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Main area Community Mental Health Practitioner
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent: Part time
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
373-SMH2463
Site Cherrybank Resource Centre
Town
Ellesmere Port
Salary
£31,049 - £46,580 per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/08/2025 23:59
Job Overview
Ellesmere Port Community Mental Health Service are seeking a number of enthusiastic community mental health nurses to join our busy team.
Do you have a passion for supporting people within their own home to live as independently as possible? You will be joining a busy community mental health team who provides support to adults with a serious mental health condition such as Bi Polar Affective Disorder, Schizophrenia, Severe Depression to maintain their quality of life and remain well in the community .
We are ideally looking for a practitioner with experience of both functional and organic mental ill health. However, we would consider a nurse with experience of one of these areas as training and support will be given to develop your skills and experience.
If you are motivated and committed to delivering high quality evidence-based care and want to make a real difference to the lives of people living with a mental health condition, please feel free to contact us and apply.
This post is part time 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work autonomously within a multi-disciplinary framework, undertaking assessments and coordinating the care of patients with both functional and organic mental illness.
The post holder will maintain a small caseload which will involve ongoing assessment: Formulation of care planning, risk assessments. Completing reviews and offering interventions to help improve wellbeing/outcomes for the individual and their families, signposting to other agencies as necessary. The post holder will be expected to be clinic based for majority of their role and be allocated duty practitioner as per rota Excellent communication, report writing, and assessment skills are essential for this post. Applicants should have sound working knowledge of mental health disorders and the Mental Health Act.
We are a friendly and supportive team upholding the core values of CWP. We offer a thorough induction period, which includes shadowing established team members alongside ongoing supervision and support. Supervision and training are mandatory with wider training / personal development readily available.
Access to transport for work purposes is essential.
Working for our organisation
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 and Liverpool.
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, youll find something to suit you at CWP.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description (see documents to download section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.
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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.
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 website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: or 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.
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 £16 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.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!
Person Specification Qualifications Essential Criteria
* Educated to diploma/degree level and registered with the appropriate professional body.
* Practitioner Registered with relevant professional body
Knowledge and Expertise Essential criteria
* Professional/clinical knowledge to degree/diploma level or equivalent
* Developed physical skills, with accurate manipulation of objects and people with narrow margins for error.
* Development of care programmes / care packages
* Ability to provide specialised advice in relation to care.
* Experience of recording personally generated information
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of undertaking surveys or audits to own work
* Knowledge of regularly undertaking research and development activity and clinical trials
Experience Essential criteria
* Ability to plan and organise straightforward activities and interpretation.
* Development of care programmes / care packages
* Ability to provide specialised advice in relation to care
Desirable criteria
* Experience of following policies and being required to comment
* Experience of maintaining stock control
* Experience of being authorised signatory/small payments
* Experience of day to day co-ordination of staff and professional/clinical supervision
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Name Donna Dale
Job title
Team Manager
Email address
Telephone number
0151 488 8411
Additional Information
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact or telephone 01244 393100
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Part-time
Job function
* Job function
Health Care Provider
* Industries
Mental Health Care
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