CAMHS Berkshire Link Team Manager (inc CIC & H&J) | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	11 Chwefror 2026
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£57,888 - £64,880 per annum (Incl of HCAS)
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	13 Mawrth 2026
Lleoliad:	Reading, RG6 6BZ
Cwmni:	Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7801463/371-CFS657-A

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The post holder will provide operational management across our West of Berkshire dedicated Mental Health Team for Children in Care (CIC). West of Berkshire Health & Justice Service (H&J) who arelocated within the three local authority Youth Offending Services, alongside managing our Berkshire LINK team. The LINK team forms part of the Thames Valley-wide programme for children and young people with complex cases, is centred around the implementation of a practice framework known as the ‘Framework for Integrated Care’. It is designed to improve outcomes for a cohort of vulnerable children and young people with complex cases who experience some of the highest levels of health inequality in society.


Staff for the CiC and LINK teams will be based at Erlegh House Reading University. Like the Health and Justice team the CiC team will work in partnership with three Local Authorities in West Berkshire, Reading and Wokingham. The LINK team will work across Berkshire. The LINK programme is a Hub and spoke model. The Hub is by our colleagues in Oxfordshire Health with three spoke teams within Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire making up the Thames Valley wide programme.

• Promote continuous quality improvement by embedding leanmethodology tools into the team to support patient care, quality of service, staff wellbeing and engagement.
• Accountable for the delivery of high quality, effective and integrated intervention that safeguards children and promotes their development and welfare, so that children, young people, and their families are offered quality and timely assessment, intervention, and support as commissioned.
• To support the delivery of high-quality decision making to ensure targeted and appropriate supportto children and families is delivered.
• Empower staff to solve problems and support each other to deliver the highest possible quality of care.
• Working with the professional leads, and other service managers develop an effective and motivated workforce within the area of responsibility which delivers services that are fit for purpose and are equitable and consistent across Berkshire where contracts allow.
• Working with the professional leads, lead the development of all the team roles and structure the teams within the area of responsibility to promote joined integrated working for children, young people, and their families.
• Budget holder for Berkshire Link team

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 sites



The “must haves” for this role:

• Qualified experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties

• Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care

• Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working

• Excellent communication skills and previousmanagement experience.


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’re committed 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. Please don’t hesitate to call: Matthew Prouse on 07775852630 or email: matthew.prouse@berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll be 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 please submit your application as soon as possible.

Interview will be held on 25th Feb 2026



This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Feb 2026

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