CYP Clinical Co-ordinator MHST

Job overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of young people’s mental health?  We are looking for a professional who is passionate in early intervention and experienced promoting children, young people and caregiver mental health.

The Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) are funded by NHS England with the aim of improving the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties in Cheshire Schools.

This role will involve remote / hybrid working, however, there will be a requirement to work from a CWP base on certain days and visit schools across the district.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help us build a brighter, healthier future for our children and young people.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a compassionate Clinical Coordinator dedicated to improving the mental health of children and young people. The post‑holder will play a key role in Cheshire MHST, providing clinical leadership and coordinating service delivery alongside Clinical and Operational Leads. The successful candidate will have substantial experience working with children, young people, parents/carers and families, strong multi‑agency working skills, sound knowledge of relevant policy and legislation and excellent communication abilities. Core duties include: • Leading day‑to‑day clinical practice to ensure safe, effective, evidence‑based delivery • Overseeing clinical governance, including risk management, safeguarding, incidents and quality assurance • Supporting complex cases and risk escalations • Providing clinical, case management and reflective supervision to EMHPs, CWPs and trainees • Managing triage, allocation and caseload flow for timely interventions • Acting as the key clinical link for schools, 0–18 CYPMHS, safeguarding teams and local partners • Supporting schools with MHST pathways, referrals and intervention options and strengthening collaboration • Contributing to service improvement, audits and evaluation • Using data and feedback to improve access, outcomes and experience • Supporting innovation in digital delivery and screening

• Providing specialist assessments, formulations and professional consultation to schools and agencies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, 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!