Band 7 Advanced Mental Health Practitioner
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust
CAMHS Common Point of Entry, Bracknell
London House. London Road, Bracknell, RG12 2UT
Monday-Friday 8:00 - 20:00 (allocated shift patterns), some flexibility of WFH
£32ph Weekdays
This fantastic opportunity will be responding to complex referrals to the CAMHS team, carrying out initial triage 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 to determine the mental health needs of the child or young person, assessing risk and either signposting to the appropriate CAMHS team or pathway.
You will also be providing advice and consultation to referrers, colleagues and families who may require advice about symptoms, risk, or the need for a referral. You will also be identifying those who need a more detailed face to face assessment within CPE and allocating a priority level.
Main duties of the role
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
We also offer a £250 bonus for starting a contract with SCS.
Furthermore, if you know anyone looking for work and you refer them across, we offer a £250 referral bonus per person.
If this is of interest, please just respond to this email with an up to date copy of your CV or call Jake on