Job Description

Interview will be held on 1st July 2025



Do you want to work with young people and families and have transferable skills to work with complex mental health needs? We have an exciting opportunity to work for a Trust that is rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC.



We are seeking a Child and Family Mental Health Worker working within the CAMHS Rapid Response Intensive Treatment Team. The CAMHS Rapid Response Team delivers high-quality mental health assessments and short-term intervention s to young people experiencing mental health crisis. Our service is essential in responding to and supporting young people and adolescents presenting in crisis in the community . It is an exciting time to join Rapid Response as we are developing our service . This role will offer intensive short-term intervention to young people and their families, while receiving supervision and support from senior Clinicians.



We welcome applicants who have skills (or transferable skills) in working with young people with mental health needs and have ideally also worked with their parents/carers.



We offer regular supportive supervision and mentoring, to help you develop and feel confident/supported in this role.



We can consider both full time (37.5 hours per week) and part - time applications.



You will provide brief interventions for young people who have presented in crisis where it is identified that additional intensive interventions are required , especially to avoid placement breakdown or admission to an adolescent mental health hospital, or residential care.



You will be working with young people who may have self-harmed and/or expressed suicidal thoughts. You will therefore need to be aware of risk identification and management (with support of a case - holding Clinician) .



You will work with parents/carer of the young people in crisis (where clinically indicated ) offering support, advice and psychoeducation.



You will work with the young person to ensure they are heard, validated and their needs are understood.



You will play an important key role in liaising with multi-agency partners to ensure the young person's needs are communicated and all agencies work collaboratively together.



You will work closely with the wider C hildren and Adolescent's M ental H ealth services in Berkshire as well as local authority , education colleagues and other services/agencies as required .



You will be supported, guided and supervised by senior C linicians in the team.



You will receive training to enable you to offer interventions such as DBT skills (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy skills ), to enable you to support young people to develop emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.



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:

Degree or MSc in a subject relevant to the post ( e.g Social work, OT, Mental Health, Child Development, Psychology, Counselling, Youth work, Offending etc.) or



HNC/HND or similar in relevant subject with extensive relevant work experience or short courses to degree equivalent level



Previous work directly with children, young people, families as well as working with multi-agencies



Significant experience in a mental health or social care setting, working with children, young people and families



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 c ommitted to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditation s: 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: Emily.Perrin@Berkshire.nhs.uk who'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 please submit your application as soon as possible.