CYP Mental Health Practitioner

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity as we develop our 0-18 Mental Health Access Services in the Community.

Please join the Children & Young Person’s Mental Health Hub Team so you can be part of these new developments. The Team supports young people up to 18 years of age across Cheshire.

This post will be fully office based at one of our Cheshire bases Chester, Winsford, Crewe or Macclesfield, we have one vacancy for each of the areas. We need to ensure that we have cover at all the bases therefore we will ask your preference at the interview stage and the highest scorer at interview will be offered their location of choice. There will be a reduced range of location choices for subsequent scorers.

Please note there may also be an occasional need to provide cover in any of the Cheshire wide bases, therefore you will need to be able to easily transport across the Cheshire footprint.

Shortlisting for this vacancy is due to commence on 19/02/2026 and the proposed interview date is 26/02/2026.

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As a member of the clinical team, you will independently provide specialist mental health assessments with children & young people with complex mental health needs. In collaboration with the MDT, as well as the young person and their family, you will develop formulations and advise on treatment pathways appropriate to clinical need. You will also offer advice on appropriate support and signposting.

You will participate in triaging of new referrals, including screening for high levels of risk that that may need re-directing for urgent intervention.

You will undertake preventative aspects of service delivery such as offering consultation and expert advice to other professionals and participating in training programmes.

This role does not involve delivery of therapeutic interventions, however, opportunities may be available to work on a rotational basis with 0-18 CYPMHS.

This role will entail high throughput, but you will be joining a highly motivated team and supportive leadership structure.

You must have computer skills as all systems are electronic .

See Job description for specific duties relating to the role.

Please contact Vicki for more information.

Working for our organisation

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.