Job Summary
To work as part of a Specialist Children and Young People's Mental Health Team to provide intensive Tier 4 support and interventions for young people and their families. The post will support Senior Mental Health Practitioners in delivering safe and effective care to young people and their families, as agreed in their care plan. The post will involve working under the supervision of a senior member of the team but will include independent work in the young person's home and other community settings. The hours of operation for the Children and Young People's Mental Health Community Intensive Support Team will be variable and will require out of hours working that will be 7 days per week.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide support for young people and their carers/families to enable them to achieve collaboratively agreed defined in their care plan.
2. To support the development of relapse prevention plans that focus on the young person and families strengths and pro-active approaches to maintaining a positive wellbeing.
3. To promote young people's social engagement, health and wellbeing and age appropriate independence.
4. To actively support young people to access appropriate local community resources.
5. To promote services users achieving their goals in terms of working towards recovery.
6. To create and maintain effective working relationships with external organisations and agencies.
7. To keep accurate and current clinical records.
8. To support the service user in care planning and promoting independence.
9. To form positive therapeutic relationships that support service users' own decision-making and build on their strengths.
10. To support service users in creating a crisis and contingency plan wherever appropriate.
About Us
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.
Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
We also offer up to three weeks' induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.
Date posted
21 March 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
373-CYP1384
Job locations
Ancora House
COCH Health Park, Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1BQ
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Assistant Practitioner/Nurse Associate or NVQ Level 3 qualification in a related field and equivalent training or experience in mental health or CYP emotional health and wellbeing to diploma level.
Knowledge and experience
Essential
* Knowledge of child mental health and its affects on individuals and society's response.
* Knowledge of common mental health presentations and the appropriate support and interventions available.
Desirable
* Knowledge of the local area your service is based in (community groups, services available as well as local demographics) Knowledge of the diverse cultures within the communities across Cheshire and Wirral.
Experience
Essential
* Experience of working with young people and/or families with complex mental health and wellbeing needs.
* Experience of working effectively within a team.
* Experience of working unsupervised and using own initiative.
* Experience of clinical record keeping and using electronic systems where appropriate.
* Experience of using basic word processing and data input packages on a computer or laptop.
* Experience of prioritising workload appropriately.
Desirable
* Experience of working as part of a team and independently under own initiative and seeking support as necessary.
* Experience of lone working within a community setting.
* Experience of working with CYP and Families from diverse cultures.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Additional information
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
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