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CYP Mental Health Clinical Co-ordinator

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 per annum
Profession
Administrative and IT
Grade
Band 7
Deadline
13 Jan 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
30 Dec 2024

Job overview

We are thrilled to offer an exciting relocation package of up to £8,000 for clinical professionals eager to join Cheshire and Wirral Partnership! If you're ready to make a fresh start and move closer to our vibrant community, this is your chance.

If you’re living more than 40 miles from the base of the role you’re applying for, and are willing to relocate within 15 miles of your new base, you could be eligible for this incredible opportunity. Be sure to mention it on your application, and we’ll explore this further if you’re invited to interview.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced practitioner to step into the role of Team Coordinator for the 0-18 CYPMHS East Team. With your leadership skills and professional registration, you’ll support and inspire a dynamic team. You’ll use your excellent communication, organizational skills, and flexible approach to ensure a positive experience for every young person and family we care for.

Join a passionate and driven team committed to providing outstanding care, and play a key role in leading clinical staff while shaping the future of the service. Together, we will place the needs of children, young people, and their families at the heart of everything we do.

Main duties of the job

Provide dynamic operational management and leadership to the team, ensuring the successful implementation and ongoing delivery of Trust pathways and protocols. This will enable the team to consistently deliver safe, effective, high-quality, and compassionate care to our patients.

Clinically, you will manage a complex caseload. Providing high-level assessments and interventions that reflect the post’s seniority and your advanced experience and skills. You’ll also work closely with the Team Manager and other senior colleagues to foster effective multidisciplinary collaboration within the team and across the wider CYPMHS service.

You will ensure that clinical practice meets the required standards, with a focus on shared decision-making and continuous evaluation of care through routine outcome measures. A key part of your role will involve leading the recruitment, supervision, and development of staff, ensuring the team operates efficiently within available resources while meeting its performance targets.

Additionally, you will lead the establishment, implementation, and monitoring of policies and procedures, ensuring that the team remains compliant with the highest standards of care.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details. When applying, ensure your application highlights your skills, knowledge, and experience in alignment with the essential criteria to increase your chances of being shortlisted.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description for full details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, 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 Behaviours which are ‘the 6 Cs’ Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. The supporting information section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

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 https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/completing-application-guidance. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email – [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.

CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a ‘Silver’ award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

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 £13 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.

If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.