Advanced Mental Health Practitioner | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Reading; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist mental health services provider in the United Kingdom seeks a practitioner for their Specialist CAMHS Health and Justice Team. The role manages a caseload of young people at risk of offending, delivering high-quality mental health services while working with multiple agencies. Successful candidates will have professional registration and experience in mental health services. Offers include flexible working and generous leave options.

Benefits

Flexible working

27 days' annual leave increasing with service

Generous NHS pension scheme

Wellbeing tools

Discounts

Free parking

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience working with young people who have offended or are at risk of offending.
• Experience working with forensic or justice settings preferred.
• Band 6 or Band 7 level.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality mental health service to young people in defined areas.
• Work in a trauma-informed way in multi-agency settings.
• Contribute to audit, policy and service development.

Skills

Experience working in Children and Young People’s mental health services

Experience with complex mental health needs

Consultation on clients’ care

Autonomous working within professional guidelines

Education

Recognised professional registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC)

Core qualification

Job description

About the role

We have an opening for a Specialist CAMHS Health and Justice Team practitioner for a 12‑month fixed‑term contract. The role involves working with young people who have offended or are at risk of offending within West Berkshire, managing your own caseload, completing risk assessments and supporting caseworkers and the youth.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality mental health service to young people known to Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham YJTs.
• Provide specialist assessment and therapy, offer consultation on clients’ care to non‑clinical colleagues and other carers, working autonomously within professional guidelines and the team’s policies.
• Work in a trauma‑informed way, facilitating and collaborating in multi‑agency formulation meetings, devising interventions and offering ongoing supervision and coaching to professionals.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of clinical practice within the YJTs.
• Utilise research skills to contribute to audit, policy and service development and propose and implement policy changes within the area served by the team.

Qualifications & requirements

• Recognised professional registration (e.g., NMC, HCPC) and core qualification.
• Demonstrable experience working in Children and Young People’s mental health services.
• Experience working with complex mental health needs.
• Experience with forensic or justice settings preferred.
• Band 6 or Band 7 level.

What we offer

Berkeley Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC. As an employer we provide flexible working, 27 days’ annual leave rising with service, generous NHS pension scheme, excellent learning and career development, cycle‑to‑work and car leasing (electric vehicles), wellbeing tools, discounts, staff networks, generous parental leave, free parking and other benefits.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We hold accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver, Trailblazer; Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member; Disability Confident Leader; Carer Confident Level 2; Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided as needed.

How to apply

For further information please see the attached job description and person specification. We encourage you to review the criteria in the person specification and address them point‑by‑point in your supporting statement.

Contact: Liudmila Knowleson – email [e-mail], phone [phone]. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have.

Application deadline: Sunday 30 November 2025. The role may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received.

Secondment

For secondment roles only – if the secondment role becomes permanent, the successful candidate may be offered the permanent position.