Job summary
- Main area
- mental health
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunity also)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (8-8 Monday to Sunday)
- Job ref
- 444-8317270-MH
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Caludon Centre
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
CYP - MH Acute Liaison Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 6
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Are you passionate about working with children and young people and interested in Acute Liaison Services?
Would you like to be part of continuing to shape a new and innovative service that supports children and young people in crisis at the front door of care in the Children’s Accident and Emergency Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW). Offering timely triages and assessments to support their wellbeing with a view to preventing admissions to the acute wards.
We currently have a 12-month fixed-term/secondment vacancy for a Band 6 Clinical Practitioner to join the CYP - MH Crisis Acute Liaison Team based at the Caludon Centre in Coventry (on same site as UHCW) We are seeking clinicians with experience of risk management and safety planning, who want to make a positive difference to the lives and outcomes of children, young people and their parents/carers.
Experience of working with children and young people is desirable but not essential and we therefore welcome applications from those working in wider services who regularly support individuals in crisis and collaboratively work with them to ensure safe and effective care is supported and delivered.
This is a fantastic opportunity to advance your career while contributing to an innovative pilot that will shape the future of mental health crisis care for children and young people.
Main duties of the job
Why Join Us?
- Be a Pioneer: Help to continue shaping and developing this new Children's Acute Liaison service from the ground up, influencing service design and delivery.
- Collaborative Environment: Work alongside a multi-disciplinary team across urgent care and children's services, fostering strong professional and collaboratively working relationships.
- Professional Development: Gain invaluable experience in a fast-paced acute setting, enhancing your clinical skills and knowledge.
- Make an Impact: Provide timely, compassionate care to vulnerable children and young people at a critical time in their lives.
- Supportive Culture: Join a team committed to staff wellbeing and continuous learning and development
Role Overview:
As a Clinical Practitioner within the children's services urgent care umbrella, you will assess children and young people referred to the service, collaborating closely with internal teams and external agencies to ensure coordinated, holistic, and effective care pathways.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Experience in crisis or acute care, supporting mental health needs and assessment. Children's experience is desirable.
- Strong assessment, risk management and communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, compassionate care
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put ‘people at our heart’; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support group
We’re always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this role please see the attached support information. This will give you a better overview of the job role and requirements.
We are looking for practitioners with Professional registration in mental health nursing, social work or allied health professionals, you will need a demonstrable level of clinical experience, and to be an excellent communicator and a good team player. You will need to be passionate and committed to delivering a service to a high standard, as well as being able to work in partnership with other teams and services including the Acute Trust hospital.
CALT (CYP- MH Acute Liaison Team) currently work 365 days a year and offer a 12 hour service per day (8am to 8pm) 7 days a week to complete triages/assessments at the Children's Emergency Department at Acute Trust hospital UHCW. The Band 6 posts will require flexibility that reflects the service needs, you will need to be able to work shifts including weekends .
For information the service is hoping to develop further and be available 24hrs per day in the future so there may also be a requirement to work nights going forward.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Relevant Professional qualification, e.g., social worker, nurse, occupational therapist, speech & language therapist, psychotherapist, psychologist, counsello
- Current Registration with relevant professional body. Significant experience working with children and adolescents
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in mental health
- Significant experience of undertaking assessment, formulation, risk assessment and positive risk management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tracey Franklin
- Job title
- CYP - MH Acute Liaison Team (CALT) Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07825 273728
- Additional information
Matron for the service is Jade Stanley
Clinical lead for the service is Frank Owusu
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