Children and Young People Mental Health Practitioner

6 months ago

Chester, United Kingdom Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust Full time

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 West 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 and allied health professionals.

Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties in a clinical setting

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills

A commitment to ethical practice and continuous learning

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.

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.

CWP are 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 aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.

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.

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.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

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