Band 6
Main area: Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) Practitioner
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 373-CYP1345
Site: The Hawthorn Centre
Town: Winsford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59
Job overview We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000.
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply; please see attached document.
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 Central 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 Do You Want to Help Shape the Future of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services?
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website.
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
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: Stephen Peake Job title: Team Manager Email address: stephen.peake@nhs.net Telephone number: 01270 253841
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.
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.
With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?
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Grade: Band 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 373-CYP1345
Site: The Hawthorn Centre
Town: Winsford
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 17/01/2025 23:59
Job overview We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000.
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply; please see attached document.
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 Central 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 Do You Want to Help Shape the Future of Children and Young People’s Mental Health Services?
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website.
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
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: Stephen Peake Job title: Team Manager Email address: stephen.peake@nhs.net Telephone number: 01270 253841
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.
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.
With vacancies across a range of professions, wherever you’re at in your career journey, you’ll find something to suit you. So why not join our team today?
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