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As part of BOB ICS (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West Integrated Care Systems) Berkshire West is excited to work in partnership with Berkshire Healthcare Trust on the pilot of a Mental Health Practitioner (MHP) working within primary care.

We are looking for qualified and experienced Mental Health Practitioner to join us in this exciting new opportunity, supporting GPs in a Reading based practice with on the day Mental Health support for children and young people. This pilot will provide an opportunity for better joint working across primary care and CAMHS and make it easier for CYPF to obtain the help they need.

If you are proactive and passionate aboutinnovation and providing a high-quality holistic approach to the care of CYP, we want to hear from you!

Working pattern + Service operating hours

As a member of a small team, you will have a base withinthe University Medical Group GP surgery, butwill be integrally connected to ourReading CAMHS Specialist Community Team (SCT)for peer support, line management and supervision. The main base for the pilot is Erlegh House at the Reading University, where staff members assigned to this base receive an addition High-Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) payments in their salary.Typical shifts are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm (subject to negotiation and flexible working).

• To provide a lead role in supporting the primary care network (PCN) in triaging on the day mental health concerns raised by CYPF, and providing specialist advice and support within the GP surgery
• To undertake mental health and ‘strengths - based’ assessments and review children and young people (CYP) presenting with mental health issues, consider a range of options regarding interventions, providing highly specialised advice concerning care and liaising with GPs and CAMHS teams
• To offer brief interventions as needed e.g. risk de-escalation, distress tolerance, psychoeducation, behavioural activation informed approaches (such as activity scheduling), worry management informed approaches including problem-solving,
• Working as a member of the primary care MDT and taking responsibility for the development and implementation of specialist mental health training to the PCN
• To provide a navigation role to help GPs make appropriate referrals to the relevant community and secondary care services – bridging the gap between primary care and community mental health support teams such as youth counselling, Mental Health Support Teams (MHST), and Primary Mental Health Team (PMHT), and CAMHS, as well as Children’s Social Care and Early Help Services; working in partnership across the system.
• To act as the first point of contact for GPs, to offer mental health advice, support and signposting to appropriate agencies.

We value our employees and put people first. We achieved an ‘Outstanding’ rating overall in our latest CQC inspection, which found that: ‘Managers across Berkshire Healthcare promoted a positive culture that supported and valued staff, creating a sense of common purpose based on shared values.’ In the latest National Staff Survey, our Trust achievedtop place from of all Mental Health, Learning Disability and Community Trusts across the country for staff recommending it as a place to work.

Some of the benefits of joining our team:

• Salary ranging from £45,753 to £52,067per annum (including HCAS)
• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance
• Generous Annual leave – 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff
• Option to buy/sell annual leave
• Excellent learning and development opportunities
• Sick Pay
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff
• Advanced IT enablement and support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced well-being offer for our staff including access to counselling to support staff
• Employee Awards
• And so much more

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.

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The 4“must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
1. Current professional registration with an approved regulatory body (NMC, HCPC, BPS, ACP etc.): e.g. Registered Mental Health Nurse, Registered Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist etc.
2. A strong desire to work within and obtain a good understanding of primary care health provision.
3. Post registration experience working with people with mental health problems, including CYP
4. Experience of providing a range of evidence-based interventions to CYP with a variety of mental health problems.

If you recognise yourself in these requirements, we recommend you apply today!

We are happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contactAmanda Mavunga [email protected] Michelle Lovesey [email protected] will be delighted to help.