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CAMHS Senior Mental Health Practitioner for GP | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 01 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £39,205 - £47,084 per annum ( Incl of HCAS) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2025 |
| Location: | Windsor, SL4 3DP |
| Company: | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7182026/371-TAP-CFS4682 |
Summary
Are you a registered Nurse, Social Worker or Allied Health Professional looking for a unique new CAMHS role?
Do you want to be part of a ground-breaking scheme successfully providing children & young people with faster access to support?
We’re looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner to join our CAMHS team as part of the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS). You’ll be part of an innovative project, enhancing joint working in Primary Care, that’s already making a significant impact and delivering outstanding outcomes.
You’ll spend 2.5 days working in Berkshire Healthcare’s experienced Getting Help team, and 2.5 days at 3 GP surgeries in Windsor & Maidenhead. You’ll support young people presenting with emotional wellbeing and mental health concerns, making it easier for them to access the right help quickly.
Your role will include:
• Assessing young people’s needs
• Using your CAMHS knowledge to provide rapid access to services
• Managing a small caseload
• Provide training, advice and consultation to GPs, PCN staff and other MDT members on the mental health needs of children and families and local referral processes.
This role offers excellent supervision, development opportunities and the chance to further enhance your assessment and formulation skills, while contributing to a forward-thinking scheme that’s already proving to deliver successful outcomes.
Applications are processed as they are received. We encourage you to apply ASAP as roles can close early!
• Conduct assessments and triage for children and young people presenting with mental health concerns, including same-day and planned appointments.
• Screen, assess, and signpost young people to appropriate local services, such as youth counselling, peer support, and other community resources.
• Facilitate referrals and ensure all necessary information is provided to support referral pathways.
• Help young people develop coping strategies and build on their strengths to manage mental health challenges.
• Work with CAMHS to provide crisis support and avoid unnecessary admissions, responding quickly and effectively when needed.
• Represent patients in Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, offering input into clinical management and ongoing support.
• Provide advice and consultation to GPs and other MDT members on the mental health needs of children and families.
• Work closely with CAMHS and other services to ensure smooth access to care, helping young people find the best support for their needs
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. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the 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 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 site
The must haves for this role:
• Qualification in an appropriate mental health core profession and registration with relevant body (as per the job specification)
• Experience of working with children and young people with mental health difficulties
• Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care
• Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working
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.
We’recommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate tocontact Rhona Edwards, Team Lead - Getting Help and Mental Health Support Teams in WAM (01628 683800) or email rhona.edwards@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’llbe delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Wednesday 7 May 2025
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