Complex Needs Service Mental Health Practitioner inMacclesfield inMacclesfield PUBLISHED 15 OCT 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum (pro rata)  PERMANENT 
You will work alongside the team to provide quality and seamless care to those under the service and be active in the delivery of a modality for which you will be trained in.

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and passionate Mental Health Practitioner to work in our Complex Needs Service in Cheshire East.

The service is based in Macclesfield and our friendly multidisciplinary team includes Psychologists, Mental Health Practitioners, Clinical Leads, Support Worker, Assistant Psychologist, Team Manager and Administrator. The service supports adults of any age who would benefit from improving their skills for managing emotions and relationships, reduce risk behaviours (self-harm, aggression, suicidal behaviours). It is common for the people we support to have a history of trauma and their difficulties will be considered severe and/or complex, resulting in a diagnosis of severe "personality disorder" or related diagnoses. We deliver multi-modal programmes such as Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Treatment and Dialectical Behavioural Treatment.

You will work alongside the team to provide quality and seamless care to those under the service and be active in the delivery of a modality for which you will be trained in. Supervision is a central component of the service vision, and you will have regular space to reflect on your own technical skills as they grow, how the work impacts on you as well as how to apply skilful ways of working to your clinical case load.

We positively welcome applications from those who have experiences receiving the therapies we deliver.

  1. Manage a caseload and work within relevant codes of practice at all times
  2. Undertake individual service user focused specialist assessments on all referrals received by the team.
  3. Use skills for assessing, interpreting and appropriate diagnosis of mental health service users conditions and carrying out appropriate action.
  4. Signpost to the appropriate service to meet individual service user and carer needs.
  5. To deliver evidence based interventions which are measurable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway.
  6. Provide training in specialist area.

About us

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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsXulL If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling .

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2, 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 .

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

**We offer a relocation package of up to £8,000**

The relocation package is for anyone who would need to relocate in order to take up employment with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership. Terms and conditions apply.

We are seeking to recruit a dynamic and passionate Mental Health Practitioner to work in our Complex Needs Service in Cheshire East.

The service is based in Macclesfield and our friendly multidisciplinary team includes Psychologists, Mental Health Practitioners, Clinical Leads, Support Worker, Assistant Psychologist, Team Manager and Administrator. The service supports adults of any age who would benefit from improving their skills for managing emotions and relationships, reduce risk behaviours (self-harm, aggression, suicidal behaviours). It is common for the people we support to have a history of trauma and their difficulties will be considered severe and/or complex, resulting in a diagnosis of severe "personality disorder" or related diagnoses. We deliver multi-modal programmes such as Structured Clinical Management, Mentalisation Based Treatment and Dialectical Behavioural Treatment.

You will work alongside the team to provide quality and seamless care to those under the service and be active in the delivery of a modality for which you will be trained in. Supervision is a central component of the service vision, and you will have regular space to reflect on your own technical skills as they grow, how the work impacts on you as well as how to apply skilful ways of working to your clinical case load.

We positively welcome applications from those who have experiences receiving the therapies we deliver.

  1. Manage a caseload and work within relevant codes of practice at all times
  2. Undertake individual service user focused specialist assessments on all referrals received by the team.
  3. Use skills for assessing, interpreting and appropriate diagnosis of mental health service users conditions and carrying out appropriate action.
  4. Signpost to the appropriate service to meet individual service user and carer needs.
  5. To deliver evidence based interventions which are measurable and which promote the service users journey along the recovery pathway.
  6. Provide training in specialist area.

About us

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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 Trusts 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 www.jobsincare.com/job/jbnsXulL If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email or by calling .

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2, 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 .

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



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