Mental Health Practitioner/Senior EMHP/CYWP | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**
The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply please see attached document.
If this applies to you, please state this on your application so we can discuss this with you if you are invited to interview.
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic individual who is passionate about CYP mental health. You will be a qualified Education Mental Health Practitioner/ CYP Wellbeing Practitioner, registered with a professional body, and have experience of working in a Child and Young person Mental Health Support Team.You will also currently be studying to become a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner or willing to undertake this 2 year training within 12 months of starting this post.
The Mental Health Support Teams are part of a project funded by NHS England, Health Education England and partners, with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in Wirral Primary Schools.
The main focus of Mental health Support teams is:
To provide support and advice to school staff through consultation and training
To work with children and young people 1-1 or through group work
To support schools in their development of a Whole School Approach to Mental Health
This is a permanent position, full-time but part-time or flexible hours may be considered.
The Senior EMHP / CYWP for MHST will be a senior practitioner within MHST with a particular focus on whole school approach (WSA). Their primary responsibilities will be to:
- Have a clear understanding and prior working knowledge of the WSA ethos and the underlying WSA principles.
- Develop and Co-ordinate the WSA offer for 102 Wirral Schools, alongside Clinical Leads and Clinical Co-ordinators.
- Collaborate with Senior Mental Health Leads in schools to complete a needs assessment that determines the most appropriate and effective WSA activities MHST in individual schools.
- Co-ordinating evaluation of WSA activities to ensure effectiveness of the Wirral MHST offer.
- Audit of WSA activities across the team and contribute to the data and reporting of the team’s WSA activity which ensures accurate reporting to local, regional, and national commissioners.
- Scoping new resources and programmes which might be of value in Wirral and engaging with other MHSTs to establish models of best practice.
- Managing a small caseload of children and young people presenting with complex mental health difficulties.
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. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are 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. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification)andvalues.
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.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours.You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
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 websitehttps://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email –cwp.recruitment@nhs.netor 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.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
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 £13 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.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
This advert closes on Friday 18 Oct 2024