multi-disciplinary Mental Health service. We aim to deliver high quality innovative psychological solutions with service users through consultation, parent workshops, and individual, systemic/family therapy and group work.
Main duties of the job
Your role within the service will be supporting the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care to children, young people, and their families.
The role will involve contributing to assessment, supporting the delivery of evidence-based and manualised interventions, and promoting engagement with services.
The CYPMH services within LSCFT are undergoing a transformation programme to implement the THRIVE model as a response to the Five Year Forward View. To meet this forward thinking view we are specifically looking for practitioners with a modern mind-set and an enthusiasm for the new model.
Candidates must be able to meet the travel requirements of the role and applicants must be willing to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
Whitegate Drive Health Centre is well located for the M55 motorway and bus routes and there is free parking available 5 minutes from the building.
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.
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.
Explore our full wellbeing offer here: Keeping our workforce well
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- An upper second class (2i) honours degree or higher in psychology
- Entitlement to Graduate membership of the British Psychological Society
Desirable criteria
- Further education or research in relevant area of psychology e.g. working with children
Personal
Essential criteria
- An ability to interact effectively with other professionals. An ability to interact effectively with children, young people and their parents
- Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with work agreed and managed at regular intervals
- An interest in working with children, young people and their families. Ability to accept and use supervision appropriately and effectively
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake psychologically informed research projects
- Knowledge of psychological methods and theories, especially child development and an ability to apply this knowledge within a clinical context
- An understanding of the needs and difficulties of children/ young people with psychological/mental health difficulties or other disabilities
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of, or demonstrable interest in working with mental health difficulties and/or other disabilities
- Work with children and/or young people
- To have worked as part of a team within a care setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nemea Byrne-Fraser
- Job title
- Team Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
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