CYP Mental Health Worker

Job summary

The Band 5 Mental Health Worker will form a key part of the Intensive Support Function (ISF), supporting children and young people aged 5-18 with Autism, Learning Disabilities, and complex behavioural needs. The role will focus on delivering direct clinical interventions, supporting assessment and care planning, and working proactively with families and professionals to reduce crisis, prevent placement breakdown, and avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.

The post holder will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to formulation, risk management, and multi-agency planning. They will hold a defined caseload under supervision, maintain high-quality clinical records, and ensure compliance with safeguarding, governance, and Trust policies. The role will also involve providing advice and consultation to wider systems, supporting consistent approaches across services, and contributing to overall service effectiveness and improved outcomes for children, young people, and their families.

Essential Requirements:

• Registered Mental Health Nurse, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker with relevant professional body registration.
• Passion for working with children and young people in a mental health setting.

Join us in making a positive impact on the lives of young people and their families!

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, and their families
• Experience in 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

Interested? 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.

Job 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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: [email protected] 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!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Desirable

• 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

Essential

• Knowledge of child psychology and development
• Demonstrates an understanding of young peoples 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

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

Experience

Essential

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

Desirable

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

Trust Values

Essential

• Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C's: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency)