Mental Health Practitioner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full‑time Mental Health Practitioner to be part of our First Response Services based within our Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team, Congleton. The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to work across Urgent Care Mental Health First Response Services, which include Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Teams, Liaison Services, Street Triage Services, Liaison and Diversion Services, and the Crisis Line.

In this role you will work within a multi‑disciplinary team, providing comprehensive assessments of people presenting in crisis, undertaking detailed assessments of needs and using your clinical skills to provide intervention and treatment.

• Recognised qualification in mental health – RMN, AHP, Social Care (AMHPs)
• Evidence of further professional development involving serious mental illness
• Willingness to undertake and complete a nurse prescribing certificate
• Non‑medical prescribing certificate, knowledge and sensitivity to equal‑opportunity issues
• Sound knowledge of current professional staff development and continuous service improvement issues, particularly in the context of ADHD and personality disorder services

• Information Management and Technology skills
• A good amount of post‑registration experience or demonstrated competencies through a Personal Development Plan
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Appropriate UK professional registration

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 serve Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton, Liverpool and Stockport.

CWP is rated Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good overall rating. As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran‑Aware organisation and Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award holder, CWP is committed to inclusive recruitment practices and a culture that values diversity.

All new starters commence post on a fixed start date each month, in line with the Prepare to Care (P2C) induction programme. P2C offers up to three weeks of training to support you in meeting the induction and initial training requirements of the role.

Applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check, with costs deducted from salary following appointment. The DBS Update Service may be enrolled for a small annual fee of £16 per year. New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above. If a large number of applications are received, 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!