Mental Health Practitioner | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based health service provider seeks a Mental Health Practitioner for their Chester facility. This role involves participating in crisis mental health assessments and working within a multidisciplinary team for Children and Young People's urgent care provision. Candidates should have professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or NMC, and experience in assessing mental health risks is desirable. Exciting development opportunities are available within this dynamic team.

Benefits

Opportunity for Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Induction process and internal training

Qualifications

• Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or NMC is required.
• Clinical knowledge and relevant experience of assessing and managing risk is highly desirable.
• Enthusiasm and motivation to work in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Partake in crisis mental health assessments and brief interventions.
• Work as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in internal training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Experience in assessing and managing risk

Education

Professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or NMC

Job description

Overview

This Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) post will be based at Chester. An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our developing Children and Young People’s (CYP) Emergency and Urgent care provision. As part of the NHS 5 Year Forward View, CWP have undertaken the development of the crisis response services for Children and Young People (CYP). We are continuing to recruit a number of enthusiastic and motivated clinicians to CWP’s developing CYP Urgent Support Team. These dynamic team members will form part of our skilled, multidisciplinary team. Clinicians will be offered the opportunity to develop skills and experience in this area through the induction process, internal training, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and supervision. The service operates over 24 hours, 7 days per week to provide crisis mental health assessment and brief interventions for CYP in a range of settings in line with the Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care for CYP implementation guidance NHS England.» Urgent and emergency mental health care for children and young people: national implementation guidance.

The role requires professional registration with HCPC, Social Work England or NMC. Clinical knowledge and relevant experience of assessing and managing risk within a mental health or social care setting is highly desirable although not essential, as continuing support and development opportunities will be provided.