Advanced Mental Health Practitioner - Maternity Cover 1 year

Staffwellbeing and development is a priority for the team, alongside clinical and management supervision,there is dedicated time for reflective case discussion and team formulation, wellbeing activities and support.

• To complete risk reviews and update safety and care plans for patients and give advice.
• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, asappropriate.
• Provide care coordination for young people open to theService.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
• Use supervision effectively.
• To 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.
• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives.
• To consult with members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team to ensure effective and safe care planning for young people.
• Toidentifyand 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. 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
  
  The ideal clinician willbe experienced in working with CAMHS or equivalent services, to support children and families with complex needs. They need tobe thoughtful and reflective, and someone whois a team player.We are an experienced team and as aServiceweare able toprovide a supportive structure., A Clinical registrable qualification.
• Experience inChildren'sMental Health services.
• The ability to manage complexity.
• To work as part of a team., Disability Confident
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We are looking for aBand7Advanced Mental Health Practitioner forone yearMaternity cover,to joinWest BerksCAMHS, whichis part ofthe widerWest SpecialistCommunityTeams(SCT)which cover Wokingham, Reading and Newbury.Thisis a full-timepost basedatCAMHS, Lower Henwick Farmhouse, Thatcham, Newbury. Our SCT Teams are multi-disciplinary teams that deliver treatments to young people in theWest Berksareawho areliving with more complex, severe, and enduring mental health problems. As a result, you will find yourself working jointly with other professions such as Children'sSocialCare.

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
he "must haves" for you to be considered for this role