Mental Health Practitioner - CYPMHS (previously CAMHS)

Job overview

If you are a caring individual looking for an exciting opportunity working with children and young people as a Mental Health Practitioner within the Children &Young People's Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) Wirral 0-18 Team, look no further!

Wirral Child & Young Person Mental Health Service  CYPMHS (previously CAMHS)  is a therapy-based service which offers therapeutic interventions to children and young people with mild to severe mental health difficulties and their families and carers.  Our aim is to ensure that children receive the right support, from the right service at the right time. We provide, assessments, formulations, case management and therapeutic interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Systemic Family Practise (SFP), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Previous experience of working in mental health setting is necessary and working with children and young people an advantage. A strong understanding of CBT is desirable. This post is to cover a secondment but will provide greater experience to further career development.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will be an experienced practitioner who will work closely with a wide range of professionals across the Wirral 0-18 team and other connected services to provide assessment and intervention within a multi-disciplinary approach. The successful candidate will be highly skilled and committed to help develop, improve and drive the CYPMHS service forward. They will manage cases, undertake detailed assessments and provide strong formulations,

Please carefully read the Job Description and fully demonstrate in your supporting statement how you meet each essential criteria for these posts.

Access to transport for work purposes is essential

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.

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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.