Children and Young Peoples Mental Health (CYPMH) Practitioner
PAN TRADE Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? If so, we'd love to hear from you!
The Children and Young People's East Cheshire Mental Health Team is a multidisciplinary group of experienced clinicians committed to delivering high-quality therapeutic care. We work collaboratively to manage complexity, mitigate risk, and achieve meaningful outcomes through assessments, therapy, family work, group sessions, consultation, and training.
We're Seeking Enthusiastic Practitioners With:
* A recognised qualification in nursing, social work, or allied health professions.
* Experience working with children and young people facing mental health challenges.
* Knowledge of evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, or systemic approaches.
* Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
* A commitment to ethical practice and continuous professional growth.
Be part of a supportive, innovative team offering ongoing training and development. You'll have the chance to grow professionally while making a real impact on young people's lives.
Main Duties of the Job
We're looking for passionate and dedicated professionals to join our team, improving pathways and delivering high-quality, community-based mental health care to children, young people, and their families.
What You'll Bring To The Role:
* Enthusiasm and Dedication: A genuine commitment to supporting children and young people's mental health.
* Clinical Expertise: Experience in conducting mental health assessments, formulating tailored interventions, and addressing the diverse needs of the client group.
* Risk Management: Proven experience supporting children and young people who present with clinical risk due to mental and emotional health needs.
* Resilience Under Pressure: Confidence in managing a fast-paced, dynamic environment with flexibility and adaptability.
* Practicality and Mobility: Access to transport or the ability to travel to various venues as required throughout the working day.
Why Join Us?
This is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact and work within a supportive and innovative team. Informal enquiries and visits to the team are highly encouraged--come see how we're making a difference!
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to the future of mental health services for children and young people, we'd love to hear from you.
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.
Job Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
* 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).
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.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
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