Job summary
Interviews will be held on 31st Oct 2023
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Full-time Band 7 practitioner (qualified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Supervision) to join the CAMHS Mental Health Support Team, based in Slough.
The Slough Mental Health Support Team (MHST) provide assessments & short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people in Slough with mild to moderate mental health needs. Clinicians working for the Mental Health Support Team service will promote the emotional wellbeing & mental health of young people in educational settings in Schools. They will offer advice, information & support to young people and families, & consultation & training to professionals, as appropriate. You may provide outreach support to promote engagement, where needed. You will lead the Slough Mental Health Support Team & work closely with your Slough Getting Help Team (GHT) colleagues & the Slough MHST/Getting Help Team Lead to provide mental health consultations and advice to partner agencies, including the Slough Early Help team, Youth Offending Teams & CAMHS pathways.
This is an important post at the interface with education settings, partner agencies & specialist CAMHS. The Mental Health Support Team sits alongside the Getting Help Team in Slough. Operational management & clinical supervision will be provided within Berkshire Healthcare CAMHS.
Main duties of the job
- Clinical assessments for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems
- Short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions (individual, group, family, as appropriate)
- To offer training, consultation and supervision to external agencies with regards to the mental health presentation of children and young people who are accessing the MHST.
- Ensuring liaison and joint working between the Getting Help / MHST and the locality Early Help Hub and specialist CAMHS services.
- Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
- Training to professionals
- Supervision, as appropriate to role - see detailed job description in separate attachment.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust isa 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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The 4 must haves for this role:
- Appropriate qualification as detailed in the JD and 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
- Ability to travel between multiple sites
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to email: Jade Hens on jade.hens@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The 4 must haves for this role:
- Appropriate qualification as detailed in the JD and 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
- Ability to travel between multiple sites
If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to email: Jade Hens on jade.hens@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
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.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Appropriate qualification as either a Clinical/Counselling/Educ ational Psychologist (Doctoral) level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS). oOr as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP) oOr appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at Band 7 for example, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse, CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health and able to demonstrate significant practice.
- CYP IAPT Training e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Attachment based training Interpersonal Therapy [IPT].
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- 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 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 behaviour.
- Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working eg: with local authorities, education settings and other community services.
- Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service.
- Experience in managing child protection concerns.
Desirable
- Experience of providing supervision.
- Experience of providing training
- Experience of running / corunning groups.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- 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, pupil/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 multi-agency settings.
- Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
- 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
Essential
- 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 behaviour.
- 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.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Appropriate qualification as either a Clinical/Counselling/Educ ational Psychologist (Doctoral) level training and relevant UK Professional Registration (HCPC/BPS). oOr as a Systemic Family Psychotherapist (MA/MSc qualification with full registration as a Systemic Psychotherapist with UKCP) oOr appropriate qualification to be an existing CAMHS clinician at Band 7 for example, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Registered Nurse, CBT Therapist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker.
- Supervision qualification, or willingness to undertake supervision training
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field of mental health and able to demonstrate significant practice.
- CYP IAPT Training e.g. CBT, Systemic Family Therapy, Attachment based training Interpersonal Therapy [IPT].
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- 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 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 behaviour.
- Experience of multidisciplinary and multiagency working eg: with local authorities, education settings and other community services.
- Experience of providing a culturally sensitive service.
- Experience in managing child protection concerns.
Desirable
- Experience of providing supervision.
- Experience of providing training
- Experience of running / corunning groups.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- 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, pupil/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 multi-agency settings.
- Skills in providing consultation and support regarding mental health issues to other professionals.
- Ability to identify and employ mechanisms of clinical governance as appropriate, to support and maintain clinical practice.
- 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
Essential
- 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 behaviour.
- 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.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
