Advanced Mental Health Practitioner

• Provide comprehensive assessments and therapeutic interventions to young people and their families, as appropriate.
• Provide care co-ordination for young people open to the service where appropriate.
• Independently manage an appropriately sized caseload.
• Use supervision effectively.
• Offer supervision and training to junior colleagues and other agencies as appropriate.
• Work with colleagues to support the clinical leadership of the team.
• Work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and within a multiagency system.
• Work autonomously within professional guidelines and exercise responsibility for the systematic governance of psychological practice.
• Contribute to audit, service development and research, as appropriate.
• Maintain own continuing professional development and contribute to team professional development initiatives.

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

• 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

Essential

• To have undertaken a qualification in one of the core mental health professions with associated professional registration including: Nursing qualification and registration as RMN, RNLD, RNC by NMC OR Social Worker with Social Work England registration OR Occupational Therapy registered by HCPC

Essential

• Demonstrates a commitment to ongoing professional development relevant to Mental Health and CAMHS, evidenced through up-to-date CPD activities and certification.
• Provides clear evidence of specific training, experience, and/or interest in the service area, including work with service users presenting with significant or severe mental health difficulties, particularly children and adolescents.
• Training or experience in risk assessment and management, including crisis intervention.

Desirable

• Additional training in evidence-based psychological approaches (e.g. CBT skills, DBT skills, Systemic approaches, trauma-informed care).
• Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent level short courses, such as: Practice Assessor qualification OR Training in clinical supervision and appraisals

Essential

• Strong knowledge of, and significant experience in, mental health practice, including working with CYP presenting with a range of emotional, behavioural, and psychological needs.
• Demonstrated experience of managing highly distressing or emotionally charged situations, including serious mental illness, child abuse including physical/sexual/exploitation, and complex family dynamics
• Experiencing of working with complex situations concerning safeguarding and risk management including understanding of safeguarding legislation, guidance, and multiagency working.
• Demonstrated experience of working assertively with CYP to support their engagement in therapeutic activities.
• Significant experience of working with and knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., ASD, ADHD) and their impact on mental health.
• Experience of working with, and addressing issues of diversity, including experience of working with diversity, multiculturalism, and equality of access to service.
• Demonstrated experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team, contributing to collaborative decision-making and high-quality, integrated care.
• Proven ability to work both as an effective team member and independently, using own initiative to make sound clinical decisions without direct supervision.

Desirable

• Experience of autonomously managing a caseload in a community mental health setting.
• Experience of service development and carrying out clinical audit, supporting research and applying the findings.
• Experience or training in delivering group interventions.
• Familiarity with ROMs and outcome monitoring tools.

Essential

• Ability to manage difficult situations with service users that have complex presentations and/or challenging behaviours and to manage a demanding and complex caseload.
• Well-developed skills in the ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, complex, technical and/or sensitive information to service users, their carers/families and other professional colleagues, both within and outside the NHS.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, with the ability to support, influence and engage with clinicians, stakeholders and service users to create change and improvement.
• The ability and skills to act as an advocate for the service, to engage and foster good professional relationships with all health professionals in promoting the good integration of this service with the wider health care system.
• Ability to confidently cope well under pressure, resolve issues and competing demands, with excellent time management skills and an ability to respond constructively to challenge or resistance, applying practical problem-solving skills in everyday and complex situations.
• Advanced IT skills and the ability to navigate various systems and software packages (such as RiO, Outlook, databases, MS office/Teams, One Consultation and the internet).

Essential

• Able to work flexibly around working patterns as required.
• Able to travel independently between locations in Berkshire Healthcare geographical area to fulfil the requirements and duties of the position.