Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Worker

Integrated Care System; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health service provider seeks a compassionate Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to deliver mental health care to children ages 0-18. The successful candidate will conduct assessments, develop care plans, and provide therapeutic interventions while collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team. Ideal for those passionate about making a difference in young people's lives, this role offers professional growth and rewarding challenges.

Benefits

Fixed training induction programme

Support for professional growth

Opportunity for community engagement

Qualifications

• Professional registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England).
• Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting.
• Knowledge of child psychology and development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health and risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to care planning and review processes.

Skills

Compassion

Mental health assessment

Therapeutic interventions

Team collaboration

Child safeguarding

Education

Qualified in a core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)

Psychology or other mental health related undergraduate degree

Job description

Go back Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Worker

The closing date is 08 August 2025

We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Band 5 Mental Health Practitioner to join our dynamic Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) team at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. This role involves providing high-quality mental health care to children and young people aged 0-18, conducting assessments, developing care plans, and delivering therapeutic interventions.

The successful candidate will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to support young people with a range of emotional, psychological, and behavioural difficulties. You will have the opportunity to work in a rewarding environment, contributing to the well-being and development of young people, while receiving support and supervision to further your professional growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct mental health and risk assessments.
• Deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Contribute to care planning and review processes.
• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with relevant professional body registration.
• Passion for working with children and young people in a mental health setting.

Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families!

Main duties of the job

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 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

Interested? Informal enquiries and visits to the team are welcomed.

About us

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.

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.

Job responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [e-mail] or by calling 01244 393100.

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.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.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 £16 per year applies.New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualified in a core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
• Professional registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Psychology or other mental health related undergraduate degree.
• Nationally recognised postqualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional).

Knowledge and Expertise

• Knowledge of child psychology and development
• Demonstrates an understanding of young peoples anxiety and depression and how it may present
• Demonstrate an understanding of parenting and behaviour management interventions
• Demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of multisystemic issues such as home, school and community.
• Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation
• Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological and systemic therapies and how it relates to this post

Experience

• Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people
• Experience of multi-agency working
• Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting
• Evidence of working in the local community
• Experience of routine outcome monitoring

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust