Advanced Mental Health Practitioner - CAMHS West SCT | Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced registered Mental Health Practitioner motivated to make a difference for young people facing complex mental health challenges? Do you want to join a compassionate team committed to high-quality care in an 'Outstanding' Trust? Our CAMHS West Specialist Community Team (SCT) delivers treatments to young people in the West Berks area living with more complex, severe, & enduring mental health conditions. This Advanced Mental Health Practitioner role includes:

• Initial assessments & delivering face-to-face therapies based on unique needs
• Collaborating with a highly knowledgeable & experienced team of psychiatrists, family therapists, psychologists & specialist practitioners
• Participating in weekly meetings to discuss cases & coordinate care
• Working with local agencies & community partners, with whom we have strong connections
• You'll have demonstrable experience in CAMHS, be thoughtful & reflective, & have the flexibility to integrate into a multi-disciplinary team.
You'll find we offer a positive team environment. We're welcoming, compassionate, & prioritise wellbeing. Caseloads are protected & manageable, & we're committed to making work enjoyable & rewarding. We welcome full & part time applications from 22.5 hrs/wk. Service hours are 9-5 Mon - Fri. You'll be based in Thatcham with potential for some home working. Applications are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as vacancies may close early.
• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to, and care co-ordination for, young people and their families, as appropriate.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
• Complete risk reviews and update and advise on safety & care plans.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team as well as patients, carers, family members and internal and external agencies
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
• To identify and report any safeguarding issues as they may arise.
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.


• Degree qualification in relevant field and a core profession (e.g.: Mental Health Nurse, Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker)
• Registration with relevant recognised professional body (e.g.: NMC, HCPC)
• Significant post qualifying experience in CAMHS or an equivalent therapeutic setting.
• Ability to manage complexity, Disability Confident
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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