Band 6
Main area: Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) Practitioner
Grade: Band 6
Contract: 18 months (Fixed Term)
Hours:
* Full time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 373-CYP1343
Site: Cheshire wide
Town: Crewe
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 24/01/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Team supports young people up to 18 years of age in the West Cheshire, Central Cheshire and East Cheshire areas. This is an exciting opportunity as we develop our 0-18 Mental Health Access Services in the Community. Please join the Children & Young Person’s Mental Health Hub Team so you can be part of the developments. We offer a Cheshire wide service. The post holder will be required to work a minimum of once a week in Crewe, with the option of working at satellite offices as well as remote working.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the Clinical team, you will lead on/contribute to reviewing referrals to Cheshire Children and Young People’s Mental Health Hub (CYPMHH), triaging referrals for children and young people, offering advice on appropriate support and signposting. You will contribute to “consultations” helping support professionals working with families and young people, offering advice, guidance and signposting. You will form part of the “Access” function with a focus on prevention and early access to intervention. This role will entail high demand, but you will be joining a highly motivated team and supportive leadership structure. Remote work will be necessary for a portion of your scheduled hours. You must have computer skills as all systems are electronic. Flexible/Hybrid working encouraged (face to face work & Virtual work). See Job description for specific duties relating to the role.
Working for our organisation
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
* Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional).
* Therapeutic Training to intermediate / diploma level
Experience
* Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field
* Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence-based interventions have been delivered
* Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
* Undertaking Mental Health Assessments
* IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
* Post qualifying experience of working within NHS community CYPMHS
Knowledge and Expertise
* Demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
* Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice
* Working knowledge of Children related legislation
* Experience of inter-agency working
* Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
* Experience of working with Students/ Learners
* Experience of providing clinical supervision
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Name: Liz Whittaker
Job title: Clinical Co-Ordinator
Email address: liz.whittaker1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01606 555118
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100
Giving you time to care, space to think and opportunity to grow
We are Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP). We provide health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries.
We 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 services are provided in partnership with commissioners, local authorities, voluntary and independent organisations, people who access our services, their carers and families. The Trust has over 14,500 members and employs more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites, serving a population of over one million people and highly specialist services for two million people.
At CWP, we believe in giving our staff the time to care, the space to think and the opportunity to grow.
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