Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic psychology graduate to join the CAMHS Anxiety & Depression Team as an Assistant Psychologist at Erlegh House, University of Reading.
The Berkshire CAMHS teams are multi-disciplinary teams that serve a child population of approximately 300,000 across the County. The teams comprise of child psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, family therapists, nurse practitioners, psychotherapists, art/play therapists, social workers and Primary Mental Health Workers.
BHFT CAMHS A&D team members are passionate about using formulation-led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in a creative way to help children, young people and families. We provide specialist CBT-based care for young people suffering with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD and PTSD across Berkshire and have been taking the lead on implementing the CYP IAPT programme. We work in close collaboration with the University of Reading Anxiety and Depression in Young People (AnDY) research group.
The successful applicant will be a psychology graduate who has experience of working with children and / or young people. A good understanding of clinical risk and safeguarding in the context of child and adolescent mental health is essential.
- To maintain a database relating to the waiting list and assessment clinic under the care of the A&D.
- Assist the clinical lead in the coordination of referrals to A&D by managing the external and internal waiting list.
- To monitor quality standards of engagement with service users such as maintaining good practice of waiting list acknowledgement and follow up letters.
- To prepare reports and presentations under the supervision of a qualified clinical psychologist.
- Assist in clinically related administration, conduct of audits, collection of statistics, and/or projects as needed.
- To liaise effectively with other staff members regarding children and families, across the CAMHS teams and pathways.
- To assist in the development of a psychologically based framework of understanding and care to the benefit of all children and families of the service, across all settings where care takes place.
- To attend and contribute to appropriate multi-disciplinary meetings.
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.
The trust employs almost 5,000 people over more than 100 sites and community settings across Windsor & Maidenhead, Slough, Bracknell Forest, Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire.
As an inclusive employer, we value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall 100 Top Employer. Whatever your background or individual needs, at Berkshire Healthcare you’ll be supported by friendly and professional managers to succeed.
These are the values that we live by 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 leave
- Generous NHS pension scheme – 20.68% employer contribution
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- Advanced IT enablement
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants via the Blue Light Card
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and more to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave and access to our three staff nurseries
- Free parking
The “must haves” for this role:
1. A good understanding of clinical risk and safeguarding in the context of child and adolescent mental health is essential.
2.Psychology graduate
3. Experience of working with children and / or young people
If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Liudumila Kmowles on 01182070940 or email: liudmila.knowles@berkshire.nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.
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.