This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the Cheshire Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) based in East Cheshire.
The Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner/CYPWP will work with colleagues in the East Cheshire MHST, working closely with education settings and professionals supporting children, young people and their families.
The post involves working directly with schools, colleges and settings providing information, advice and guidance through consultation, training, direct work with children and young people and their parents / caregivers and delivering evidence based interventions.
We require successful applicants to have professional registration with recognised National Body (BPS, BABCP) OR be able to obtain this within 6 months of start date.
About Us
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Qualified Post Graduate Certificate or above from a provider university as part of the CYP-IAPT programme e.g. EMHP, CWP
* Professional registration with recognised National Body (BPS, BABCP) within 6 months of qualification.
Knowledge and Expertise
* Knowledge of child psychology and development
* Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present
* Demonstrate an understanding of parenting and behaviour management interventions
* Demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of multisystemic issues such as home, school and community.
* Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation
Experience
* Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people
* Experience of multi-agency working
* Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting
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.
We are a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award.
J-18808-Ljbffr