Advanced Mental Health Practitioner

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at retailers

Support for equality

Job summary

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner for their CAMHS SCT team to work in Reading and Wokingham. This full-time role involves delivering comprehensive assessments and therapies to children facing complex mental health challenges.

You will work as a senior clinician, offering supervision and training to junior members while collaborating in a dedicated multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Experience in mental health, particularly with children.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently.
• Commitment to continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
• Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues.
• Contribute to audit, service development and research.

Skills

Assessment skills

Care coordination

Supervision

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

Psychological interventions

Education

Relevant nursing, occupational therapy, or social work qualification

Job description

Are you an experienced Nurse, OT or Social Worker looking for a new, exciting opportunity?

Do you have a passion for working with children with mental health complexities?

We are looking for an Advanced Mental Health Practitioner to join our Berkshire West CAMHS Specialist Community Team (SCT) to cover Reading and Wokingham and when needed, Newbury.

CAMHS SCT provides a responsive, formulation led intervention for children and young people experiencing complex mental health difficulties or needing urgent and/or intensive specialist support. The service develops an early, holistic understanding of each young per by coproducing formulations with them, their families and key professionals across education, social care and the voluntary sector. This shared approach clarifies the young person’s difficulties and the systemic factors influencing their presentation and creates the best care plan to meet their needs.

You will join a team of clinicians from various disciplines to provide assessments, care-coordination, and evidence‑based psychological interventions to young people and their families. As a senior member of the team, you will be supporting and supervising less experienced and junior members of the team.

This role is a 12 month FTC and we are looking for someone full time. The hours are 9-5pm and you will be based at Erlegh House, University of Reading with free parking on-site.

• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate.
• Provide care co-ordination for young people open to the service where appropriate.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
• Use supervision effectively.
• Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies as appropriate.
• Work with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team.
• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
• Contribute to audit, service development and research, as appropriate.
• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites