Mental Health Nurse

The post holder will carry responsibility for the triage, assessment and review of patients who require interventions within Primary Care or onward referral to appropriate services.

As a single point of access service, the workload is rich and diverse, including assessment of mild/ moderate mental health difficulties, referring onto Specialist Services, including working closely with Talking Therapies colleagues as well as assessment of complex and severe mental health problems and referring on to appropriate services, depending on needs and complexities.

You will work as part of an experienced MDT, including Mental Health Nurses, Consultant Psychiatrist, Social Prescriber and Liaising with other teams.

There is an exciting opportunity within the Mental Health Access Team for a full time permanent Band 6 Mental Health Nurse to join our dedicated Team covering the East and Central Cheshire region.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with excellent communication skills, who has the ability and confidence to work autonomously as part of a multi disciplinary team.

The Team is based in Vale Resource Centre and may require some travel to and from clinics in the East / Central Cheshire location, however there is also opportunity for some remote/home working.

The service covers the hours of 9am-5pm Monday to Friday, however there is opportunity for flexible working hours, dependent upon service needs.

CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.

Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.

We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.

CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This programme welcomes you to CWP and provides you with information and training to support you in your role.

We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.