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Reading

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Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Mental Health Nurse in Reading, supporting children and young people with anxiety disorders. This role involves collaboration with families, schools, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care. Opportunities for professional development and service innovations are available in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days' annual leave

Generous NHS pension scheme

Excellent learning and career development opportunities

'Cycle to Work' scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Discounts at popular retailers

Generous maternity and paternity leave

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

Qualified Mental Health Nurse with NMC registration.
Minimum of 12 months post-qualification experience.
Experience working with children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

Support young people with short-term interventions and assessments.
Conduct reviews and provide treatment in a multi-agency setting.
Coordinate shifts and oversee incoming referrals.

Skills

Understanding of psychological disorders

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Risk management

Education

Registered Nurse- Mental Health

Active NMC registration

Job summary

Are you a qualified Mental Health Nurse with a good understanding of psychological disorders and a genuine drive to support children, young people & their families?

Join our CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team (ADTT) in a newly created Mental Health Nurse role, working with children and young people across Berkshire who are struggling with anxiety disorders, OCD and Tic Disorders.

Like us, you'll take pride in inclusive practice, particularly when working with neurodivergent families, and take a compassionate, formulation-led and evidence-based approach to treatment.

As part of your role you will:

Support young people on our waiting list with short-term interventions, assessments & ongoing reviews
Work closely with families, schools, crisis teams and CAMHS colleagues, including attending and leading multi-agency meetings
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team alongside clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, CBT therapists, OTs and social workers

You'll have opportunities to get involved in service innovations and new initiatives, including an AI chat support pilot.

Be part of a friendly team that has a culture of compassion, values shared working and professional development and places a strong focus wellbeing.

We welcome full-time and part-time applications (from 22.5 hrs). Our core hours are 9-5, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility. We are based on-site at Erlegh House, Reading, with occasional travel for home or school visits.

Main duties of the job

Undertake shift lead duties, coordinate the shift, oversee incoming referrals and delegate tasks
Conduct reviews, care planning and provide both group and individual treatment
Offer support and risk management for young people awaiting treatment
Perform comprehensive assessments, including mental state, risk, and psychosocial factors
Develop appropriate care or safety plans and formulate clinical understanding from assessment
Provide short-term interventions, ongoing patient reviews and multi-agency consultation and liaison
Contribute to and chair meetings to enhance collaborative working and promote positive outcomes
Provide support to young people and families while they wait for treatment to start
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team clinicians and external agencies to deliver integrated, holistic care
Actively engage in quality improvement and service development within CAM

Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early .

About us

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

Details Date posted

19 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,205 to £47,084 a year per annum (Incl of HCAS). Pro-rata if part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

371-TAP-CFS4741

Job locations

Erlegh House

Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

Reading

RG6 6BZ

Job description Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

Qualified Mental Health Nurse, active on the NMC register
Minimum of 12 months post qualification as a Band 5 nurse and completed preceptorship
Experience of working inmulti-disciplinary teams / multi-agency environment.
A good understanding of psychological disorders

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Jemma Crocker-Buque on 01189044665, or emailjemma.crockerbuque@berkshire.nhs.uk, wholl be delighted to help.

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Job description Job responsibilities

The must haves for this role:

Qualified Mental Health Nurse, active on the NMC register
Minimum of 12 months post qualification as a Band 5 nurse and completed preceptorship
Experience of working inmulti-disciplinary teams / multi-agency environment.
A good understanding of psychological disorders

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications/Training Essential

Registered Nurse- Mental Health
Up to date registration and validation with the NMC(Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Previous Experience Essential

Minimum of 12 months post-qualification as a Band 5 nurse and completed preceptorship.
Experience of working within mental health services
Experience of working with children and adolescents
Experience of working within diverse community groups and with individuals who may have emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and neurodiversity.
Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment

Desirable

Experience of contributing to service improvement initiatives.
Experience of providing supervision or leadership to others.

Knowledge and skills Essential

Can appropriately use the Mental Capacity Act and Gillick competency
Acquires and maintains clinical competencies relevant for the clinical area.
Medication management
Assessing, managing and recording risk as appropriate
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, complex or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside of the NHS.
Ability to take clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment.
Has a good understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures

Desirable

Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages such as Outlook, MS office and clinical databases such as RIO.

Additional Requirements Essential

Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations
Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work when required to reflect changing needs.
Ability and willingness to work in a flexible way including working outside of normal hours to facilitate out of hours clinics as required.
Able to maintain professional boundaries and conduct.

Person Specification Education/Qualifications/Training Essential

Registered Nurse- Mental Health
Up to date registration and validation with the NMC(Nursing and Midwifery Council)

Previous Experience Essential

Minimum of 12 months post-qualification as a Band 5 nurse and completed preceptorship.
Experience of working within mental health services
Experience of working with children and adolescents
Experience of working within diverse community groups and with individuals who may have emerging complex needs, dual diagnoses, people with additional disabilities and neurodiversity.
Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment

Desirable

Experience of contributing to service improvement initiatives.
Experience of providing supervision or leadership to others.

Knowledge and skills Essential

Can appropriately use the Mental Capacity Act and Gillick competency
Acquires and maintains clinical competencies relevant for the clinical area.
Medication management
Assessing, managing and recording risk as appropriate
Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, complex or clinically sensitive information to patients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside of the NHS.
Ability to take clinical responsibility for patient care and treatment.
Has a good understanding of safeguarding policy and procedures

Desirable

Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages such as Outlook, MS office and clinical databases such as RIO.

Additional Requirements Essential

Ability to work to timescales and comfortably cope in pressurised situations, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations
Ability to work autonomously and effectively in a team, reprioritising work when required to reflect changing needs.
Ability and willingness to work in a flexible way including working outside of normal hours to facilitate out of hours clinics as required.
Able to maintain professional boundaries and conduct.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

Erlegh House

Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

Reading