Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) Practitioner

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Winsford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare trusted in supporting young people with eating disorders as a Band 6 Nurse/Therapist. In this role, you will provide specialist assessments and treatment while collaborating with families and professionals. You’ll make a significant impact in the Community CYP Eating Disorder Service by promoting mental well-being, with support from a dedicated team. If you are passionate about healthcare and looking to thrive in a compassionate environment, we welcome your application.

Benefits

Relocation package of up to £8,000

Three weeks’ induction programme

Qualifications

• Experience in assessing and treating young people with eating disorders.
• Ability to work collaboratively with children, parents, and professionals.
• Backed by a compassionate approach toward mental well-being.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evaluate treatment for young people in the service.
• Provide assessments for children with complex health needs.
• Collaborate with the team to develop tailored treatment plans.

Skills

Assessing and delivering treatment

Specialist eating disorder assessments

Collaborative working

Job description

We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000 for anyone who needs to relocate to take up employment with CWP.

Closing date - 6th July Interview date - 17th July

Join Our Team: Band 6 Nurse/Therapist – Community CYP Eating Disorder Service

Are you passionate about supporting young people with eating disorders? Ready to make a meaningful impact within a dedicated and compassionate team?

We are seeking a full-time (37.5 hrs) Band 6 Nurse and/or Therapist to join our Community CYP Eating Disorder Team in Central Cheshire. This is your opportunity to promote positive mental well-being and health while providing expert care and support.

What You’ll Do

• Assess, deliver, and evaluate treatment for young people accepted by our service.
• Provide specialist eating disorder assessments for children & young people with complex health needs.
• Work collaboratively with the team, children, parents, and carers to develop tailored treatment plans using a range of therapeutic approaches.
• Offer consultation and expert advice to professionals, contributing to preventative care.
• Participate in training programmes to support service development.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

We want you—your skills, experience, and unique perspective. Bring your expertise and dedication, and we’ll provide a supportive and forward-thinking environment where you can thrive.

If you're ready to be part of a team that values your contributions, we’d love to hear from you.

Contribute to the Community Eating Disorder team assessing, delivering and evaluating the Eating Disorder needs of the young people accepted by the service.

Take responsibility for providing specialist eating disorder assessments to children & young people with complex health needs. In collaboration within team and child/parents/carers deliver a treatment plan that offers a range of therapeutic approaches appropriate to clinical need.

Undertake preventative aspects of service delivery such as offering consultation and expert advice to other professionals and participate in training programmes.

Work within CWP policies and service operational policies responsible, both autonomously and as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, for decisions in accepting, prioritising and assessing referrals to the service.

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.

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.

We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

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: Sue Marsh Job title: Specialist Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01606 555240

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