CAMHS Mental Health Navigator

CAMHS Mental Health Navigator is a non-clinical role this is an exciting opportunity for individuals with experience in mental health settings.

The post is a full time 37.5 hours per week and is based on the second floor at London House in Bracknell, the trust HQ.

The role will predominantly be in support of your clinical colleagues. There will be elements of liaison with referrers such as GPs, families and schools. Contacting families seeking feedback post assessment, also contacting families that may have been waiting longer than anticipated. You will be supported and guided with this by the wider clinical team in CPE.

As this is a new post/role there is plenty of opportunity to evolve the various responsibilities and to make it a very exciting and unique opportunity for the successful candidate.

Supervision will be provided monthly within the team.

As a band 4 role the pay scale is £27,485-£30,162 per annum.

• Will require liaison with referring individuals if more information is required.
• Developing relationships with wider CAMHS and local authority services.
• Working closely with clinical colleagues to ensure a smooth journey for clients open to our service.
• Contacting families seeking feedback after assessment.
• Contacting families/individuals that may have breached the 4 week wait time to reassure that they will be contacted.

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.

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

• 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 site

• Experience of working in mental health teams.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to challenging workload.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
• Good IT skills and clear writing skills for the purposes of documentation.

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 committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations:
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:
Jason Wearor Robert Williams on  or email: CAMHSCPEser 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.

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