Over the last few years CWP has been raising awareness of the wide range of career opportunities on offer – from nursing and medical roles to allied health professions, social work and psychology – to help recruit more skilled, experienced staff who share the Trust values.
Have you considered working at CWP? Staff from across the organisation speak out about their career journeys with #TeamCWP, the development opportunities they’ve been given since joining and why they chose CWP as a place to work.
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Maxine Jones, senior psychological wellbeing practitioner and Step 2 lead
Before I stared working in the Cheshire Wellbeing Hub Talking Therapies team, I was actually working in education. I decided to retrain to work in mental health after accessing support from CWP’s Talking Therapies services myself in 2015, as the team really helped me when I was struggling with anxiety and depression after the birth of my son.
Having the personal experience helps me to look at things from both the patient and professional angle – sometimes you can phrase things in a slightly different way and people can relate to the things you say a bit better.
CWP places a lot of value on lived experience so if you’re interested in working in mental health and have accessed services yourself, there are lots of opportunities available.
Shirley Birch, clinical lead
I started working at CWP back in 2005 as cleaner on one of the wards at the Stein Centre in Wirral. I wanted to move to a caring role, so I became a care assistant and was then supported by CWP to complete my registered nurse training. I’m now working as a clinical lead on Meadowbank Ward at Springview Hospital.
In my current role, I work closely with our more junior staff who are new to nursing and I really enjoy being a role model for them. The ward is like a family and we really support each other. CWP is a great organisation to work for - they encourage you to do your best and to go even further if you can. I never would have thought taking a job as a cleaner could develop into a nursing leadership role but here we are!
Clifford Mukumbira, team manager
I’m a qualified social worker by background but I’m now working as a team manager in the learning disabilities team in Leasow, Wirral. I started working at CWP in 2018 as a social worker and was given the opportunity to take on a leadership role, supporting the other social workers and care navigators within the team. I love working with people, so I jumped at the opportunity. The thing I enjoy most about my job is working with my team to support them to achieve their personal goals. CWP is a brilliant organisation – they provide opportunities and training to support staff to progress, develop and to fulfil their career aspirations.
You can watch Maxine, Shirley and Clifford’s stories as videos at: www.careers.cwp.nhs.uk/staff-stories
