Advanced Mental Health Practitioners: Camhs Rapid Response

Are you a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist ready for your next challenge?
Do you want to use your skills in children and young people’s mental health to make a real difference?
We’re looking for Advanced Mental Health Practitioners to join our CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service) Rapid Response Team in Slough. We offer a 24/7 service to children and young people in mental health crisis.
This is a varied, front-line role in a compassionate and forward-thinking team where you’ll:
Build upon your skills in crisis response, risk assessment and multi-agency working
Work with a broad and complex range of clinical presentations
Work closely with families and professionals across health, education and social care
Take on shift lead responsibilities, manage referrals and help coordinate care
This full-time role is worked in shifts made up of days, evenings, nights and weekends. You’ll work across two sites in Slough: Fir Tree House (Upton Hospital) during the day, and Wexham Park Hospital at night. You may on occasions also be required to travel to Reading.
We’re a friendly, progressive service that champions staff wellbeing and development. As part of a wider CAMHS team, we embrace innovation and quality improvement to deliver great care.
Our Trust is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, who highlight our positive culture, staff morale and innovation.
Carry out urgent mental health assessments for children and young people in crisis
Assess risk, mental state, and psychosocial needs to create clear and effective care plans
Provide short-term support and intervention, working with families and other services to promote safety and recovery
Act as shift lead when required - triage calls, manage referrals, prioritise tasks and coordinate the team’s response
Work as part of a multi-agency network, including community CAMHS, social care, education, and acute services
Attend, chair and contribute to safeguarding and child protection meetings to support safe and joined-up care
Use Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) as part of every clinical contact to support care planning and service development
Take part in and provide regular clinical and managerial supervision to junior staff when appropriate
Contribute to a learning environment that supports professional development, innovation, and quality improvement
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
High Cost Area allowance
**The “must haves” for this role**:
A recognised professional qualification and registration in a relevant field (e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy)
Experience supporting children and young people with mental health needs, including those with complex presentations
Strong skills in mental health assessment, formulation and care planning
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.