Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic high intensity CBT therapist or other CAMHS professional with CBT training, to join the Berkshire CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team.
Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team provides specialist CBT-based care for children and young people suffering with anxiety disorders, OCD and TICS across Berkshire. The A&D team contains a committed and supportive team of clinicians with a passion for using formulation driven CBT in a creative and innovative way to help children and young people. The ADTT has a compassionate team charter which permeates across all our team activities and working life. The ADTT is an innovative and highly valued part of BHFT and has a strong research collaboration with the University of Reading.
Information about the roles and tasks that may be required is given below. Please note that these tasks and roles are indicative only and should not be taken as a definite and finite list of tasks and roles to be covered in any particular specialist pathway.
Main duties of the job
- Provide comprehensive assessments and collaboratively derive care plans
- Provide adapted and formulation-led CBT to children and young people
- Be able to use supervision effectively
- Work effectively in a Multi-disciplinary Team
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
The3 must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Have appropriate CBT quolification
- Experience of providing comprehensive CAMHS assessments
- Training and experience of providing high quality CBT-based care in CAMH
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 call: Alice Farrington on 0118 3788926 or email : alice.farrington@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
The3 must haves for you to be considered for this role:
- Have appropriate CBT quolification
- Experience of providing comprehensive CAMHS assessments
- Training and experience of providing high quality CBT-based care in CAMH
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 call: Alice Farrington on 0118 3788926 or email : alice.farrington@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 and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional qualification e.g., in Mental Health Nursing, Social Worker, or educated to degree level or above with a clinical qualification relevant to CAMHS i.e. High Intensity CBT therapist
- Relevant professional registration, e.g. HCPC, NMC
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and agreeing care plans based on psychological formulation of presenting difficulties.
Desirable
- Experience of working within Child & Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective and competent interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
- Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding child development and the impact it can have on meeting the five Every Child Matters outcomes The Children's Act 1989 and 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983 and 2007
- Ability to manage clinical risk and understanding of child safeguarding procedures
- Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision effectively
- Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as RiO, outlook, databases, MS office and the internet). Good keyboard skills.
- Able to work flexibly as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position
- Car owner/driver and possess full UK driver's licence or evidence of ability to travel to designated base and other sites.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Registered professional qualification e.g., in Mental Health Nursing, Social Worker, or educated to degree level or above with a clinical qualification relevant to CAMHS i.e. High Intensity CBT therapist
- Relevant professional registration, e.g. HCPC, NMC
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of undertaking comprehensive assessments of mental health needs and agreeing care plans based on psychological formulation of presenting difficulties.
Desirable
- Experience of working within Child & Adolescent Mental Health services (CAMHS).
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective and competent interpersonal, influencing, communication, observation and reporting skills
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to analyse situations and be able to make the right decisions
- Able to empathise, be supportive and sensitive to the needs of others as well as being able to cope with distressing circumstances
- Ability to work effectively in a team, work on own initiative, work unsupervised and manage own workload
- Demonstrates a knowledge of the issues surrounding child development and the impact it can have on meeting the five Every Child Matters outcomes The Children's Act 1989 and 2004 and The Mental Health Act 1983 and 2007
- Ability to manage clinical risk and understanding of child safeguarding procedures
- Ability to cope in a pressurised environment and apply practical problem solving skills in everyday situations
- Ability to be self-reflective and use supervision effectively
- Competent IT skills and the ability to navigate around various systems and software packages (such as RiO, outlook, databases, MS office and the internet). Good keyboard skills.
- Able to work flexibly as required and the ability to travel independently between locations to fulfil the requirements of the position
- Car owner/driver and possess full UK driver's licence or evidence of ability to travel to designated base and other 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).
