Advanced Mental Health Practitioners: CAMHS Rapid Response

Job overview

Are you a Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist ready for your next challenge?

Do you want to use your skills in children and young people’s mental health to make a real difference?

We’re looking  for Advanced Mental Health Practitioners to join our CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service) Rapid Response Team in Slough and Reading. We offer a 24/7 service to children and young people in mental health crisis.

This is a varied, front-line role in a compassionate and forward-thinking team where you’ll:

• Build upon your skills in crisis response, risk assessment and multi-agency working
• Work with a broad and complex range of clinical presentations
• Work closely with families and professionals across health, education and social care
• Take on shift lead responsibilities, manage referrals and help coordinate care

This full-time role includes shift work, including working nights. You’ll work across two sites: In Slough, Fir Tree House (Upton Hospital) during the day, and Wexham Park Hospital at night. Or in Reading, at Erleigh Rd during the day and Royal Berkshire Hospital at night

We’re a friendly, progressive service that champions staff wellbeing and development. As part of a wider CAMHS team, we embrace innovation and quality improvement to deliver great care.

Our Trust is rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC, who highlight our positive culture, staff morale and innovation.

Main duties of the job

• Carry out urgent mental health assessments for children and young people in crisis
• Assess risk, mental state, and psychosocial needs to create clear and effective care plans
• Provide short-term support and intervention, working with families and other services to promote safety and recovery
• Act as shift lead when required – triage calls, manage referrals, prioritise tasks and coordinate the team’s response
• Work as part of a multi-agency network, including community CAMHS, social care, education, and acute services
• Attend, chair and contribute to safeguarding and child protection meetings to support safe and joined-up care
• Use Routine Outcome Measures (ROMs) as part of every clinical contact to support care planning and service development
• Take part in and provide regular clinical and managerial supervision to junior staff when appropriate
• Contribute to a learning environment that supports professional development, innovation, and quality improvement

Applications for this role will be reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• A recognised professional qualification and registration in a relevant field (e.g. Mental Health Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy)
• Experience supporting children and young people with mental health needs, including those with complex presentations
• Strong skills in mental health assessment, formulation and care planning
• A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle or the ability to travel between multiple sites effectively and efficiently

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our 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. Please don’t hesitate to call: Emily Perrin on 07815 485196, or email [email protected], who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.