Mental Health Specialist and Team Supervisor
1 week ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Advanced Mental Health Practitioner and Clinical Lead to join our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) team at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic team providing assessments, formulation, and short-term therapeutic interventions to young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.
Main Responsibilities- Clinical assessments and formulation for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems.
- Short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family, as appropriate).
- Training and consultation to external agencies regarding the mental health presentation of children and young people accessing the CAMHS team.
- Liaison and joint working between the CAMHS team and the locality Early Help Hub and specialist CAMHS services.
- Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Training to professionals.
- Supervision, as appropriate to role.
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust, rated 'outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission. We are committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire, valuing diversity and promoting an inclusive environment where our staff can flourish.
Our Values- Caring for and about our patients is our top priority.
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services.
- Working Together with our patients and staff to develop innovative solutions.
- 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.
- Appropriate qualification as a Clinical/Counselling/Educational Psychologist (Doctoral) level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS).
- Or as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP).
- Or appropriate qualification at Band 7 level for example, Mental Health Nurse, CBT Therapist, or Social Worker.
- Or CYP IAPT Training CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Attachment-based training Interpersonal Therapy (IPT).
- Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training.
- Experience in managing child protection concerns.
- Experience of providing supervision.
- Experience of providing training.
- Experience of running/co-running groups.
- Knowledge and understanding of child and adolescent mental health difficulties, their assessment, and current evidence-based intervention strategies.
- An ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to convey highly complex and clinically sensitive information to family members of all ages, pupils/students, and to a wide range of professional people.
- An awareness of current issues in service delivery within community CAMHS and other settings and an ability to contribute to service development.
- Ability to work autonomously, managing and planning own workload.
- High-level skills in working with professional networks and the ability to advocate for and advance the mental health needs of parents and their children.
- Ability to form excellent working relationships with colleagues and work flexibly with others in multidisciplinary and multi-agency settings.
- Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals.
- Ability to manage/supervise clinical staff.
- An awareness of relevant legislation and its implications for clinical practice.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues relating to safeguarding children (child protection policies and procedures), integrated working, and ISA (information sharing and assessment) procedures.
- A positive approach and resilient attitude to working with children, young people, and their families with mental health difficulties.
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance, as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice in the face of regular exposure to highly emotive material and challenging behavior.
- Willingness to work flexibly.
- An awareness of own strengths and limitations.
- Ability to drive between sites and to locality meetings.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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