CAMHS Child and Family Mental Health Worker inReading inReading PUBLISHED 12 SEP 2024

The person in this role will receive valuable support and guidance from senior clinicians in the team as they work with children and young people experiencing anxiety disorders.
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Child and Family Mental Health Worker with relevant experience to join the Berkshire CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team.

CAMHS ADTT provide specialist assessments and treatment for children and young people suffering with anxiety disorders, OCD and Tic Disorders across Berkshire. The ADTT team prides itself on our inclusive practice, particularly our work with neurodivergent families. We have a compassionate ethos within the team which permeates throughout our work, and which is remarked upon by all clinicians who work with us.

The person in this role will receive valuable support and guidance from senior clinicians in the team as they work with children and young people experiencing anxiety disorders. The goal is to offer high-quality practical and emotional support, as well as therapeutic interventions.

In this position, you will play a key role in supporting assessments, collaborating with various agencies, and helping families during their waiting period for treatment. You'll also be involved in organising support group activities and assisting with referrals to other agencies, working alongside a designated Health Care Professional to ensure everything runs smoothly.

You will provide short-term interventions, such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed approaches to help manage distress and emotions, psychoeducation, and consultations with multiple agencies. By working closely with other CAMHS teams and agencies, you'll help ensure that the interventions are well-aligned with the overall care plan for each child and their family.

  • To provide therapeutic interventions (individual/group) to children, young people and parents/carers on distress tolerance and anxiety management.
  • To contribute to initial assessments of children and young people referred to the team in conjunction with other qualified members of the team.
  • Assist in running support or treatment groups for young people and /or their parents.
  • To facilitate and signpost referrals when appropriate to other agencies, in conjunction with allocated Health Care Professional.
  • Contribute to, attend and, where appropriate, multi-agency meetings including safeguarding and child protection meetings, contributing to care support plans and supporting the network of professionals in creating a joint clinical formulation of the patients’ needs.to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.


Our Values 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
  • 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


If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.


For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Farrington Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:
An exciting new opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Child and Family Mental Health Worker with relevant experience to join the Berkshire CAMHS Anxiety Disorders Treatment Team.

CAMHS ADTT provide specialist assessments and treatment for children and young people suffering with anxiety disorders, OCD and Tic Disorders across Berkshire. The ADTT team prides itself on our inclusive practice, particularly our work with neurodivergent families. We have a compassionate ethos within the team which permeates throughout our work, and which is remarked upon by all clinicians who work with us.

The person in this role will receive valuable support and guidance from senior clinicians in the team as they work with children and young people experiencing anxiety disorders. The goal is to offer high-quality practical and emotional support, as well as therapeutic interventions.

In this position, you will play a key role in supporting assessments, collaborating with various agencies, and helping families during their waiting period for treatment. You'll also be involved in organising support group activities and assisting with referrals to other agencies, working alongside a designated Health Care Professional to ensure everything runs smoothly.

You will provide short-term interventions, such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy-informed approaches to help manage distress and emotions, psychoeducation, and consultations with multiple agencies. By working closely with other CAMHS teams and agencies, you'll help ensure that the interventions are well-aligned with the overall care plan for each child and their family.

  • To provide therapeutic interventions (individual/group) to children, young people and parents/carers on distress tolerance and anxiety management.
  • To contribute to initial assessments of children and young people referred to the team in conjunction with other qualified members of the team.
  • Assist in running support or treatment groups for young people and /or their parents.
  • To facilitate and signpost referrals when appropriate to other agencies, in conjunction with allocated Health Care Professional.
  • Contribute to, attend and, where appropriate, multi-agency meetings including safeguarding and child protection meetings, contributing to care support plans and supporting the network of professionals in creating a joint clinical formulation of the patients’ needs.to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people.

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.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our Values 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
  • 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


If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alice Farrington Job title: Principal Clinical Psychologist Email address: Telephone number:


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