Mental Health Practitioner

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Full time
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000 The relocation package is for anyone who is joining CWP in a clinical role at Band 5 or above, who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply. To be part of a team to roll out a new initiative working with young people and families and the wider system to prevent hospital admission. This is a pilot project named the NOOK, the role will include developing and rolling out the service. 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. As a Mental Health Practitioner you will be responsible for undertaking assessments for young people referred for Tier 4 CAMHS intensive interventions. As well as face to face assessments the role involves all the gatekeeping activities as well as offering consultations to our Tier 3 partners. In addition to gatekeeping activities the post holder will undertake planning and facilitating discharge from Tier 4 services. Main duties of the job

CWP (Tier 4 CAMHS) provides mental health services for children & young people with emotional, psychological and mental health related difficulties. The services are provided through assessment for intensive support delivered through a residential inpatient setting or a home based treatment approach. A whole systems approach is utilised in assessing and offering interventions and support. To work as part of a team on a rota basis including unsocial hours. To promote and uphold CWP Trust Values. Be responsible for undertaking the assessment of young people referred to Tier 4. To undertake all assessment related activities from screening and triaging referrals, coordinating the assessment, undertaking the assessment, recording the findings and outcome of assessment on the patient record, communicating the outcome of the assessment with all the relevant stakeholders and arranging any interventions offered. 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. 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. 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. 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 Angela Campbell Job title Team Manager Email address angela.campbell9@nhs.net Telephone number 01244 397670 Additional information If you consider yourself to be Neurodivergent and require assistance to complete your application, please email 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. 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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