Job Description
We are seeking an RMN, OT, or Social Worker to take up this exciting opportunity to work in a new developing and expanding crisis service, offering short-term intensive intervention to young people in crisis, as well as their families within a supportive multi-disciplinary team.
The post holder will offer structured and Individualised interventions to meet the young person’s underlying needs, as guided by clinical formulations. This will involve working with both young people and their families individually and in group settings. Therapeutic interventions will be offered such as DBT/CBT informed work, support to parents/carers, both of which may be delivered individually or as a group. Training can be provided.
Part of the role is also to provide multi-agency consultation/liaison, which involves attending, contributing to, and where appropriate, chairing multi-agency meetings including safeguarding and child protection meetings. The post holder will be expected to have or develop a wide knowledge of other agencies within their Locality and to develop relationships that facilitate and enhance patient care. This will also involve working closely with other CAMHS Community Teams to meet the young person’s needs.
The post holder will support and supervise junior staff in the team, to develop their knowledge and skills by offering consultation, teaching and supervision. The post holder will also offer consultation-liaison and teaching to our multi-agency partners.
• Provide therapeutic short-term intensive interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload
• Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies.
• Work with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team.
• To work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system of care, by involving multi-agency input around the children and young people’s needs.
• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives.
Interviews will be held on 10 May 2024.
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.
Hear what our people say about working for our CAMHS service:https://bit.ly/CAMHS
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
The “must haves” for this role:
1. Degree or master’s level qualification in either Psychotherapy, Psychology, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy or Social Work, with relevant registration (as per job description).
2. Experience in working with young people with mental health and complex needs with the ability to undertake short-term therapeutic interventions, as well as monitoring and managing risk.
3. Excellent leadership skills and enthusiasm to support service and staff development.
4. Car driver & possess full UK driver’s license or evidence of ability to efficiently travel to designated base & other 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. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
Service Operating Hours + Working Pattern:The service operates 7 days per week 9am-5pm. The post holder will be required to work shifts across the hours of operation and be flexible to run some evening groups and sessions.
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Emily Perrin on07815 485196or email: Emily.Perrin@Berkshire.nhs.uk who’ll 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.
This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Apr 2024
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident