Overview
We wish to appoint a Band 6 MH Practitioner or Band 6 EMHP/CYPWP into our Cheshire Mental Health Support Team in Schools (MHST). The successful candidate will be working within our Wave 11 team, who predominantly work with 16+ age group. Applicants should either apply as a Children\'s and Young People\'s Practitioner (CYPMHP) and therefore hold a core professional qualification and meet all other aspects of this job description or apply as a Senior Educational Mental Health Practitioner or Children\'s and Young People\'s Wellbeing Practitioner and meet all aspects of this job description.
Responsibilities
* Support the delivery of all interventions provided by Education Mental Health Practitioners.
* Ensure a wide range of evidence based interventions are used to support young people’s mental health.
* Hold a caseload, provide leadership support and be involved in the development of the MHST alongside the Clinical Lead and Clinical Coordinator.
* Supervise practitioners and other senior colleagues in the service and within the borough.
* Promote positive Mental Well-Being and contribute to the multi professional team assessing, delivering and evaluating the mental health needs of the young people accepted by the service.
About Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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 GP services.
We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites with services across Wirral, Cheshire and other areas. We aim to help improve lives with a compassionate, person-centred approach. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good overall rating.
Benefits and commitments
As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award holder, CWP is committed to inclusive recruitment and valuing differences.
Induction and start date
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 meet the induction/initial training requirements.
How to apply / contact
For further details or informal visits contact: Name: Jemma Wilson, MHST Clinical Coordinator; Email: jemma.wilson2@nhs.net; Tel: 01244 393200. If you need help completing your application, contact cwp.recruitment@nhs.net or 01244 393100.
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