CYPMHS Mental Health Practitioner

Job summary
Are you looking for a rewarding and challenging role as a Band 6 Children and Young People's Mental Health Practitioner? If so, we would love to hear from you.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within West Cheshire CYPMHS for a 12-month secondment to cover a colleague undertaking specialist training. The post is for 30 hours per week, with flexible working arrangements available.

As part of our experienced multidisciplinary team, you will undertake mental health assessments, deliver evidence-based interventions, manage clinical risk, and work collaboratively with children, young people, families and partner agencies to support positive outcomes.

We are seeking a motivated practitioner with:

• A recognised qualification in Nursing, Social Work or an Allied Health Profession
• Current professional registration
• Experience working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
• Experience delivering evidence-based interventions and managing clinical risk
• Knowledge of therapeutic approaches such as CBT, DBT, EMDR or systemic therapy
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• A commitment to ongoing professional development

The West Cheshire CYPMHS team offers a supportive environment, regular supervision, multidisciplinary working and opportunities to further develop your clinical skills. If you are passionate about improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, we encourage you to apply.

Main duties of the job
Do you want to improve the pathways for children and young people's mental health services?

You will have:

• A high level of enthusiasm and dedication to providing quality, community based mental health services to children, young people, and their families
• Experience in undertaking mental health assessments and providing interventions & formulations to address the needs of the client group
• Experience of working with children and young people who, due to their mental and emotional health needs, present with a level of clinical risk
• Experience of working under pressure and in a demanding, fast paced environment
• To have the skill to adapt and the flexibility to think on your feet due to the nature of your role
• Access to transport or have the ability to travel to a variety of venues as part of the working day

Are you interested? Any informal enquiries and visits to the team are welcomed.

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, Liverpool and Stockport.

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.

Details
Date posted: 23 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Secondment
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 373-CYP1634
Closing date: 06 November 2026

Essential qualifications and experience

• Core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
• Professional Registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England)
• Nationally recognised post-qualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession
• Demonstrable working knowledge of specialist therapeutic approaches e.g. CBT, Family Therapy
• Knowledge of Child Protection workings and Practice
• Working knowledge of Children related legislation
• Experience of inter-agency working
• Experience of writing, implementing and evaluating Care / Treatment Plans
• Significant post qualification experience of working within a CYPMHS or Child Mental Health related field
• Recognised experience of working within an environment where evidence based interventions have been delivered
• Undertaking formal and informal clinical risk assessments and risk management planning
• Undertaking mental health assessments
• IT skills, including using databases, Microsoft Office and clinical systems
• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)

Desirable

• Therapeutic Training to intermediate / diploma level
• Experience of working with Students/ Learners
• Experience of providing clinical supervision
• Post qualifying experience of working within NHS community CYPMHS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Marsden House, Brookdale Place, Chester, CH1 3DY
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact: Jonny Girvan, Operational Team Manager, Jonathon.Girvan1@nhs.net, 01244393200

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality of opportunity.