Nurse Practitioner (Non Medical Prescriber)
Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
Skelmersdale, WN8 6DSView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
12 October 2026
14 days leftJob description
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (Non-Medical Prescriber) to join our dedicated West Lancashire CYPMH Team withi...
As a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner, you will:
Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with complex mental health needs
Undertake comprehensive assessments, risk assessments and care planning
Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions in line with NICE guidance
Act as an Independent Non-Medical Prescriber within CYP services
Provide leadership, consultation and clinical support to the wider team
Work collaboratively with families, schools, social care, GPs and partner agencies
Contribute to safeguarding, clinical governance, service development and quality improvement initiatives
Support ADHD pathways and integrated working across CYPMH and wider services
If you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and want to be part of a compassionate and dynamic CYPMH/ADHD team, we would love to hear from you.
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
Education
Essential
- First level nursing qualification, RMN or equivalent
- Independent & Supplementary Nurse Prescribing V300
- Information technology skills sufficient to the undertaking of the post
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based needs led assessments, of highly complex and co-morbid presentations of children, young people, their families and carers
- Demonstrable knowledge and skills in evidence based therapeutic interventions relevant to the needs of the client group
- Demonstrable ability to communicate to clients, their families and professionals sensitive and often difficult to receive information, using various methods including verbal, non- verbal, written and presentation skills
Experience
Essential
- Specialist working knowledge and experience of supporting and monitoring children and young people in CYP services including those diagnosed with ADHD
- Demonstrable knowledge/understanding and experience in assessment of young people with complex mental health and/or complex needs such as ADHD/ASD
- Evidence of an ability to effectively manage own workload and able to work autonomously
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 September 2026
Last checked
28 September 2026
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