Job summary
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.
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.
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. 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.
Job description
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: 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!
Job description
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: 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!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified in a core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
- And ? 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 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
- 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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified in a core profession (Social Work, Nurse, Allied Health Professional)
- And ? 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 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
- 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
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
