Interview will be held on 20th March 2025
Are you a Registered Mental Health Nurse with an interest in working in our CYPF Health Hub, CAMHS Common Point of Entry Service as a Mental Health Practitioner? Then we at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) have an exciting opportunity for you!
This fantastic opportunity will be responding to complex referrals to the CAMHS team, carrying outinitialtriage and telephone assessment of new children or young people including risk assessments and the formulation and recommendation for on-going care. You will review referrals coming into the service and undertake a structured telephone triage and develop a formulation todeterminethe mental health needs of the child or young person, assessing risk and either signposting to theappropriate CAMHSteam or pathway.
You will also be providing advice and consultation to referrers, colleagues and families who mayrequireadvice about symptoms, risk, or the need for a referral. You will also beidentifyingthose who need a more detailed face to face assessment within CPE andallocatinga priority level.
• Triage, assessment and formulation of young people presenting to Child and Adolescent mental Health services.
• Consultation with professionals making referrals to the service
• Undertaking Telephone assessments of young people referred to the service
• Undertaking Face to face assessments of young people referred to the service
• Work flexibly across multiple sites
• Taking part in the review of clinical records
• Reviewing of data to support the management of waiting lists
• Working within a team of skilled CAMHS clinicians
• Joining a service that provided front door access to a comprehensive CAMHS
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
The “must haves” for this role:
1.Registered mental Health Nurse or other registeredappropriate healthcare professional
2.An interest in working within a CAMHS team
3.An ability to undertake telephone assessments
4.Experience of working in a mental health setting
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet thecriteria in theperson specificationand write about thispoint-by-pointin your supporting statementfor the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’recommitted to equal opportunitiesand welcomeapplications fromall sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected inour accreditations:Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award.Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Pleasedon’thesitate to call:Robert Williams or Jason Wear on 03003631234 or emailRobert.Williams@berkshire.nhs.ukorJason.Wear@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so pleasesubmityour application as soon as possible.
This advert closes on Thursday 20 Feb 2025
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