CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner for GP

2 weeks ago


Slough Berkshire, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has an exciting opportunity for a CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner for GP in the East of Berkshire (Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme - ARRS) join our CAMHS to enhance joint working across primary care and the network of emotional wellbeing and mental health services within the locality, improving patient journeys and making it easier for children, young people and their families to obtain the help they need.


To enable robust access to clinical supervision, professional development and to facilitate recruitment and retention, we will seek to recruit the role that are shared across the PCN and locality Getting Help or Mental Health in Schools Team. 5 days in the identified CAMHS Team.


This is an important post, at the interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS. The post holder will be an integral part of this team, holding a small caseload of Getting Help level cases accepted via triage and assessment in their PCN role. The post holder will be an experienced child and adolescent mental health practitioner who will work as part of the PCN MDT to deliver the following:


~ Clinical triage and assessment of patients requesting appointments for mental health issues including challenging behaviour. Signpost/navigate to other sources of information and local support including peer support, social prescribers, VSCE services e.g. youth counselling, youth workers, GEMS within the Thrive framework/stepped care approach.


~ Help people to develop coping strategies and draw on their own strengths and resources
Liaise with CAMHS to enable crisis support and admission avoidance where necessary
Provide specialist advice to GP's and other members of the MDT on the particular needs of children and young people and their families including advice on symptoms, risk or the need for a referral.


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.


Hear what our people say about working for our CAMHS service:


We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:


Committed to providing good quality, safe services
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
~ Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
~ Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
~ Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
~ Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
~ Free parking across Trust sites


Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties


Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care


Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working


Ability to travel between multiple sites


For further application tips see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.


If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare


nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.


We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Education/Qualifications/Training
Qualification in appropriate mental health core profession. Registration with relevant UK governing body (HCPC/UKPC/BABCP/Social Work England/NMC).
Qualification in therapeutic approaches with children and families/Specialist training in skills relevant to child & adolescent mental health e.g. CYP IAPT Dip in CBT/SFP/IPT-A/Parenting
Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body

Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services
Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural/additional health/developmental needs
Experience with routine outcome monitoring
Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with mental health problems
Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
A positive approach to working with children and young people with mental health difficulties.
Ability to travel between sites and to locality meetings
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
CAMHS ARRS East



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