CYP Education Mental Health Practitioner EMHP​/CYPWP

Main area CYP Education Mental Health Practitioner EMHP/CYPWP Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occasional evening work may be required, for example, to attend school parent's evenings) Job
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Site Elm House Town Macclesfield Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

This is an exciting opportunity to work within one of the Cheshire Mental Health Support Team's (MHST) based in East Cheshire. We are looking to recruit 2 Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner/CYPWP's, one position will be based at Catherine House, Crewe and the other role in Elm House Macclesfield.

The EMHP/CYPWP's will work alongside colleagues in the East Cheshire MHST, liaising with education settings and professionals supporting children, young people and their families.

The post involves working directly with schools, colleges and settings providing information, advice and guidance through consultation, training, direct work with children and young people and their parents / caregivers and delivering evidence based interventions.

We require successful applicants to have professional registration with recognised National Body (BPS, BABCP) OR be able to obtain this within 6 months of start date. Note if the successful applicant does not hold professional registration they will be recruited to a 6 month fixed term contract to allow time for professional registration to be completed. The contract will be amended to permanent once professional registration has been confirmed.

The post-holder will work within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Support Team (East Cheshire MHST) to provide a range of assessment and other interventions on an individual and wider systems basis under close clinical supervision from experienced staff.

Accessing regular case management and clinical supervision on an individual and group basis will be an important aspect of the role.

The post-holder will be able to deliver a range of 1:1 and group Low Intensity CBT based interventions for children, young people, and parents/carers.

Contributing to the evaluation of initiatives to ensure our service remains effective, ethical, and safe

Building positive working relationships with schools and partner agencies is an essential part of this role.

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…