We are seeking a clinical lead to work across our community-based children and young people’s learning disability & ADHD & Autism assessment teams in CYPMHS. This is a clinical leadership role for a Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) or Registered Learning Disability Nurse (RLND) with V300 non‑medical prescribing. You will support children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental profiles and behaviours of concern, providing direct clinical input in home, school and community settings, whilst supervising colleagues and ensuring safe, person‑centred and developmentally appropriate care.
Planned shortlisting is 1st of December 2025.
Job details
* Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
* Employment type: Full‑time
* Job function: Health Care Provider
* Industries: Hospitals and Health Care
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the delivery of high quality community based care across the Learning disability and ADHD and Autism assessment teams, ensuring evidence based, safe, and effective practice.
* Deliver clinical leadership and expertise across both teams in a community setting, ensuring effective care for children and young people with LD, Autism and ADHD.
* Hold a caseload of the most complex cases including those requiring behaviour support, informed interventions and prescribing.
* Prescribe and monitor medication in line with clinical guidelines and best practice for neurodevelopmental conditions.
* Undertake and contribute to neurodevelopmental assessments in collaboration with the multi‑disciplinary team.
* Lead on risk assessment and management, including safeguarding, with appropriate multi‑agency co‑ordination.
* Embed behaviour support approach across care plans and staff practice.
* Support young people and families in preparing for transition to adult services, including early planning, joint working, and education on self‑management and independence.
* Provide clinical supervision and reflective practice to nurses and other team members.
* Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement activities.
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, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Helen Middlehurst Job title: Team Manager Email address: helen.middlehurst@nhs.net Telephone number: 07769 242 800
If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or telephone 01244 393100.
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