Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and compassionate Nurse Practitioner (Non-Medical Prescriber) to join our dedicated West Lancashire CYPMH Team within Specialist Services.
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated mental health professional to play a key role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to children and young people experiencing complex mental health difficulties, including ADHD and emotional distress.
Working within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you will provide specialist assessments, therapeutic interventions, clinical leadership and independent prescribing support while helping shape and develop services for children, young people and families across West Lancashire.
Main duties of the job
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more details on this vacancy please review the attached job description and person specification.
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This advert is for Nurse Practitioner (Non Medical Prescriber) with Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust in Preston, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (subject to confirmation). The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jun 2026.
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