Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Worker

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading mental health service as a clinician in the Children and Young People’s Emergency and Urgent Care provision. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact on the lives of children and young people in crisis. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing essential mental health assessments and interventions, with opportunities for professional development. The service operates 24/7, ensuring that you will play a vital role in delivering care when it is needed most. A comprehensive induction program is provided to support your integration into the team.

Benefits

Relocation Package up to £8,000

Induction Programme

Continuing Professional Development

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and motivated clinician required for CYP Urgent Support Team.
• Opportunities for skill development through training and CPD.

Responsibilities

• Offering crisis intervention and assessment to children and families.
• Supporting skill development for future Mental Health Practitioner roles.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Assessment

Mental Health Practitioner

Job description

Relocation Package

We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000. The relocation package is available for anyone who needs to relocate to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply; please see the attached document.

If this applies to you, please mention it in your application so we can discuss it if you are invited to interview.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our developing Children and Young People’s (CYP) Emergency and Urgent Care provision. As part of the NHS 5 Year Forward View, CWP is developing crisis response services for CYP.

We are recruiting enthusiastic and motivated clinicians to join CWP’s newly formed CYP Urgent Support Team. These team members will be part of a skilled, multidisciplinary team and will have opportunities to develop their skills through induction, internal training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and supervision.

The service operates 24/7 to provide crisis mental health assessment and interventions for CYP in various settings. Currently, it operates from 8 am to 10:30 pm but will transition to a 24-hour service in the future. Shifts are 11.5 hours long.

The service is based in Macclesfield but covers the entire CWP footprint.

Responsibilities

• Offering crisis intervention and assessment to children, young people, families, and the children’s workforce in various settings.
• Supporting the development of skills and confidence for future Mental Health Practitioner roles within the Urgent and Emergency Care provision.

Additional Information

The service operates on a 24/7 basis with staff working 11.5-hour shifts. The role is based in Macclesfield.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, physical health, and disability care, across Cheshire, Wirral, Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, and Liverpool. We employ approximately 4,500 staff across 73 sites.

Our aim is to improve community lives through a compassionate, person-centred approach. We are rated Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission and have a Good overall rating.

We are committed to inclusivity and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware, and holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award. We welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of accessing our services.

We offer up to three weeks of induction through our 'Prepare to Care' programme to help new starters integrate quickly.

Whether starting your career or seeking to apply your skills in a new role, CWP offers various opportunities.

Contact

For further information or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Lynne Shields
• Job Title: Team Manager
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]

If you are neurodivergent and need assistance with your application, contact [e-mail] or call 01244 393100.