Job Description

Main area

CAMHS Mental Health Worker

Grade

Band 5

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months (This is a 12 month contract to cover staff training.)

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

373-CYP1408

Site

Ashlea Centre, Pensby Clinic

Town

Heswall

Salary

29,970 - 36,483 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

09/05/2025 23:59



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Job overview

Are you passionate about supporting young people with disabilities? If so, then this is a fantastic opportunity to work with the Community Children & Young People's Learning Disability Team (CYPMHS) Wirral.



This small and friendly team is made up of clinicians from a variety of different professional backgrounds, who will be on hand to support you in embedding your practice and skillset into the team.



You will work closely with families/carers, education and social care teams supporting young people with disabilities, providing assessment of their behavioural, communication and mental health needs, and provide interventions to address those needs, offering families/agencies guidance to implement change and enhance the young persons lived experience. In doing so building building confidence in their abilities to meet those needs.



This is a short contract to cover a short term vacancy and would suit a newly/recently qualified applicant from a variety of professional backgrounds including occupational therapy, speech and language, social work or nursing who are looking to widen their experience of working within a children and young people's mental health and learning disability service setting.


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Main duties of the job

You will have: -


A high level of enthusiasm and dedication to providing quality, community based mental health services to children, young people with disabilities and their families Experience of and/or an interest in working with children and young people with disabilities To have the necessary communication skills to develop working relationships with families and young people and an ability to think flexibly and adapt support using reasonable adjustments to engage with families. The main duties will include completing initial assessments and all the necessary clinical notes and letters, and updating the patient record. Attending MDT meetings and engaging in case discussion Engaging families in partnership work and holding a case load. Planning and developing treatment plans Engaging in regular supervision and team discussions to support you with your cases. Begin to develop relationships with our partner agencies through joint work of cases within the team to enhance your learning Attend safeguarding supervision. The applicant should have access to transport due to the requirement to travel around venues across the local area. ###

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. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.



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.

We also offer up to three weeks' induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.



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.


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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 Trust's 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 Trust's 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 Trust's 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: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net 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!


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Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

Qualified in a core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional) And ? Professional registration with recognised National Body (HCPC, NMC, Social Work England) #####

Desirable criteria

Psychology or other mental health related undergraduate degree. Nationally recognised postqualification, continuous professional development (CPD) related to the core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional). ####

Knowledge and Expertise

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Essential criteria

Knowledge of child psychology and development Demonstrates an understanding of young people's 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 #####

Desirable criteria

Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological and systemic therapies and how it relates to this post ####

Experience

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Essential criteria

Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people Experience of multi-agency working Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting #####

Desirable criteria

Evidence of working in the local community Experience of routine outcome monitoring
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

Helen Middlehurst

Job title

Team Manager

Email address

helen.middlehurst@nhs.net

Telephone number

0300 303 3157

Additional information

If you consider yourself Neurodivergent and need help to complete your application form, please contact

cwp.recruitment@nhs.net

or telephone 01244 393100