Mental Health Practitioner - Enhanced MHIST Function

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting 4 full-time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to join the new Enhanced MHIST Function, supporting people who may attract a diagnosis of personality disorder, are not yet ready for therapy, and who frequently present in crisis.

You will be part of a psychologically informed, relationally centred pathway for individuals with complex emotional needs, with a small caseload and travel across the CWP patch to support the pathway.

Responsibilities

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments with formulation-led care.
• Deliver trauma-informed, relationally centred support.
• Develop stabilisation plans to prioritise emotional safety.

Job description

We are recruiting 4 full time Band 6 Mental Health Practitioners to join the new Enhanced MHIST Function, supporting people who may attract a diagnosis of “personality disorder”, are not yet ready for therapy, and who frequently present in crisis or struggle to build trusting relationships with services. You will be part of a psychologically informed, relationally focused pathway for individuals with complex emotional needs. The successful applicants will hold a small caseload of around 10 people each. Whilst the roles will be linked to localities, they will still require travel across the CWP patch to support the needs of the pathway. There is potential for the service to transition to a 7‑day model in the future.

• Please note that, due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is only open to female applicants**

As part of this post, you will work in a psychologically informed service to provide formulation-led, trauma informed, relationally centred support within the Enhanced MHIST Function. The role will involve working proactively with people who experience significant challenges in trusting services. Your work will include completing biopsychosocial assessments, delivering formulation led care aimed at reducing unnecessary admissions and strengthening continuity of care; as well as contributing to stabilisation focused plans that prioritise emotional safety and relational consistency. You will work within a multidisciplinary team, offering mutual support through collaborative practice, reflective discussion, and psychologically informed decision making. A core element of the role is championing compassionate, non stigmatising approaches to “personality disorder” and complex emotional needs. Please see the job description for more information.

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, Liverpool and Stockport.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Parkinson Job title: Consultant Clinical Psychologist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01244 393229

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