# CYP Education Mental Health Practitioner EMHP/CYPWP > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cyp-education-mental-health-practitioner-emhpcypwp/475bb121-26db-4f65-b480-5ec4f7c4fdbd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/cyp-education-mental-health-practitioner-emhpcypwp/475bb121-26db-4f65-b480-5ec4f7c4fdbd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Redesmere (Trust Headquarters) - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Occasional evening work may be required, for example, to attend school parent's evenings) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-08T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-25T08:40:53.895Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Macclesfield/Cheshire_Wirral_Partnership_NHS_FoundationTrust/CYP_Education_Mental_Health_Practitioner_EMHPCYPWP/CYP_Education_Mental_Health_Practitioner_EMHPCYPWP-v8186950 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8186950?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.cwp.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview This is an exciting opportunity to work within the Cheshire Mental Health Support Team's (MHST) based in West Cheshire. The Band 5 Education Mental Health Practitioner/CYPWP will work with colleagues in the East Cheshire MHST, working closely with education settings and professionals supporting children, young people and their families in sixth form and college settings. 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. We are happy to consider applications from current Band 4 trainee EMHP/CYWP's due to qualify soon ### Main duties of the job The post-holder will work within Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Mental Health Support Team (West Cheshire MHST) to provide a range of assessments 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. Building positive working relationships with schools and partner agencies is an essential part of this role. ### 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: cwp.recruitment@nhs.net 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! ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of safeguarding vulnerable people - Experience of multi-agency working - Experience of working in a mental health and/or CYP setting **Desirable** - Evidence of working in the local community - Experience of routine outcome monitoring ### Trust values **Essential** - Demonstrate alignment with Trust Values (6 C’s: Commitment, Communication, Care, Courage, Compassion, Competency) ### Qualifications **Essential** - Qualified Post Graduate Certificate or above from a provider university as part of the CYP-IAPT programme e.g. EMHP, CWP - Professional registration with recognised National Body (BPS, BABCP) within 6 months of qualification. **Desirable** - Psychology or other health related undergraduate degree. - Demonstrates continued professional development within the mental health arena as evidenced by certificated course from recognised training bodies. ### Knowledge and Expertise **Essential** - Knowledge of child psychology and development - Demonstrates an understanding of anxiety and depression and how it may present - Demonstrate an understanding of parenting and behaviour management interventions - Demonstrates a knowledge of the impact of multisystemic issues such as home, school and community. - Knowledge of child protection issues, safeguarding and other relevant legislation **Desirable** - Demonstrates an understanding for the need to use evidence based psychological and systemic therapies and how it relates to this post ## Documents - [oh risk form (pdf, 628.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491053) - [trust profile (pdf, 521.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2737) - [privacy notice (pdf, 177.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1515) - [job description (pdf, 496.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10491052) - [application guide (pdf, 28.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2738) - [dbs update service applicant guide (pdf, 228.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=623) - [recruitment of ex-offenders policy (pdf, 167.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=618) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.