Advanced Mental Health Practitioner - CAMHS H&J Team | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £45,753 - £52,067 per annum (Incl. HCAS) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2024 |
| Location: | Reading, RG6 6BZ |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6278961/371-CFS119-D |
Summary
Interviews will be held on 21st May 2024
We are looking to recruit a full timeBand7 Advanced MentalHealthPractitioner on a one-year secondment or fixed term contract. Weoperatea hybrid model of working where we work from our homes or fromone of the Youth Justice Team bases (Reading, WestBerkshireand Wokingham). You will be an enthusiastic and experiencedMentalHealthPractitioner, who is motivated, resilient, and flexible. You will be interested in the youth justice system and in supporting young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and have found themselves in trouble with the police.You would join the Berkshire CAMHS Health and Justice team which is a multidisciplinary team that supports the mental health,physical healthand speech and communicationneeds of the young people who are working on a statutory or voluntary basis within the threeWest Berkshire YouthJusticeTeams.
• To support YJT staff to screen all young people who come into YJTs for previous mental health difficulties/CAMHS input.
• To provide Consultation and Advice to members of the YJT team in regard to young people with complex needs who are vulnerable and risky.
• To provide mental health assessments for young people where appropriate.
• To offer specific therapeutic interventions where appropriate.
• To lead trauma informed multiagency formulation meetings and multiagency interventions.
• To offer training to the Youth justice teams and to other professionals working with young people involved in the criminal justice system.
• Engage in multi-agency and integrated working and processes.
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:
1. Recognised and relevant qualification (see JD) and Registration with NMC or HCPC or other recognised professional body.
2. Experience of working with hard to reach individuals with complex needs, dual diagnoses, and an ability to manage conflict and encourage motivation to change.
3. Experience of working effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency environment.
4. Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call the recruiting manager: call Cathy Burges, Clinical Lead for CAMHS Health and Justice Team, on 07866010631 or Email:Cathy.burges@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to answer any questions you may have about the role.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 8 May 2024
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