Advanced Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor

2 hours ago


Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust Full time
Job Title: Advanced Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor to join our team at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. As a key member of our CAMHS Getting Help and Mental Health Support Teams, you will be responsible for providing assessments, formulation, and short-term therapeutic interventions to young people with mild to moderate mental health needs.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Conduct clinical assessments and formulation for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems.
  • Provide short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family, as appropriate).
  • Offer training and consultation to external agencies regarding the mental health presentation of children and young people accessing the Getting Help Team.
  • Ensure liaison and joint working between the Getting Help/MHST and the locality Early Help Hub and specialist CAMHS services.
  • Use routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
  • Supervise clinical staff, as appropriate to role.

About Us:

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust, rated 'outstanding' by the CQC. We are committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.

What We Offer:

  • 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.

Requirements:

  • 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).

Desirable:

  • Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training.

Continuous Professional Development:

  • Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.

Previous Experience:

  • Post-qualifying experience or equivalent experience working with children and young people in the field of mental health.
  • Experience of working with evidence-based approaches in mental health.
  • Good level of knowledge of the theory and practice of psychological interventions.
  • An enthusiasm for using Routine Outcome Measures.
  • Experience of formulation, assessment, and treatment when working with children, young people, and their parents, presenting with a range of mental health difficulties and challenging behavior.
  • Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working (e.g., with local authorities, education settings, and other community services).
  • Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • 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 multiagency 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.

Additional Requirements:

  • 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.
  • Be a car user to enable travel between sites.


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