Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Full time Band 7 Primary Mental Health practitioner to join the newly developed Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT) 4 Youth, based in Wokingham.
The PMHT 4 Youth team provides assessments and short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people in Wokingham with mild to moderate mental health needs. The service promotes the emotional wellbeing and mental health of young people in the community by offering advice, information and support to young people and families, and consultation and training to professionals, as appropriate. Outreach support to promote engagement, where needed, is provided and the team work closely and proactively with partner agencies, including the Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams and CAMHS.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of and contribute to a newly developed and innovative service. This is an important post at the interface with partner agencies and specialist CAMHS. The post has been informed and agreed in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council Children's Services, who remain key partners in the development of the Primary Mental Health Team and the development of wider emotional health and wellbeing services for young people.
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)
- Consultations - offering advice, information and support to young people, families, and professionals.
- Joint working with partner agencies, including Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams, other Child, and Adolescent Mental Health 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
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:
- 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: Michelle Lovesey, Service Manager on michelle.lovesey@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:
- 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: Michelle Lovesey, Service Manager on michelle.lovesey@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
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or to have other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the NHS and post registration clinical training and qualification in to at least Diploma level in CBT Therapy
Desirable
- This post requires Accreditation with BABCP bodies
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services
- Experience of working with young people with mental health issues, across a range of settings
- Experience in establishing diagnosis / psychological formulation
- Experience of providing evidence-based psychological therapies including CBT
- Ability to meet agreed /specified service targets
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Ability to manage competing demands / manage a caseload
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Experience of running / co-running groups.
- Experience of supervising others
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with severe and complex mental health problems
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- A positive approach to working with children and young people 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 travel between sites and to locality meetings
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- To have undertaken a recognised qualification in one of the core mental health professions e.g. psychiatric nursing, psychology, medicine, social work, occupational therapy or to have other relevant experience and demonstrable competence to work in the mental health field in the NHS and post registration clinical training and qualification in to at least Diploma level in CBT Therapy
Desirable
- This post requires Accreditation with BABCP bodies
Continuous Professional Development
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services
- Experience of working with young people with mental health issues, across a range of settings
- Experience in establishing diagnosis / psychological formulation
- Experience of providing evidence-based psychological therapies including CBT
- Ability to meet agreed /specified service targets
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Ability to manage competing demands / manage a caseload
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Pre-qualification training and qualifications or experience in research methodology, staff training and/or other fields of applied psychology.
- Experience of running / co-running groups.
- Experience of supervising others
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Knowledge of the theory and practice of specialised psychological therapies with clients with severe and complex mental health problems
- Skills in the use of complex methods of psychological assessment intervention and management frequently requiring sustained and intense concentration.
- Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, highly technical and/or clinically sensitive information to clients, their families, carers and other professional colleagues both within and outside the NHS.
- Skills in providing consultation to other professional and non-professional groups.
- Good organisational and time management skills, ability to plan and prioritise own workload
- Ability to teach and train others, using a variety of multi-media materials suitable for presentations.
Desirable
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
Additional Requirements
Essential
- A positive approach to working with children and young people 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 travel between sites and to locality meetings
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
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).
