CYP ADHD/Autism Waiting Well Practitioner | Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FoundationTrust in Macclesfield

We are recruiting a skilled and motivated Band 6 ADHD/Autism Waiting Well Practitioner to join our Neurodevelopmental Service on a 12 month fixed term basis working 22.5 hours per week. This role focuses on providing high‑quality telephone‑based support, triage, and clinical oversight for children and young people awaiting ADHD/Autism assessment. You will play a central role in ensuring safe waiting list management, early identification of risk, and timely support for families. You will also supervise and guide Band 4 Associate Practitioners who deliver routine Waiting Well check‑ins and engagement calls. This post is ideal for a practitioner with strong clinical judgement, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to improving the experience of families waiting for neurodevelopmental assessment.

Core Professional Requirement

Applicants must hold a recognised core professional qualification and current registration with one of the following:

• NMC (Registered Nurse – Mental Health, Learning Disability, or Child Branch)
• HCPC (e.g., Occupational Therapist, Practitioner Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapist)
• Social Work England – Social Worker

What You Will Be Doing

• Leading clinical triage of neurodevelopmental referrals, applying risk tools and determining RAG ratings.
• Providing telephone‑based support, psychoeducation, and advice to parents and carers.
• Delivering supported parent/carer clinics.
• Offering guidance on reasonable adjustments, strategies, and available support while families await assessment.
• Providing clinical supervision and oversight to Band 4 Associate Practitioners.
• Supporting multi‑agency communication with education, Early Help, social care, and third‑sector partners.
• Contributing to service development, pathway governance, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring high‑quality documentation and adherence to the Waiting Well and Waiting Safely Policy.

Who We Are

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.

Additional Information

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. 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.