CYP Clinical Co-ordinator MHST

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.

We are recruiting to 2 full time positions, one of which will be located in West Cheshire and one in East.

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

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jane Henry Job title: MHST Clinical Lead Email address: ***email_hidden***

For further information or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Jane Henry by email in the first instance.

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