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Senior Mental Health Practitioner

4 weeks ago


Wokingham, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Interview will be held on 28th June 2024

Staff will be working with in Bracknell, Slough and Windsor & Maidenhead alongside Local Authority teams who are working with CiC.

The CiC is being established to ensure that children who are in care receive quicker access to mental health support, by working in partnership and sharing knowledge, we hope to effectively meet the needs of children and young people in care and their carers by providing evidenced based interventions that meet their need.

The service aims to improve life chances of Children in Care, by working towards increasing these resiliency factors:
Supporting trauma informed care

Creating stability of the Child or Young person’s home placement

CYP able to maintain a relationship with family members and work to be re-united where that is possible

Fostering as strong an attachment as possible with the CYP foster carers or adults responsible for their care (if in a residential setting)

Reaching as high as possible Education achievements

Creating local social networks, forming positive and meaningful relationships with peers and other adults

This is a unique opportunity to be part of and contribute to a newly developing and innovative service. These posts supports the interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS.

Consultation - offering advice, information and support to young people, carers, and professionals

Supporting training to carers and professionals

Clinical assessments for young people.

Supporting with High and low intensity, evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family, as appropriate)

Joint working with partner agencies, including Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams, other Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

**Our values at Berkshire Healthcare**:
Caring for and about you is our top priority

Committed to providing good quality, safe services

Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

**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

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

**The 4 “must haves” for this role**:
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

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.


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