Specialist Nurse - Waiting Well | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Birkenhead seeks a qualified practitioner with significant Band 6 experience to join its adult neurodevelopmental services as a senior practitioner – waiting well (needs stratification).

This 30-hour per week fixed-term post runs until 31 March 2028 and involves coordinating in-person and remote clinics, reviewing patients on ADHD and autism waiting lists, and signposting to support and handling referrals.

Qualifications

• Significant Band 6 level experience in adult neurodevelopmental services.
• Strong understanding of psychiatric illness, autism and ADHD.
• Experience reviewing referrals and coordinating pathways.

Responsibilities

• Review the needs of people referred to the adult ADHD and autism waiting lists.
• Signpost to appropriate support and coordinate internal and external referrals.
• Collaborate with the lead nurse for waiting well and clinical leads for in-person and remote clinics.

Skills

Psychiatric illness

Autism spectrum disorders

ADHD

Job description

Specialist Nurse - Waiting Well | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust

Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a qualified practitioner with significant experience at band 6 and a strong understanding of psychiatric illness, autism and ADHD to join the Trust’s adult neurodevelopmental services as a senior practitioner – waiting well (needs stratification).

The role involves working closely with the lead nurse for waiting well and clinical leads for both services running in-person and remote clinics for people on the adult ADHD and adult autism waiting lists reviewing the needs of people referred to the services, signposting to appropriate support and requesting or making appropriate internal and external referrals.

This 30 hours per week post is available on a fixed-term basis until 31stMarch 2028.

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.

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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

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 £15 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum pro rata

Hours: Part-time

Location: Birkenhead, CH42 0LQ

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 11 Nov 2026

Closing date: 11 Dec 2026

This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Dec 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme