We have an excellent opportunity for a Band 5, full-time, 37.5 hours per week position within CAMHS, based in Lower Henwick Farm, Thatcham but will also be supporting the two other localities, Wokingham and Reading.
The Specialist Community Teams are looking for a Child and Family Mental Health Worker to join our multi-disciplinary team to effectively support our young people in the community. The role includes delivering support to young people both individually in the young person’s home, clinic, school and or via digital media. You will be expected to work within this complex and variable setting, with supervision. You will report to and work in collaboration with senior colleagues, to deliver care in order to maximise each young person's individual potential.
This post includes working with families and / or carers in collaboration with other members of the multi-disciplinary team. You will work with community services such as children’s social care and other Local Authority and voluntary sector colleagues. Ideally, you will have some experience in CAMHS, be thoughtful and reflective, and have the flexibility to integrate into a multi-disciplinary team. We welcome applicants who have skills (or transferable skills) in working with young people with mental health needs and have ideally also worked with their parents/carers. You’ll find we offer a positive team environment.
- You will provide brief interventions and support for young people, who require the support of multi-disciplinary team to meet their needs.
- You will be working with young people who may have self-harmed and/or expressed suicidal thoughts. You will therefore need to be aware of risk identification and management (with support of a case holding Clinician).
- You will work with parents/carer of the young people (where clinically indicated) offering support, advice and psychoeducation.
- You will work with the young person to ensure they are heard, validated and their needs are understood.
- You will play an important key role in liaising with multi-agency partners to ensure the young person’s needs are communicated and all agencies work collaboratively together.
- You will work closely with the wider CAMH services in Berkshire as well as local authority and education colleagues and other services/agencies as required.
- You will be supported, guided and supervised by senior clinicians in the team.
- You will receive training to enable you to offer interventions to support young people.
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
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Christina Subrai Job title: Team Manager - SCT West Email address: christina.subrai@berkshire.nhs.uk
