Early Intervention Nurse/ OT/ Social Worker - B 5/ B 6 Development Post in Ellesmere Port inEllesmere Port PUBLISHED MON 29 SEP 2025 Jump to job information section

Early Intervention Nurse/OT/Social Worker - B 5/B 6 Development Post Job details Posting date: 29 September 2025 Salary: Not specified Additional salary information: £31,049 - £46,580 per annum Hours: Full time Closing date: 21 November 2025 Location: Ellesmere Port, CH65 0BY Company: Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Job type: Permanent Job reference: 7505791/373-SMH2500 Apply for this job Summary A Vacancy at Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust. The Postholder will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment of care needs, the development, implementation and evaluation of recovery based care programmes and the setting of standards of care to young people/ adults and their families experiencing the early stages of psychosis. They will work closely with Mental Health Practitioners and other members of the team to improve outcomes for service users. The Early Intervention team consists of nurses, social worker, support workers, psychologists, consultants and doctors. It is a friendly workplace with a supportive team, hybrid working and working a 4 day week is an option ( 8-6) depending on service needs. Please note that, due to a genuine occupational requirement, this role is only open to male applicants. Planned Shortlisting date is 4th November 2025 · Undertake assessments of service users needs, deliver care and care allocation · Responsible for managing a caseload and providing responsive input to those within wider team caseload. · To have the clinical knowledge and skills to provide individual care plans. · Effectively Manage risk and have the ability to make prompt decisions using sound clinical expertise/knowledge. · To be responsible for delivering effective care. · To promote education around Psychosis in schools/ GP surgeries / Other locations · To keep abreast of new clinical developments within Early Intervention in Psychosis and to promote the service positively, locally and nationally. 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. 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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 Trust’s 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: 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. 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! This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025 Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .