Advanced Mental Health Practitioner - Wokingham, United Kingdom - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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An exciting opportunity is available for a Full or Part time Band 7 Advanced Mental Health Practitioner to join the newly developed Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT) 4 Youth based in Wokingham.
The PMHT 4 Youth team provides assessments & short-term, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people in Wokingham with mild to moderate mental health needs.
The service promotes the emotional wellbeing & mental health of young people in the community by offering advice, information & support to young people & families, & consultation & training to professionals, as appropriate.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of & contribute to a newly developed & innovative service. This is an important post at the interface with partner agencies & specialist CAMHS.The post has been informed and agreed in partnership with Wokingham Borough Council Children's Services, who remain key partners in the development of the Primary Mental Health Team & the development of wider emotional health & wellbeing services for young people.
Operational management & clinical supervision will be provided within Berkshire Healthcare.The service is managed & delivered by BHFT CAMHS & is part of the Wokingham Borough Council Emotional Wellbeing Hub.
This role would suit an experienced Mental Health Practitioner or newly qualified Clinical Psychologist.
Clinical assessments for young people up to the age of 18 years, presenting with mild to moderate mental health problems.
Consultations - offering advice, information and support to young people, families, and professionals.
Joint working with partner agencies, including Mental Health Support Teams, Early Help, Youth Offending Teams, other Child, and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Use of routine outcome measures to promote active participation from young people and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
Training to professionals
Supervision, as appropriate to role
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.
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 4 "must haves" for this role:
Experience of working with young people with mental health difficulties.
Passion for providing collaborative and evidence-based mental health care.
Enthusiasm for multi-professional and multi-agency working.
Ability to travel between multiple sites.
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