Job summary
Are you a qualified, registered Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking for a new role within a CAMHS service?
Are you keen to be part of a new innovative and vital project to enhance joint working across primary care in East Berks?
We are looking for a Senior Mental Health Practitioner for GP to join us on an 18 month FTC.
Within your role you will work jointly across primary care and the network of emotional wellbeing and mental health services within the locality, improving patient journeys and making it easier for children, young people and their families to obtain the help they need.
You will be an integral part of the team, holding a small caseload of Getting Help level cases accepted via triage and doing assessment in your PCN role. You will split your time equally, doing 2.5 days in each.
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. For this role we require an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual who is passionate about delivering duty interventions and contributing to team working.
If you have a 'can do' attitude and are qualityfocusedthen we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
You will be an experienced child and adolescent mental health practitioner who will work as part of the PCN MDT to deliver the following:
- Clinical triage and assessment of patients requesting appointments for mental health issues including challenging behaviour. This includes same day appointments and planned appointments.
- Signpost/navigate to other sources of information and local support including peer support, social prescribers, VSCE services e.g. youth counselling, youth workers, GEMS; within the Thrive framework/stepped care approach.
- Identifyany onward referral pathways and makeappropriate referrals, undertaking screening and ensuring provision of required information to support the referral
- Help people to develop coping strategies and draw on their own strengths and resources
- Liaise with CAMHS to enable crisis support and admission avoidance where necessary
- Facilitateappropriate representationin practice-basedMDT'sto support clinical management ofidentifiedpatients
- Providespecialist advice to GP's and other members of the MDT on theparticular needsof children and young people and theirfamiliesincluding advice on symptoms,riskor the need for a referral
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
The4must haves for this role:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
- Previous multi-professional and multi-agency working
- Full UK driving license and ability to commute between sites
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.
Were 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 dont hesitate to email: Rhona Edwards on Rhona.Edwards@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. 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The4must haves for this role:
- Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
- Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties
- Previous multi-professional and multi-agency working
- Full UK driving license and ability to commute between sites
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.
Were 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 dont hesitate to email: Rhona Edwards on Rhona.Edwards@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. 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.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health core profession. i.e./ relevant professional qualification
- Current professional registration with an approved regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, UKPC etc.): e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
- Additional training in CYP Mental Health / Specialist training in skills relevant to child & adolescent mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services
- Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural/additional health/developmental needs
- Ability to meet agreed /specified service targets
- Ability to manage competing demands / manage a caseload
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- 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 mental health problems
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- 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.
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 (preferably valid UK driving license
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Qualification in appropriate mental health core profession. i.e./ relevant professional qualification
- Current professional registration with an approved regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, ACP, UKPC etc.): e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist
- Additional training in CYP Mental Health / Specialist training in skills relevant to child & adolescent mental health
- Evidence of continuing professional development as recommended by the relevant professional body.
Previous Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of working in CYP mental health services
- Skills and experience of working with children, young people and families around a range of emotional/mental health, behavioural/additional health/developmental needs
- Ability to meet agreed /specified service targets
- Ability to manage competing demands / manage a caseload
- Experience with routine outcome monitoring
- Experience of working within a multicultural framework.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching and liaising with other professional groups
- 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 mental health problems
- Knowledge of legislation in relation to the client group and mental health.
- 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.
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 (preferably valid UK driving license
- 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).
