The closing date is 10 February 2026
Salary: £47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum, pro rata
Job summary
Are you an experienced RGN or Mental Health Nurse, Social Worker or Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge?
Do you have prior CAMHS experience and want to use your skills in children and young people’s mental health to make a real difference?
Due to team growth we are looking for some Advanced Mental Health Practitioners to join our Rapid Response Team in Reading where 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. You will work closely with families and professionals across health, education and social care dealing with young people with a broad and complex range of clinical presentations. Additionally you will take on shift lead responsibilities, manage referrals and help coordinate care.
The role is based across two sites in Reading: Erleigh Road (Upton Hospital) during the day, and RBH at night. You may on occasions also be required to travel to Reading.
This is a full time role with shifts made up of days, evenings, nights and weekends.
Applications for this role will be reviewed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early
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
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Masters Level qualification or recognised equivalent qualification, e.g: Registered Mental Health Nurse or Registered Social Worker or Occupational Therapist
- Registration with NMC or HCPC or other recognised professional body
Desirable
- A supervisory qualification in the relevant professional discipline.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).