Children and Young People Mental Health Practitioner

Be the difference in a young person's life.

Join our West Cheshire Children and Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS), where you'll work alongside experienced clinicians from a range of professional backgrounds, helping children, young people and families navigate mental health challenges and achieve positive outcomes.

As part of our supportive multidisciplinary team, you'll deliver evidence-based interventions, undertake assessments, manage clinical risk and contribute to truly life-changing work. No two days are the same, with opportunities to provide therapy, family work, consultation, group interventions and multi-agency collaboration.

We're looking for someone who is committed, compassionate and eager to continue developing their skills through training and professional development opportunities.

You'll Need

• A recognised qualification in Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or another relevant Allied Health Profession
• Experience working with children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties
• Knowledge and experience of evidence-based therapies such as CBT, DBT, EMDR or Systemic Practice
• Strong risk management and communication skills
• A commitment to high-quality, person-centred care and continuous learning

If you're ready to join a team that's changing lives, building resilience and creating brighter futures for children and young people across West Cheshire, apply today. 🌟

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
• To have the skill to adapt and the flexibility to think on your feet due to the nature of your role
• Access to transport or have 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.

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, Liverpool and Stockport.

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.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

All new starters will commence in post on one fixed start date each month, in line with our Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme date. P2C offers up to 3 weeks training to support you to meet the induction / initial training requirements of the role.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jonathan Girvan Job title: Operational Team Manager Email address: jonathan.girvan1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01244393200

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100