Mental Health Practitioner with CYP Urgent Support Team

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP); Crewe; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Mental Health Practitioner with the Children and Young People’s Urgent Support Team. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact in the lives of young individuals facing mental health challenges. You will engage in comprehensive assessments and crisis planning, working collaboratively within a skilled multidisciplinary team. The position is based in Crewe, and you will benefit from ongoing training and professional development. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to compassionate care and making a difference in the community. If you are passionate about mental health and eager to contribute to a supportive environment, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Relocation Package up to £8,000

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Induction Program

Compassionate Work Environment

Qualifications

• Professional registration with a recognized national body is essential.
• Significant experience in child mental health services is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive mental health risk assessments and crisis interventions.
• Collaborate with families and young people to ensure safety and support.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention Planning

Therapeutic Approaches (CBT, Family Therapy)

Inter-agency Working

Clinical Supervision

Education

Professional Registration (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)

Therapeutic Training (Intermediate/Diploma Level)

Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Clinical Systems

Job description

Mental Health Practitioner with CYP Urgent Support Team

Band 6

Main area: Mental Health Practitioner Grade Band 6

Contract: Permanent

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 373-CYP1048-J RR

Site: Mill Street, Town: Crewe

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum pro rata

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 18/02/2025 23:59

Job overview

We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000.

This Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) with CYP urgent support team post will be based in Crewe. 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 has 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.

Key components of the role include comprehensive mental health risk assessment, planning crisis interventions, and appropriately safeguarding young people. You will work collaboratively to promote safety and support young people and their family/carers through face-to-face work and via the CWP Trust Wide Crisis Line.

The posts will cover the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership footprint, therefore access to transport for work purposes is essential. The role is based at Crewe.

Working for our organisation

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health, and all-age disability care – including the provision of three GP surgeries. Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do.

CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences. To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence and values. CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional).
• Therapeutic Training to intermediate/diploma level

Knowledge and Expertise

• Demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
• Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice.
• Working knowledge of Children related legislation
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
• Experience of working with Students/ Learners
• Experience of providing clinical supervision

Experience

• Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field.
• Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence based interventions have been delivered
• Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
• Undertaking Mental Health Assessments
• IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
• Post qualifying experience of working within NHS community CYPMHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.