Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role as a Band 6 Children and Young People's Mental Health Practitioner? If yes, then we want to hear from you!
We are looking for applicants that have experience in evidence-based therapeutic interventions, assessing and managing clinical risk, and with a willingness to complete further training and development.
The Children and Young People's East Cheshire Mental Health Team consists of experienced clinicians from a variety of professional disciplines with experience of providing therapeutic input, managing risk/complexity, and multi-agency working.
We offer a range of services, such as assessment, therapy, family work, group work, consultation, and training.
To be successful in this role you will need:
* A recognised qualification in a relevant discipline, such as nursing, social work, or allied health professionals.
* Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties in a clinical setting.
* Knowledge and skills in applying a range of therapeutic modalities, such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, or systemic therapy.
* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
* A commitment to ethical practice and continuous learning.
Main duties of the job
Do you want to improve the pathways for children and young people's mental health services?
You will have:
* A high level of enthusiasm and dedication to providing quality, community-based mental health services to children, young people, and their families.
* Experience in undertaking mental health assessments and providing interventions & formulations to address the needs of the client group.
* Experience of working with children and young people who, due to their mental and emotional health needs, present with a level of clinical risk.
* Experience of working under pressure and in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
* The skill to adapt and the flexibility to think on your feet due to the nature of your role.
* Access to transport or the ability to travel to a variety of venues as part of the working day.
Are you interested? Any informal enquiries and visits to the team are welcomed.
About us
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.
CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job 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.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs: Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion, and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata.
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