CYP MHST WSCA - Project Manager

Are you ready to take the next step in your career and help shape the future of young people's mental health? We're looking for a passionate and experienced professional to join our Mental Health Support Team (MHST) in East Cheshire.

As the WSCA Project Lead, you will play a pivotal role role in shaping how schools embed and sustain a culture that promotes positive mental health for children and young people. You will work closely with Senior Mental Health Leads and education partners to develop, implement, and review WSCA action plans, ensuring each setting meets national MHST expectations. This role involves coordinating strategic school engagement, maintaining and updating Memoranda of Understanding, supporting staff training and development, and driving system-level improvements that strengthen early intervention pathways. You will be a key link between education and health, ensuring our service delivers high-quality.

This position is a chance to be part of a forward-thinking, compassionate team that's transforming how mental health is supported in education settings., The WSCA Project Lead will work with all MHST schools and education settings within the district of East Cheshire. The main responsibilities of this role are:

o Work with Senior Mental Health Leads (SMHLs) to co-produce, implement, and review WSCA action plans for each school or college

o Support settings to embed evidence-informed mental health policies, practices, and cultures

o Ensure WSCA activity aligns with national MHST guidance and local commissioning requirements

o Ensure all Memoranda of Understanding with partner schools are current, accurate, and fully implemented

o Co-ordinate the Learning Link professional network across Cheshire East

o Strengthen partnerships in readiness for the 100% schools coverage

o Oversee the completion of screening tools and ensure data is collected consistently across all settings

o Contribute to the analysis and interpretation of data to identify trends, needs and areas for improvement

o Produce reports for internal governance, commissioners, and school partners

o Lead or support improvement projects that enhance MHST impact

o Share best practice across the MHST and wider system

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.